The Big Apple: Israeli Film Festival

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Entry from September 05, 2006

Israeli Film Festival

The Israel Film Festival bills itself as the largest showcase of Israeli films in the United States. The films are showcased in Los Angeles, Miami, and New York, and the film festival began in 1985.

Israeli Film Festival
The mission of the Israel Film Festival is to spotlight Israel¹s thriving film and television industry, to enrich the American vision of Israel¹s social and cultural diversity and to advance tolerance and understanding. In the last two decades, more than 550 films have been enjoyed by over 700,000 film enthusiasts in Los Angeles, New York and Miami.

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New York City • Film Festivals • (0) Comments • Tuesday, September 05, 2006 • Permalink