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| News May 2006 1. Amos Gitai's „News from Home“ opens in German theatres September 7th 1. Amos Gitai's NEWS FROM HOME opens in German theatres September 7th Abandoned by its Palestinian owner in the 1948 war; requisitioned by the Israeli government as vacant; rented to Jewish Algerian immigrants in 1956; purchased by a university professor who undertakes its transformation into a three-story house in 1980… This West Jerusalem building is no longer the microcosm it once was 25 years ago. Its inhabitants dispersed, this common space has disintegrated, but remains both an emotional and physical center at heart of the Israeli-Palestinian situation. Concrete reality has transformed into scattered stories and memories. A new identity, a new diaspora, have evolved. With NEWS FROM HOME/NEWS FROM HOUSE, Amos Gitai completes the trilogy which began with 1980’s HOUSE and continued in 1998’S A HOUSE IN JERUSALEM. Creating a sort of human archeology, Gitai explores the relationships between the house’s inhabitants, past and present, between Israelis and Palestinians. Each in his or her own way becomes a sign of the region’s, the world’s, destiny.
Amos Gitai, 97 min, Israel/Belgium/France, Arabic/Hebrew/English with subtitles, 35mm 2. German press highly acclaims Joseph Pitchhadze's Year Zero mec film released Pithchadze's third full length feature in mid-April. German press celebrated the film. A fresh and brilliantly shot piece of Israeli cinema. With a large portion of Chutzpa director and co-author Pitchhadze borrowed from Tarantino, but also from Hal Hartley or Atom Egoyan, as far as narrative complexity is concerned. What came out is a comical as well as warm-hearted and most of all a highly entertaining film about people and their worries and joys... Arthouse-cinema of it's best! (Blickpunkt Film) A fairy tale of the presence as cross as two sticks... A compact ethical story about personal responsibility as well as social power, which does not need to be shy of comparing with „Short Cuts“, „Magnolia“ or Todd Solondz' „Happiness“. The film, which is edited with keen elliptic gather, is casted with the matadors of Israeli acting... (Tagesspiegel Berlin) highly entertaining (TV-movie) Don't miss it!! (epd-film) 3. DVD – edition for academic and research libraries Some of the finest films of mec film catalogue are available on DVD. Academic and research libraries can place their mec film orders with Harrassowitz. To browse the catalogue click here. 4. Just Married-Tour: big success Director Ayelet Bechar and protagonist Kifah Massarwi toured with the documentary JUST MARRIED in five German cities. Most of the evenings were sold out and audiences stayed for long Q&A's with the two women. The film deals with Israel's discriminatory family reunification process, which has been frozen since 2003. Because no unification applications are currently being accepted, Palestinians from the occupied West Bank (excluding Jerusalem, which Israel illegally annexed in 1967) and Gaza Strip who marry Israeli citizens or residents are unable to legally live with their spouses in Israel or occupied East Jerusalem. The tour was organised by mec film. 5. screenings mec film presents in May in theatres (Germany only) ATASH (Tawfik Abu Wael) RANA'S WEDDING (Hany Abu-Assad) YEAR ZERO (Joseph Pitchhadze) |