Two Awards given at the 2009 Boston Jewish Film FestivalNEWTON, Massachusetts - November 24, 2009 - The audience at this year's 21st annual Boston Jewish Film Festival has voted its favorites. In total, the Festival screened 40 films from 15 countries. The Festival's audience voted in two categories, Best Feature Fiction and Best Documentary Feature.Award-winners are as follows:- Best Feature Fiction: Eli & Ben (Eli v'Ben) (Israel, 2008, 89 min., 35mm) had its Massachusetts Premiere in this year...

The audience at this year's 21st annual Boston Jewish Film Festival has voted its favorites. In total, the Festival screened 40 films from 15 countries. The Festival's audience voted in two categories, Best Feature Fiction and Best Documentary Feature.Award-winners are as follows:- Best Feature Fiction: Eli & Ben (Eli v'Ben) (Israel, 2008, 89 min., 35mm) had its Massachusetts Premiere in this year's Festival. In Ori Ravid's engrossing debut feature film, Walk on Water's Lior Ashkenazi plays Ben,...

By Maria Esteves - November 13, 2008 The 23rd Israel Film Festival (IFF) in New York celebrates Israel's 60th Anniversary wtih the U.S. Premiere of ELI & BEN written/directed by Ori Ravid held at the Clearview Cinema, Sunday, November 2, 2008, 12:00 PM. An exclusive Q&A with emerging Israeli director Ori Ravid preceded the 2008 IFF Israeli Documentary Filmmakers Panel Discussion.    ME: What inspired the making of the feature film ELI & BEN? OR: I think it was try...