Israeli Artists in Conversation: A Film Symposium

April 19, 2017 | 6:30 PM | UCSD Hojel Auditorium  

Mission: The Murray Galinson San Diego-Israel Initiative seek to strategically promote, support and catalyze knowledge discourse and interaction on the modern state of Israel through scholarship, engagement and collaboration.  

  Join us Wednesday, April 19 at the UCSD Hojel Auditorium for this exciting event as some of the most cutting edge and award winning Israeli actors, directors and writers examine Modern Israeli society through film. Drawing on their own works, the panelists will focus on the meeting and mixing between social groups, identities, conflicts and art forms. The participants will engage with each other and the audience through panel discussions to explore how film reflects Modern Israel today.  This is a no charge event, but space is limited. RSVP today to reserve your ticket! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/israeli-artists-in-conversation-a-film-television-symposium-tickets-32606591192 WATCH the movies in advance Sand Storm (Arabic, English subtitles) on Netflix. Zero Motivation (Hebrew, English subtitles)- on Amazon Video, iTunes, and YouTube. Wedding Doll (Hebrew, English subtitles)- on Amazon Video, iTunes, Netflix, and YouTube.

Meet the Award-Winning Actors, Directors, Writers:

Dana Ivgy is a three-time recipient of the Israel Film Academy’s Best Actress Award, most recently for her role in Zero Motivation(2014), which won Best Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival. In addition to her critically acclaimed success in Zero Motivation, she is also known for her roles in Or (My Treasure) (2004) and Jaffa (2009). Ivgy is also an Artistic Director of the Israeli stage comedy troupe Tziporela, which performs internationally.

Nitzan Gilady is a film director who has written, produced and directed the documentary films In Satmar Custody(2003), Jerusalem Is Proud to Present(2008) It Runs in the Family (2010), and Wedding Doll (2016). His films have received 13 international awards, participated in over 120 international film festivals and broadcast In prestigious TV channels over the world including Sundance Channel and ZDF-ARTE.

Elite Zexer is director of the critically acclaimed film Sand Storm (2016). The film was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. At the 2016 Sundance Film Festival it won the Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema Dramatic section. It also won the Best Film Award at the Ophir Awards. It was selected as the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards.

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