watch! Filmbus project trailer
As part of the social theme of this year’s festival and based on the faith in the power of cinema to inspire social change, we have decided to focus on a unique, first of its kind project – screening young and new cinema all over the country, to audiences as yet unexposed thereto in the commercial movie theaters.
Two weeks ago, students participating in the Israeli and International Competitions in the festival went on tour around Israel with the films they had made. On a bus equipped with a huge screen, a projector, and a sound system, they stopped in a different city every evening, presenting their films to the local audience, as well as films from the festival’s documentary series “Other Wise” and the Israeli-Palestinian project “Water”, and other Israeli feature films. The films screened were adapted to the target audience, both in terms of the topics and of language and translation. After the screening, the viewers and students discussed the films and their themes.
Every town the bus stopped in – Degania, Umm al-Fahm, Karmiel, Lod, Srigim Li-on, Mitzpe Ramon and Dimona - the students participated in different activities, including local tours and guest lectures of local artist and filmmakers with a social agenda. The whole tour was documented with the intention of internationally distributing it, as a source of inspiration for other projects dealing with the relationship between society and cinema.
The project was supported and made possible with the generous assistance of: Yehoshua Rabinowitz Foundation for the Arts, the New Israel Fund, United King Films, "Egged" and "Egged Heseim", the USA embassy in Israel, The Directors' Guild, Tel Aviv University Student Union, The Second Authority for Television and Radio, Eden Water and Pitussi Camera Services Ltd.
The Trip Destinations:
Thursday 17.5 - Deganya A - The grand opening!
Friday 18.5 - Carmiel
Saturday 19.5 - Umm el-Fahem
Sunday 20.5 - Lod
Monday 21.5 - Mitzpe Ramon
Tuesday 22.5 - Srigim
Wednesday 23.5 - Dimona - The grand finale!
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