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Longing (2017 Film)
''Longing'' () is a 2017 Israeli comedy-drama film directed by Savi Gabizon. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. It was nominated for the Ophir Award for Best Film. The film takes place primarily in Acre, Israel. Plot Ariel ( Shai Avivi) meets with his ex-partner Ronit ( Asi Levy) at a restaurant about twenty years after they broke up. She tells him that when they separated, she was pregnant with his child and that their son, Adam (Adam Gabay), died in a car accident two weeks earlier. Ariel, a successful industrialist living in Tel Aviv, travels to Acre, where Ronit and Adam lived. He spends several days there and meets various people from Adam’s life, gradually learning details about his son’s life. Initially, Ariel meets Miki (Uri Leizerovitch), a friend of Adam’s, who tells him that he and Adam had bought a kilogram of hashish to make a living from selling it, but the hashish was lost in the car ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savi Gabizon
Savi (Shabtay) Gabizon (; born 23 July 1960) is an Israeli filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. In addition, he is also an adjunct professor in the film department of Tel Aviv University. Career Gabizon was born and raised in Kiryat Yam, near Haifa, the son of parents born in Turkey. In 1974 he enrolled in the Haifa military academy. After military service in the IDF's filming unit, he enrolled at Tel Aviv University, where he graduated in 1987 with a BA in film and television. Since 1993 he has taught film direction and scriptwriting there. He also teaches at the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School and at the Camera Oscura School of Art, both in Tel Aviv. He is a reservist in the film unit of the Israeli Army, and director of the drama department at the Reshet TV network. Films In 1986 Gabizon made a short, ''They Call Me Itzik''. His first feature film, ''Shuroo'', a satirical social comedy which he both wrote and directed, was released in 1991. It was a box office su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shai Avivi
Shai Avivi (; born 29 April 1964) is an Israeli film, television and stage actor, as well as comedian and television presenter. Regarded as one of the best performers of his generation in Israel, he is recognized for his versatile work across independent films, television and the stage. He has received numerous accolades, including an Ophir Award for Best Actor for his role in Nir Bergman's '' Here we Are'' (2020). After graduating from Tel Aviv University, he appeared in the drama film, '' Cup Final'' (1991). He received Ophir Award nominations for Best Actor for his performances in '' One Week and a Day'' (2016) and '' Longing'' (2017). Early life Avivi was born and raised in Acre as one of three children of Moshe Avivi, originally from Iran, and Ahuva, a native Israeli. He completed his military service in Nahal, during which he took part in fighting in the First Lebanon War. Career In 1991, after studying film and television at Tel Aviv University, Avivi made his acting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asi Levi
Osnat "Asi" Levi (; born September 28, 1969) is an Israeli Film Academy Award winning actress. Career Levi attended and graduated the Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio in southern Tel Aviv. Levi's early appearances include films such as ''HaShiva'' (1995), ''Kesher Ir'' (Urban Feel; 1998) and ''HaBoleshet Hokeret'' (The Investigation Must Go On; 2000), alongside Moshe Ivgy. For the latter two she received an Israeli Film Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has also appeared in several television shows, including ''Cafe Paris'' and ''HaBurganim''. In 2004, she played the leading role in Raphael Nadjari's film ''Avanim'', which was presented in the Berlin Film Festival as a Panorama: Special Presentation, and also won several awards across Europe, including Best Film at the Cinema Tout Ecran in Geneva. Her best-known appearance was in ''Aviva Ahuvati'' (Aviva, My Love), a 2006 film by Shemi Zarhin, in which she played the leading role. The film became popular in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neta Riskin
Neta Riskin (; born 28 October 1976) is an Israeli actress and journalist, best known for her role as Giti Weiss in the series ''Shtisel''. Riskin coached Israeli-born American actress Natalie Portman to speak Modern Hebrew, Hebrew with an Israeli accent for ''A Tale of Love and Darkness (film), A Tale of Love and Darkness''. Riskin was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to Hiloni, secular Jewish architect parents. Her mother was Sabra (person), born in Israel. Her father, a Holocaust survivor, was born in Lithuania. Her grandfather, Asher Gliberman, was an Israeli architect who Aliyah, immigrated from Belarus.L'Chayim: ''The Stars of "Shtisel"'' Filmography Films * ''A Tale of Love and Darkness (film), A Tale of Love and Darkness'' (2015) as Haya * ''Norman (2016 film), Norman'' (2016) as Hannah * ''Damascus Cover'' (2017) as Yael * ''Longing (2017 film), Longing'' (2017) as Yael * ''Shelter'' (2018) as Naomi Television * ''The Gordin Cell'' (2012-2015) as Nati Ganot/Nathalia Gordin * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy-drama Film
Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, illness, betrayal, grief, etc.) are handled with realism and subtlety, while preserving a humorous tenor. The term "dramedy" began to be used in the television industry in the 1980s. Modern television comedy dramas tend to have more humour integrated into the story than the comic relief common in drama series, but usually contain a lower joke rate than sitcoms. History In Greek theatre, plays were considered comedies or tragedies (i.e. drama): the former being light stories with a happy ending, and the latter serious stories with a sad ending. This concept even influenced Roman theatre and theatre of the Hellenistic period. Theatre of that era is thought to have long-lasting influence, even in modern narrative works. Even today, works are often classified into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Toronto International Film Festival
The 42nd annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from September 7 to 17, 2017. There were fourteen programs, with the Vanguard and City to City programs both being retired from previous years, with the total number of films down by 20% from the 2016 edition. ''Borg/McEnroe'' directed by Janus Metz Pedersen opened the festival. According to a "fact sheet" released by the Festival before it began, this edition included 255 feature-length films and 84 short films. Of the feature films, 147 are claimed to be premiere, world premieres. The number of Canadian films at the festival (including International co-production, co-productions) was listed as 28 features and 29 shorts. Christopher Nolan's ''Dunkirk (2017 film), Dunkirk'' received a special IMAX 70 mm film, 70mm screening at the Cinesphere as part of the main film slate and the 50th anniversary of IMAX, making it the first Nolan film to appear at the festival since ''Following'', nineteen years earlier. Awards The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophir Award
The Ophir Awards (), full name: the Israel Film Academy Award, sometimes also known as the Israeli Oscars or the Israeli Academy Awards, are film awards for excellence in the Israeli film industry awarded by the Israeli Academy of Film and Television. The award, named after Israeli actor Shaike Ophir, has been granted since 1990. The Academy Awards ceremony takes place every year in September, about four months before the announcement of the nominees for the American Academy Award. The winner of the "Best Film" award is sent as Israel's representative to compete for an Oscar nomination in the "Best Foreign Film Oscar Award" category. Out of the winners of the Ophir Award in the "Best Film" category over the years, 10 films have been chosen to be nominated for the Oscar Award in the "Best Foreign Film" category. History The predecessors of the award were the Israeli Film Center Award () and the Silver Menorah Award (). The first Israeli Academy Awards ceremony was held since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acre, Israel
Acre ( ), known in Hebrew as Akko (, ) and in Arabic as Akka (, ), is a List of cities in Israel, city in the coastal plain region of the Northern District (Israel), Northern District of Israel. The city occupies a strategic location, sitting in a natural harbour at the extremity of Haifa Bay on the coast of the Mediterranean's Levantine Sea. In the Village Statistics, 1945, 1945 census Acre's population numbered 12,360; 9,890 Muslims, 2,330 Christians, 50 Jews and 90 classified as "other".Department of Statistics, 1945, p4Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p40 Acre Prison, Acre's fort was converted into a jail, where members of the Jewish underground were held during their struggle against the Mandate authorities, among them Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Shlomo Ben-Yosef, and Dov Gruner. Gruner and Ben-Yosef were executed there. Other Jewish inmates were freed by members of the Irgun, who Acre Prison break, brok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ori Laizerouvich
Ori Laizerouvich (; born 30 April 1987) is an Israeli actor and comedian. He is best known for starring in the hit Israeli comedy series, '' Shababnikim'' (2017–present). Early life His parents are both Jewish immigrants to Israel, with his mother coming from coming from Russia and his father coming from Poland. He studied at Amit Amal High School in Rishon LeZion. As a conscript in the Israel Defense Forces, he served in the technology unit of the Israel Police. He then studied at the Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio in Tel Aviv from 2009 to 2012. Career He began his career on the stage, performing in several productions at the Orna Porat Theater for Children and Youth. He was also a field reporter on a number of youth television programs. In 2007, he participated in the sketches of the program "Shalom and Good Evening", broadcast on Channel 2. From 2014 he played the role of Elbaz in the series ''Zaguri'' which was broadcast on Hot 3. In 2016, he starred in the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerusalem Film Festival
The Jerusalem Film Festival (, ) is an international film festival held annually in Jerusalem, It was established in 1984 by the Director of the Jerusalem Cinematheque and Israeli Film Archive, Lia van Leer, Lia Van Leer, and has since become the main Israeli event for filmmakers and enthusiasts. Over the course of ten days every summer, over 200 films from 60 countries are screened at the Festival, along with a variety of special events, panels, and meetings with prominent local and international filmmakers, as well as professional industry workshops and events. History The Festival was established by Israel Prize recipient and founder of the Jerusalem Cinematheque and Israeli Film Archive, Lia Van Leer. After being invited to serve on the jury at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival, Van Leer decided to create Israel's first international film festival. Already in its first year, the Festival had the honor of hosting key cinematic figures such as Jeanne Moreau, Lillian Gish, Warren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophir Awards
The Ophir Awards (), full name: the Israel Film Academy Award, sometimes also known as the Israeli Oscars or the Israeli Academy Awards, are film awards for excellence in the Israeli film industry awarded by the Israeli Academy of Film and Television. The award, named after Israeli actor Shaike Ophir, has been granted since 1990. The Academy Awards ceremony takes place every year in September, about four months before the announcement of the nominees for the American Academy Award. The winner of the "Best Film" award is sent as Israel's representative to compete for an Oscar nomination in the "Best Foreign Film Oscar Award" category. Out of the winners of the Ophir Award in the "Best Film" category over the years, 10 films have been chosen to be nominated for the Oscar Award in the "Best Foreign Film" category. History The predecessors of the award were the Israeli Film Center Award () and the Silver Menorah Award (). The first Israeli Academy Awards ceremony was held since the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Films
2017 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of films released, and notable deaths. Evaluation of the year Richard Brody of '' The New Yorker'' observed that for 2017, "the most important event in the world of movies was the revelation, in ''The New York Times'' and ''The New Yorker'', of sexual abuse by Harvey Weinstein, and the resulting liberation of the long-stifled voices of the people who had been abused by him or other powerful figures in the movie business, and, for that matter, in other arts and industries, too." He emphasizes that in effect, " at's missing from the year-end list, and from the era in movies, isn't only the unmade work by these filmmakers but the artistry and the careers of cast and crew members who would have been in their unrealized films." Highest-grossing films The top films released in 2017 by worldwide gross are as follows: '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi'', '' Beauty and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
