November Cinema Showcase: Five Festivals Not to Miss
Translated & summarized from Calcalist by baba
Five film festivals are scheduled across Israel in November, showcasing a variety of genres and filmmakers. The Arava, Tel Aviv, Animation, South Cinema, and Docaviv Galilee festivals will feature international award-winners, Israeli cinema retrospectives, and tributes to notable figures. Highlights include screenings of films by Ari Folman, a tribute to editor Nili Fleer, and documentaries focusing on women.
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- Five film festivals are scheduled across Israel in November.
- The Arava Film Festival honors late advisor Edna Fineiro and screens international award-winners.
- Tel Aviv Film Festival includes a 30th-anniversary screening of "Clara the Holy" and cult classics.
- Jerusalem's Animation Festival will show adult-oriented animated features like "Flee."
- South Cinema Festival in Sderot pays tribute to film editor Nili Fleer.
- Docaviv Galilee opens with "The Sixteenth Lamb - The Reunion" and features films about women.
Israel is set to host five distinct film festivals throughout November, offering a diverse range of cinematic experiences. The Arava Film Festival, now in its 15th year, will run from November 4-11, expanding to two screening locations and honoring the late artistic advisor Edna Fineiro with a tribute to Billy Wilder's films. The festival will also feature acclaimed films from Cannes, Venice, and Berlin, including "An Unknown Woman," "Fjord," and "Yellow Letters."
The Tel Aviv Film Festival, from November 1-8, under the artistic direction of Shlomi Shaban, will include cinematic events alongside its music focus. A highlight will be a 30th-anniversary screening of Ari Folman and Uri Sivan's debut film "Clara the Holy" at the Tel Aviv Museum, featuring a restored copy, a conversation with Folman hosted by Roni Kovan, and a live performance of the score by Corduroy band. The festival will also pay homage to Paris Cinema with midnight screenings of cult classics like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and "The Hunger," and include a masterclass with Amit Ullman.
Jerusalem's Cinematheque will present the Animation Festival starting November 3, showcasing a selection of local and international animated features, many aimed at adult audiences. Notable screenings include the French LGBTQ+ comedy "Flee" and the erotic Japanese anime "Virgins in Tokyo."
The South Cinema Festival, organized by Sapir College's School of Audio and Visual Arts, will take place in Sderot from November 1-5. It will feature a tribute to film editor Nili Fleer, a recipient of three Ophir Awards, with screenings of works like Dani Rosenberg's "The Death of Cinema and My Father Too" and Ari Folman's "The Congress." Folman is also scheduled to host a masterclass.
Finally, the northern edition of the Docaviv festival, Docaviv Galilee, begins on November 5 in Ma'alot Tarshiha. It opens with Ran Tal's "The Sixteenth Lamb - The Reunion" and will feature a series of documentaries focusing on compelling women, such as Shaked Goren's "Esther" about Esther Ofarim, a film about Mariane Faithfull, and "The Woman Who Didn't Know How to Love," winner of the Ophir Award for Best Documentary. "The Woman in White" by Emmanuel Meyer, which won Best Israeli Film at Docaviv, will also be screened, portraying journalist and diplomat Tamar Golan.