Though born and raised in Haifa, Israel, filmmaker Amos Gitai (“Kadosh,” “Rabin: The Last Day”) had never heard of Fattoush, a popular restaurant-cum-club located in the port city. “I discovered this ...

Pnina Blayer, the honorary president and former artistic director of the Haifa International Film Festival (HIFF) has died. She was 77. One of the most influential figures in the Israeli film industry ...

TEL AVIV — French actress and director Sophie Marceau will be the guest of honor at the Haifa Film Festival, which will unspool Sept. 27-Oct. 4. She will attend the festival with partner, actor ...

The drama “Happy Holidays” is divided into four segments that overlap chronologically; each one elaborates a series of ...

15/10/2014 - The 30th Haifa International Film Festival has so far proven to be a vibrant event that has exceeded all expectations The Haifa International Film Festival, which kicked off last Friday ...

The whole of Amos Gitai’s “Laila in Haifa” is set in and just outside Fattoush, a bar in Israel that has been touted as “the best place to party in Haifa.” Maybe it is. One of the few venues in town ...

An Indian film director who lives in New York snubbed an invitation to be a ‘guest of honor’ at an Israeli film festival, saying that she will go to Israel “when Apartheid is over.” JERUSALEM (JTA) — ...

The festival will take a pause late in the evening of October 7, and the official ceremony marking the massacre will be broadcast in the Rapaport Auditorium, for free. The 41st Haifa International ...

HanWay Films will handle international sales on Amos Gitai’s Laila In Haifa, which was announced today in the Venice Film Festival’s Competition line-up. With an ensemble cast of both Israeli and ...

film profile] by Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon, Yona by Nir Bergman and Next to Her by Asaf Korman. Other Israeli features will be screened out of competition, such as Dani Menkin's English-language ...

A look back at a film fest featuring debuts, adaptations and less-than-noteworthy efforts. Still the event was an affirmation of what Israeli cinema can achieve. Prizes were awarded to five of the ...

Whether you think imitation is the best form of flattery or copy-cats are just plain lazy, a trailer for an Egyptian film starring Lebanese bombshell Haifa Wehbe is bound leave you curious. Film ...