By Maria Esteves - January 9, 2010
The 2009 Israel Film Festival Special Panel with Israeli Filmmakers immediately followed the U.S. Premiere of A HISTORY OF ISRAELI CINEMA (Part 1), directed by Raphael Nadjari, at the SVA Theatre, New York, on Sunday, December 6, 2:00 PM. The panelists were director Avraham Kushnir, BRURIAH, director Shmuel Beru, ZRUBAVEL, director Yaakov Gross, LEGEND IN THE DUNES, director Shlomi Elkabetz, THE SEVEN DAYS, and festival founder /executive director Meir Fenigstein. The panel discussion topics included the worldwide success of Israeli cinema. Question posed to Meir Fenigstein: Why the Israeli film industry took off?
Cat. : 2009 IFF 24th Israel Film Festival A HISTORY OF ISRAELI CINEMA Avraham Kushnir CDATA Cinema of Israel Culture Director Entertainment Entertainment Executive Director festival founder/executive director Israel Film Festival Israeli cinema Jewish culture Meir meir fenigstein Meir Fenigstein New York New York Person Career Raphael Nadjari Raphael Nadjari Shlomi Elkabetz Shmuel Beru Special Panel with Israeli Filmmakers SVA Theatre NYC The 2009 Israel Film Festival THE SEVEN DAYS THE SEVEN DAYS, and festival Yaakov Gross