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Schedule

April 29 Monday

7:30 pm | Hans Otto Theater

GALA Opening

Eröffnung der Gala mit Kulturstaatsminster BERND NEUMANN, dem Botschafter des Staates Israel in Deutschland YAKOV HADAS-HANDELSMAN, Ministerin Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. SABINE KUNST, den Festivalpaten MARGARITA BROICH und CHRISTIAN BERKEL sowie Festivaldirektorin NICOLA GALLINER.

 

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ZAYTOUN

Directed by Eran Riklis, IL/GB/FR 2012, Hebrew/Arabic/English with English subtitles, 107’

During the 1982 Lebanon War, an Israeli fighter pilot, Yoni (Stephen Dorff), is shot down over Beirut and captured by the Palestine Liberation Organization.

Guest: Eran Riklis (director)
Moderated by Georgia Tornow

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April 30 Tuesday

6:30 pm | Thalia Programmkino

Premiere????

PLAY OFF

Directed by Eran Riklis, IL/D/FR 2011, 107 min, with English subtitles

In 1982, Max Stoller, the successful Israeli coach, was to raise the faltering German basketball team to international standards.

Guest: Eran Riklis (director)

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8:30 pm | Thalia Programmkino

GERMAN PREMIERE

IN THE SHADOW

Directed by David Ondricek, CS/PL/IL 2012, Czech with English subtitles, 106’

"A slow burn leads to a powerful payoff at the denouement of Czech period drama “In the Shadow,” ...

Guests: Monika Stepanova (director Tschechisches Zentrum Berlin)

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May 01 Wednesday

6:30 pm | Thalia Programmkino

Premiere????

DER JÜDISCHE KARDINAL

Directed by Ilan Duran Cohen, FR 2012, in German only, 96’

A Jewish cardinal—is that possible? Well, yes and no, says this exciting star-studded French biopic.

Gäste:

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8:30 pm | Thalia Programmkino

In cooperation with Bet Debora

ROSENSTRASSE

Documentary, directed by Daniela Schmidt-Langels, D 1993, in German only, 45’

The documentary Rosenstrasse is a memorial to the courageous women who demonstrated in 1943, demanding the release of their imprisoned husbands and relatives.

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Premiere????

A LETTER WITHOUT WORDS

Documentary, directed by Lisa Lewenz, USA 1998, 62’

A Letter Without Words is a documentary following the footsteps of director Lisa Lewenz’s grandmother Ella, who had the courage to film life in Berlin in the early Nazi days.

May 02 Thursday

6:30 pm | Thalia Programmkino

Premiere????

OUT IN THE DARK

Directed by Michael Mayer, IL 2012, Hebrew with German subtitles, 96’

The Tel Aviv nightclub where Palestinian student Nimr and young lawyer Roy meet for the first time is a world of its own.

Guests: Michael Mayer (director), Nicholas Jacob (main actor), Yael Shafrir (screenwriter)

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7:00 pm | Kino Arsenal

Premiere????

A BOTTLE IN THE GAZA SEA

Directed by Thierry Binisti, FR/IL/CA 2011, French with English subtitles, 99’

Naim, a young Palestinian, finds a message in a bottle—from 17-year-old Tal from Jerusalem.

Gäste:

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9:00 pm | Kino Arsenal

Premiere????

OUT IN THE DARK

Directed by Michael Mayer, IL 2012, Hebrew with German subtitles, 96’

The Tel Aviv nightclub where Palestinian student Nimr and young lawyer Roy meet for the first time is a world of its own.

Guests: Michael Mayer (director), Nicholas Jacob (main actor), Yael Shafrir (screenwriter)

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May 03 Friday

7:00 pm | Kino Arsenal

Premiere????

Nono, The Zigzag Kid

Directed by Vincent Bal, NL/BE 2012, Dutch with English subtitles, 95’

Gäste:

Thirteen-year-old Nono is convinced that he wants to be a famous inspector when he grows up, just like his father, but first, he has to find out who his mother actually was and why he knows so little about her.

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9:00 pm | Kino Arsenal

Premiere????

THE GATEKEEPERS

Documentary, directed by Dror Moreh, IL/FR/BE/D 2012, Hebrew with English subtitles, 101’

Introduction by Sylke Tempel

Their intelligence saves lives, but their intelligence networks also destroy the lives of the people who provide it.

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May 04 Saturday

7:00 pm | Kino Arsenal

GERMAN PREMIERE

FROMM ODER AUCH NICHT – JÜDISCHE IDENTITÄT IN WIEN

FROMM ODER AUCH NICHT –
JÜDISCHE IDENTITÄT IN WIEN

Documentary, directed by Jeremy Braunsberg, AT 2012, 53’

Paris-based writer Peter Stephan Jungk travels to Vienna, the city of his youth, to explore present-day Jewish life there and to reflect on his own Jewishness.

Guests: Felix Mendelssohn und Peter Stephan Jungk (protagonists), Jeremy Braunsberg (director)

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9:00 pm | Kino Arsenal

THE VERY BEST OF THE UK JEWISH FILM SHORTS!

GUARANTEED: KOSHER; CIRCUMCISED AND FUNNY!

Short Film Program, 6 Short Films GB, 2006 – 2012

Introduction by Peter Stephan Jungk (writer)

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May 05 Sunday

5:00 pm | Kino Arsenal

Premiere????

IGOR AND THE CRANES’ JOURNEY

Directed by Evgeny Ruman, IL/D/PL 2011, Russian and Hebrew with English subtitles, 90’

Eleven-year-old Igor lives in Russia and loves cranes, especially Karl, a chick.

Gäste:

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7:00 pm | Kino Arsenal

GERMAN PREMIERE

ARAB LABOUR

2 Episodes TV series, Season 3, IL 2013, 2x25 Min. Hebrew with German subtitles

Wonderful antihero Amjad is back on the screen in this Israeli cult sitcom.

Guests: Norman Issa (Schauspieler)
Introduction by Botschafter des Staates Israel in Deutschland Yakov Hadas-Handelsman
Moderated by Adriana Altaras

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9:00 pm | Kino Arsenal

ARAB LABOUR

3 Episodes TV series, Season 1 and 2, IL 2008/2012, 3x25 Min. Hebrew with German subtitles

Wonderful antihero Amjad is back on the screen in this Israeli cult sitcom.

Guest: Norman Issa (Schauspieler)
Moderated by Adriana Altaras

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May 06 Monday

7:00 pm | Kino Arsenal

GERMAN PREMIERE

NO PLACE ON EARTH

Documentary, directed by Janet Tobias, USA/GB/D 2012, 84’

Janet Tobias’s poignant documentary tells the story of how a Jewish family survived World War II in a subterranean grotto in Ukraine.

Guests: Janet Tobias (director), Christopher Nicola (scientist, actor)

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9:00 pm | Kino Arsenal

GERMAN PREMIERE

BESA – THE PROMISE

Documentary, directed by Rachel Goslins, USA 2012, 86’

Sometimes, simply being prepared to help can work wonders.

Introduction by Eldad Beck

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May 07 Tuesday

7:00 pm | Kino Arsenal

GERMAN PREMIERE
Co-produced by ZDF/arte

THE FIRST FAGIN

Documentary, directed by Alan Rosenthal, Helen Gaynor, AU 2012, 87’, in German only

"When Charles Dickens created the character of Fagin in his novel, Oliver Twist, he gave birth to one of the most infamous rogues in English literature.

Guests: Alan Rosenthal (director), Peter Allenbacher (editorial team ZDF)

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9:00 pm | Kino Arsenal

Premiere????

SAMMY

Short film directed by Ruud den Drijver, NL 2012

Viewers experience the plight of a Jewish family in Nazi-occupied Holland through the eyes of a cat in this nightmarish animated short film.

Gäste:

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GERMAN PREMIERE

Süskind

Directed by Rudolf van den Berg, NL 2011, Dutch with English subtitles, 118’

Amsterdam 1942. In an attempt to save a group of children from the Holocaust, Walter Süskind a german Jew befriends the SS officer Aus der Fünten.

Gäste:

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May 08 Wednesday

7:00 pm | Kino Arsenal

World PREMIERE

PORTRAIT OF DAVID

Documentary, directed by Tanja Grinberg, USA 2013, with English subtitles, 30’

David Grinberg has died. His daughter Tanja seeks to work through her grief by making a film, and also to continue a family tradition: remembering.

Guest: Tanja Grinberg (director)

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IN COOPERATION WITH BET DEBORA

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REGINA - WORK IN PROGRESS

Documentary, directed by Diana Groó, HU 2013, 66’

Diana Groós’s documentary tells the story of Regina Jonas (1902-1944), a strong woman who made history by becoming the first properly ordained woman rabbi in the world.

Guest: Diana Gróo (director)

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9:00 pm | Kino Arsenal

Premiere????

MY KOSHER SHIFTS

Shortfilm, directed by Iris Zaki, GB 2011

Iris Zaki shot her spirited, humorous, and informative short film using just a single camera angle.

Gäste:

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GERMAN PREMIERE

HUNTING TIME

Documentary, directed by Eran Barak, IL 2012, Hebrew with English subtitles, 53’

When photographer Eran Barak moves into an apartment in Haifa, he spends his days observing the neighbourhood: ...

Guest: Eran Barak (director and actor)

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May 09 Thursday

7:00 pm | Kino Arsenal

GERMAN PREMIERE

KINGS POINT

Documentary, directed by Sari Gilman, USA 2012, 30’

"After two decades of visiting my grandmother in Kings Point and getting to know her friends and neighbors through card games and early bird specials, ...

Gäste:

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World PREMIERE

JOACHIM PRINZ - I SHALL NOT BE SILENT

Documentary, directed by Rachel Pasternak & Rachel Fisher, USA 2013, with German subtitles, 40’

“If one does not rise up against injustice as soon as it occurs, one will be overpowered by this injustice.”

Guests: Deborah Prinz (Joachim Prinz daughter), Rachel Pasternak and Rachel Fisher (producer & director)

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9:00 pm | Kino Arsenal

GERMAN PREMIERE

TONY CURTIS: DRIVEN TO STARDOM

Documentary, directed by Ian Ayres, FR 2011, 96’

Tony Curtis (1925-2010)—actor, womanizer, civil rights activist, married six times, and father of several children—was the first great Hollywood teen heartthrob.

Gäste:

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May 10 Friday

7:00 pm | Kino Arsenal

GERMAN PREMIERE

LOLA

Documentary, directed by Eytan Harris, IL 2012, with English subtitles, 57’

A sex shop in a small, conservative community in the South of Haifa?

Guest: Eytan Harris (director)
Moderated by Igal Avidan

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9:00 pm | Kino Arsenal

GERMAN PREMIERE

PRISONERS OF WAR

TV series, directed by Gideon Raff, IL 2012, Hebrew and Arab with English subtitles, each 55’

A prisoner of war for 17 years! Can such wounds heal? Can people find their way back into their previous lives? And do they even still want those lives of their own?

Introduction by Alexander Soyez

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May 11 Saturday

7:00 pm | Kino Arsenal

Premiere????

NACH MITTERNACHT

Directed by Wolf Gremm, D 1981, only in German, 110’

“But he wasn’t as funny and cheerful as the Carnival Prince, and he didn’t toss candies and flowers; all he did was raise his empty hand.” –Sanne, talking about Hitler in Nach Mitternacht.

Guests: Wolf Gremm (director) and Regina Ziegler

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9:30 pm | Kino Arsenal

GERMAN PREMIERE

HAVA NAGILA (THE MOVIE)

Documentary, directed by Roberta Grossman, USA 2012, 72’

Why does the slightly kitschy earworm “Hava Nagila” make people around the world so happy?

Gäste:

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May 12 Sunday

1:30 pm | Filmkunst 66

IN COOPERATION WITH BET DEBORA

REGINA - WORK IN PROGRESS

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Documentary, directed by Diana Groó, HU 2013, 66’

Diana Groós’s documentary tells the story of Regina Jonas (1902-1944), a strong woman who made history by becoming the first properly ordained woman rabbi in the world.

Guests: Diana Gróo (director), Rabbinerin Elisa Klapheck (Frankfurt)

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3:30 pm | Filmkunst 66

LOLA

Documentary, directed by Eytan Harris, IL 2012, with English subtitles, 57’

A sex shop in a small, conservative community in the South of Haifa?

Guest: Eytan Harris (director)
Moderated by Igal Avidan

Read more: | Trailer

6:00 pm | Eiszeit Kino

NO PLACE ON EARTH

Documentary, directed by Janet Tobias, USA/GB/D 2012, 84’

Janet Tobias’s poignant documentary tells the story of how a Jewish family survived World War II in a subterranean grotto in Ukraine.

Guests: Janet Tobias (director), Christopher Nicola (scientist, actor)

Read more: | Trailer

6:00 pm | Kino Toni

TONY CURTIS: DRIVEN TO STARDOM

Documentary, directed by Ian Ayres, FR 2011, 96’

Tony Curtis (1925-2010)—actor, womanizer, civil rights activist, married six times, and father of several children—was the first great Hollywood teen heartthrob.

Gäste:

Read more: | Trailer

8:00 pm | Kino Toni

JOACHIM PRINZ - I SHALL NOT BE SILENT

Documentary, directed by Rachel Pasternak & Rachel Fisher, USA 2013, with German subtitles, 40’

“If one does not rise up against injustice as soon as it occurs, one will be overpowered by this injustice.”

Guests: Deborah Prinz (Joachim Prinz daughter), Rachel Pasternak and Rachel Fisher (producer & director)

Read more: | Trailer

 

 

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REGINA - WORK IN PROGRESS

Documentary, directed by Diana Groó, HU 2013, 66’

Diana Groós’s documentary tells the story of Regina Jonas (1902-1944), a strong woman who made history by becoming the first properly ordained woman rabbi in the world.

Read more:

8:00 pm | Eiszeit Kino

HAVA NAGILA (THE MOVIE)

Documentary, directed by Roberta Grossman, USA 2012, 72’

Why does the slightly kitschy earworm “Hava Nagila” make people around the world so happy?

Gäste:

Read more: | Trailer