The Band's Visit

Bikur Hatizmoret

Narrative, 2006. 87mins.

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On screen: The special role of women

While attending DocAviv this past week in Tel Aviv, I saw films about women in conflict situations – one about the Central African Republic and how rape was used there as a tool in wartime; to..

posted May 14, 2012 in News | Permalink

A different – but dull – perspective

Eran Kolirin became a force to be reckoned with in the Israeli film industry when his first feature film, The Band's Visit, was released in 2007. The story of an Egyptian police band that gets lost..

posted May 10, 2012 in News | Permalink

Dialogue With Israeli Director, Dani Menkin

The growing prominence of Israeli films was evident in the recent Oscar awards when Joseph Cedar’sFootnote was a strong contender for Best Foreign-Language Film award. At the 16th..

posted March 14, 2012 in News | Permalink

Debating the Best Israeli Films

With “Footnote” the fourth Israeli film in five years to make it to the shortlist nomination for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Israel’s recent cinematic is of..

posted February 24, 2012 in News | Permalink

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