Ronit Elkabetz Tribute at the Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles
The late Ronit Elkabetz, one of the great luminaries of the Israeli film industry and the winner of three Ophir Awards (the Israeli equivalent of an Oscar), will have a tribute dedicated to her memory at this year’s Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles. Often called the 'Meryl Streep of Israel,' she died earlier this year at the age of 51.
As a tribute to this acclaimed director and actress, the Israel Film Festival, taking place November 9th – 23rd, will screen two of her films:
THE BAND’S VISIT
Dir: Eran Kolirin
Monday, November 14th at 9:30 pm at the Laemmle Ahrya Fine Arts Theatre, Beverly Hills
Strangers in a strange land, eight Egyptian members of the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra arrive by mistake in a small town in Israel’s Negev Desert. With no means to leave or any hotels to stay at, they’re forced to seek refuge at a restaurant owned by Dina (Ronit Elkabetz) who comes to their rescue—overcoming ethnic barriers to offer food, lodging, and much-needed sympathy to the wandering band. | 2007, 87 Min;
GETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIAN AMSALEM
Dir: Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elzabetz
Monday November 21st at 9:30 pm at the Laemmle Town Center 5, Encino
In Israel, there is neither civil marriage nor civil divorce. Only a rabbi can legitimize or dissolve a marriage… and both require the consent of the husband, who in the end often has more power than the judges. Trapped in a loveless marriage for three years, Viviane Amsalem is determined to defy both her husband and the authorities to win her freedom. Her husband’s intransigence, the unsparing eye of public opinion, and the ambiguous role of the judges put justice itself on trial. Co-written and co-directed alongside her brother Shlomi Elkabetz, was awarded the Israeli Ophir Award for Best Film and was Israel’s 2014 entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards. The film also was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2015 Golden Globes Awards. | 2014, 115 Min;
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The 30th edition of the Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles runs November 9th – 23rd. Festival screenings will take place at the Laemmle Ahrya Fine Arts and the Laemmle Town Center 5. The Opening Night film, on November 10th, is Emil Ben-Shimon’s The Women’s Balcony, a US Premiere, to be held at the Steve Tisch Cinema Center in the Saban Theatre (Beverly Hills).
For 30 years, the Festival has presented over 900 feature films, documentaries, television dramas and short films to close to million filmgoers and brought hundreds of Israeli filmmakers to the U.S. to share their art. The Israel Film Festival is produced by IsraFest Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization created in 1982. Among the Sponsors of the 30th Israel Film Festival are long-time partners Saban Charitable Fund, Adelson Family Foundation, Millennium Films, Israel Film Fund, The Hollywood Reporter, Rabinovich Foundation, Variety, Eclipse, The IAC (Israeli American Council), The ATLS World Wide, Maurice Marciano Family Foundation, Diane & Guilford Glazer Foundation, Bank Leumi USA, Four Seasons Hotel, The Orlando Hotel, Clear Channel, New Regency Productions and the Israel Consulate in Los Angeles, to name a few.
