Haifa International Film Festival
- Haifa International Film Festival
The Haifa International Film Festival is held each year during the holiday of Sukkot on the ridge of Mount Carmel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The Festival was founded in 1983 and was the first of its kind in Israel. Over the years, the Festival became the biggest and most important film celebration in Israel.The Haifa International Film Festival brings together each year an ever-growing audience of 60,000 spectators along with hundreds of Israeli and foreign professionals from the film and television industries. 180,000 people in total take part in the activities of the festival, including the outdoor events, screenings, workshops and more, and dozens of journalists from both the print and broadcast media, from Israel and abroad, cover the event. During its eight days of celebration, the Festival proudly premieres 150 new films from the best and most recent international productions and holds 220 screenings in seven theaters and under the sky: feature films, documentaries, animation, short films, retrospectives and tributes.
The Festival's Board of Directors is composed of film and culture professionals and members of the public.Each year the Festival enjoys the support of the City of Haifa, the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport - the Israeli Film Council, and the European Union. It is also sponsored by commercial companies.
External links
* [http://www.haifaff.co.il/ Haifa International Film Festival official website]
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