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The '''Haifa International Film Festival''' is an annual [[film festival]] that takes place every [[autumn]] (between late September and late October<ref name="jpost15">{{cite news| url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Haifa-film-festival-announces-guest-list-415517 | title=Haifa film festival announces guest list | newspaper=[[The Jerusalem Post]] | first=Hannah | last=Brown | date=7 September 2015 }}</ref>), during the week-long holiday of [[Sukkot]], in [[Haifa]], [[Israel]]. |
The '''Haifa International Film Festival''' ({{lang-he|פסטיבל הסרטים הבינלאומי חיפה}}) is an annual [[film festival]] that takes place every [[autumn]] (between late September and late October<ref name="jpost15">{{cite news| url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Haifa-film-festival-announces-guest-list-415517 | title=Haifa film festival announces guest list | newspaper=[[The Jerusalem Post]] | first=Hannah | last=Brown | date=7 September 2015 }}</ref>), during the week-long holiday of [[Sukkot]], in [[Haifa]], [[Israel]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The festival was inaugurated in 1983<ref name="festival-focus">{{cite web | url=http://www.festivalfocus.org/festival/163/haifa-international-film-festival | title=Haifa International Film Festival | publisher=Festival Focus | access-date=11 November 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215125105/http://www.festivalfocus.org/festival/163/haifa-international-film-festival/ | archive-date=15 February 2017 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and was the first of its kind in Israel.<ref>{{cite web|title=german films: Selected International Film Festivals|url=http://www.german-films.de/festivalguides/selected-international-film-festivals/festview/detail/mode/int/query/h/festival/haifa-international-film-festival/|website=www.german-films.de|publisher=German-Films DE|access-date=17 January 2016}}</ref> Over the years, it has become the country's major cinematic event.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Haifa International Film Festival|url=http://embassies.gov.il/london/culture/IsraeliCulture/Film/Pages/The-Haifa-International-Film-Festival.aspx|website=embassies.gov.il|publisher=[[Embassy of Israel, London]]|access-date=17 January 2016}}</ref> |
The festival was inaugurated in 1983<ref name="festival-focus">{{cite web | url=http://www.festivalfocus.org/festival/163/haifa-international-film-festival | title=Haifa International Film Festival | publisher=Festival Focus | access-date=11 November 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215125105/http://www.festivalfocus.org/festival/163/haifa-international-film-festival/ | archive-date=15 February 2017 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and was the first of its kind in Israel.<ref>{{cite web|title=german films: Selected International Film Festivals|url=http://www.german-films.de/festivalguides/selected-international-film-festivals/festview/detail/mode/int/query/h/festival/haifa-international-film-festival/|website=www.german-films.de|publisher=German-Films DE|access-date=17 January 2016}}</ref> Over the years, it has become the country's major cinematic event.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Haifa International Film Festival|url=http://embassies.gov.il/london/culture/IsraeliCulture/Film/Pages/The-Haifa-International-Film-Festival.aspx|website=embassies.gov.il|publisher=[[Embassy of Israel, London]]|access-date=17 January 2016}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:39, 9 October 2023
The Haifa International Film Festival (Hebrew: פסטיבל הסרטים הבינלאומי חיפה) is an annual film festival that takes place every autumn (between late September and late October[1]), during the week-long holiday of Sukkot, in Haifa, Israel.
History
The festival was inaugurated in 1983[2] and was the first of its kind in Israel.[3] Over the years, it has become the country's major cinematic event.[4]
The Haifa International Film Festival attracts a wide audience of film-goers and media professionals from Israel and abroad.[1] Throughout the week, special screenings are held of c.170 new films.[2] Apart from movies screened around the clock at seven theaters, the festival features open-air screenings. Film categories include feature films, documentaries, animation, short films, retrospectives and tributes.[5]
The Board of Directors is composed of film and culture professionals and public figures.[citation needed] The festival is underwritten by the City of Haifa, the Ministry of Education,[6] the Israeli Film Council, and the European Union, as well as commercial companies.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b Brown, Hannah (7 September 2015). "Haifa film festival announces guest list". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ a b "Haifa International Film Festival". Festival Focus. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "german films: Selected International Film Festivals". www.german-films.de. German-Films DE. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "The Haifa International Film Festival". embassies.gov.il. Embassy of Israel, London. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "The Best of the 29th Haifa International Film Festival". Haaretz. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "Haifa Film Festival to host Iranian director Makhmalbaf". Ministry of Education (Israel). Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "31st Haifa International Film Festival featuring Karl Markovics' movie "Superworld" in Haifa". Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 17 January 2016.