Festival responds to Israeli culture minister demand that state funds be re-examined over line-up.
The Haifa International Film Festival (September 22-October 1) has responded to reports that Israeli Culture Minister Miri Regev is calling for its state funding to be re-examined over films in its 34th edition line-up she deems could “harm Israel”.
In an official statement sent to Screen, the board of management said that both the pre-selection process and final selection decisions had been undertaken by different independent committees of selectors.
“The Festival’s management is not entitled to intervene in the decisions of the nominating committees for understandable reasons,...
The Haifa International Film Festival (September 22-October 1) has responded to reports that Israeli Culture Minister Miri Regev is calling for its state funding to be re-examined over films in its 34th edition line-up she deems could “harm Israel”.
In an official statement sent to Screen, the board of management said that both the pre-selection process and final selection decisions had been undertaken by different independent committees of selectors.
“The Festival’s management is not entitled to intervene in the decisions of the nominating committees for understandable reasons,...
- 9/20/2018
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Controversial right-wing politician Miri Regev calls for state funding to be axed over its programming choices.
Israeli Culture Minister Miri Regev is calling for state funding of the Haifa International Film Festival (Haiff) to be re-appraised, raising objections about films in its upcoming 34th edition that she considers could “harm Israel”.
According to a letter obtained by Israeli media, Regev wrote to Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon, demanding his ministry re-examine state funding for Haifa, saying it had broken the law by programming films that undermined “Israeli values and symbols”.
The festival, which opens on September 22 with Avi Nesher’s...
Israeli Culture Minister Miri Regev is calling for state funding of the Haifa International Film Festival (Haiff) to be re-appraised, raising objections about films in its upcoming 34th edition that she considers could “harm Israel”.
According to a letter obtained by Israeli media, Regev wrote to Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon, demanding his ministry re-examine state funding for Haifa, saying it had broken the law by programming films that undermined “Israeli values and symbols”.
The festival, which opens on September 22 with Avi Nesher’s...
- 9/19/2018
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
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