Admin4HKJFF2, Author at HKJFF-test https://test.hkjff.org/author/admin4hkjff2/ To celebrate, educate, enlighten and entertain through movies. Mon, 30 Dec 2024 14:26:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://test.hkjff.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Jewishlogo_rgb_bk-32x32.jpg Admin4HKJFF2, Author at HKJFF-test https://test.hkjff.org/author/admin4hkjff2/ 32 32 The writer and director of The Anne Frank Gift Shop on using humour to process horror https://test.hkjff.org/the-writer-and-director-of-the-anne-frank-gift-shop-on-using-humour-to-process-horror/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-writer-and-director-of-the-anne-frank-gift-shop-on-using-humour-to-process-horror Mon, 30 Dec 2024 14:09:03 +0000 https://test.hkjff.org/?p=16872 Read full article on the magazine: https://hashtaglegend.com/the-writer-and-director-of-the-anne-frank-gift-shop-on-using-humour-to-process-horror BY #legend Dec 27, 2024 Audience Award winner for Best Short at last month’s Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival, The Anne Frank Gift Shop is not your typical take on the Holocaust. Writer and director Mickey Rapkin talks to Jaz Kong about using humour to process horror  “The holocaust” and “humour” are not terms one would expect to find in the same sentence, let alone the description of a popular film. But, as Mickey Rapkin says, “We’re living...

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]]> In ‘Single Light’, Shaylee Atary Delivers A Hauntingly Beautiful Portrayal Of Survival https://test.hkjff.org/in-single-light-shaylee-atary-delivers-a-hauntingly-beautiful-portrayal-of-survival/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-single-light-shaylee-atary-delivers-a-hauntingly-beautiful-portrayal-of-survival Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:44:56 +0000 https://test.hkjff.org/?p=16842 Friday Club. 12/11/2024   Read full article on the magazine: https://fridayclubmag.com/the-subtle-power-of-shaylee-atary-single-light/   Disclaimer: Single Light deals with themes of sexual assault, which may be distressing for some readers. This review discusses these elements in relation to the film’s narrative. Image courtesy of Omer Weiss Some films entertain, and then there are those that linger in your soul long after the credits roll. Shaylee Atary’s ‘Single Light’ firmly belongs to the latter, and we were privileged to view it this month...

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]]> Shaylee Atary at The French International School https://test.hkjff.org/shaylee-atary-at-the-french-international-school/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shaylee-atary-at-the-french-international-school Tue, 12 Nov 2024 18:28:59 +0000 https://test.hkjff.org/?p=16833 Shaylee Atary an Israeli film director and actor whose film Single Light is being featured at the Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival’s 25th Anniversary this year, gave a moving presentation at The French International School with Chair of HKJFF Eli Bitan, and HKJFF Board Member Jean Phillipe Gry.

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]]> Amir LatiAmir Lati • Consul General of Israel to Hong Kong and Macao SAR https://test.hkjff.org/amir-latiamir-lati-consul-general-of-israel-to-hong-kong-and-macao-sar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amir-latiamir-lati-consul-general-of-israel-to-hong-kong-and-macao-sar Sun, 10 Nov 2024 23:36:45 +0000 https://test.hkjff.org/?p=16816 Opening night of the 25th Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival with no less than 17 Israeli feature films and documentaries. Well done Shani Brownstein ACC and the whole team. https://hkjff.org

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]]> Shaylee Atary at Elsa High School https://test.hkjff.org/shaylee-atarey-at-elsa-high-school/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shaylee-atarey-at-elsa-high-school Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:12:12 +0000 https://test.hkjff.org/?p=16800 Shaylee Atary an Israeli Film director and Actor and Shani Brownstein Festival Producer of Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival gave a presentation at Elsa HIgh School Campus at Carmel School in Hong Kong. Shaylee is here to preset her newest film Single Light: https://test.hkjff.org/single-light/ which will she will introduce at this year’s 25th Anniversary HKJFF. Carmel School is committed to providing the very best in Jewish and secular education by providing a rich and balanced curriculum to suit the needs...

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]]> A Proud Legacy Being Neighbourly x Eli Bitan, The Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival https://test.hkjff.org/https-beingneighbourly-com-articles-a-proud-legacy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=https-beingneighbourly-com-articles-a-proud-legacy Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:23:46 +0000 https://test.hkjff.org/?p=16798 Read the full article here: https://beingneighbourly.com/articles/a-proud-legacy/ It’s been over 30 years since Eli Bitan, Chairman of the Hong Kong Jewish Festival (HKJFF), left his native France and touched down in Hong Kong. The former banker-now investor has served in his current role of festival Chairman since 2017, but his involvement as a board member goes back to 2003. According to him, Jewish people love nothing more than to talk about their past and films are an excellent vehicle for storytelling....

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]]> SCMP – October 7 widow on her film at Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival: art has a way of healing https://test.hkjff.org/scmp-october-7-widow-on-her-film-at-hong-kong-jewish-film-festival-art-has-a-way-of-healing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scmp-october-7-widow-on-her-film-at-hong-kong-jewish-film-festival-art-has-a-way-of-healing Fri, 08 Nov 2024 01:03:00 +0000 https://test.hkjff.org/?p=16785 Read the full article here: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3285399/october-7-widow-her-film-hong-kong-jewish-film-festival-art-has-way-healing by Kylie Knott After many years with the Post, Kylie Knott found her calling on the culture and lifestyle desk. She writes about the environment, animal welfare, food and the arts. Shaylee Atary directed Single Light, inspired by a sexual assault she suffered. It is one of 25 films in festival celebrating Jewish culture It is hard to fathom how much trauma Israeli filmmaker Shaylee Atary has endured. In 2016, she was in a...

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]]> RTHK – The Sunday Escape 3/11/2024 https://test.hkjff.org/rthk-the-sunday-escape-3-11-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rthk-the-sunday-escape-3-11-2024 Sun, 03 Nov 2024 16:44:06 +0000 https://test.hkjff.org/?p=16771 Listen here: https://www.rthk.hk/radio/radio3/programme/sunday_escape Presenters：Paul Haswell and Carolyn Wright Paul and Carolyn (AKA the Pop Fugitives) are plotting to make their Escape every Sunday morning between 9 and 1. Paul and Caroline interview Eli Bitan (HKJFF Chair) and Dina Wosner (Board Member). The interview begins on Part 2 at the 8:30 minute mark. (see and click on the image below). Interesting, Informative and worth a listen, especially if you are still deciding which tickets to purchase,Join them on the Sunday Escape...

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]]> La French Radio: « Jewish Film Festival » : 25 séances pour 25 ans du festival https://test.hkjff.org/la-french-radio-jewish-film-festival-25-seances-pour-25-ans-du-festival/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=la-french-radio-jewish-film-festival-25-seances-pour-25-ans-du-festival Sat, 02 Nov 2024 13:44:23 +0000 https://test.hkjff.org/?p=16758 Lire le texte intégral en ligne : https://www.lafrench.radio/podcasts/jewish-film-festival-25-seances-pour-25-ans-du-festival/ 01 Nov 2024 Ecouter le podcast: https://www.lafrench.radio/podcasts/jewish-film-festival-25-seances-pour-25-ans-du-festival/ Le « Jewish Film Festival” aura lieu à Hong Kong du 9 au 20 novembre. Elie Bitan, Président du Conseil d’administration, organisateur du festival, et Jean-Philippe Gry, membre du CA ont accepté de nous parler de cet événement fort de la vie culturelle locale. On écoute. Le « Jewish Film Festival” aura lieu à Hong Kong du 9 au 20 novembre. Elie Bitan, Président du...

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]]> 喜劇，拯救了哈馬斯恐襲後的以色列人 https://test.hkjff.org/%e5%96%9c%e5%8a%87%ef%bc%8c%e6%8b%af%e6%95%91%e4%ba%86%e5%93%88%e9%a6%ac%e6%96%af%e6%81%90%e8%a5%b2%e5%be%8c%e7%9a%84%e4%bb%a5%e8%89%b2%e5%88%97%e4%ba%ba/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=%25e5%2596%259c%25e5%258a%2587%25ef%25bc%258c%25e6%258b%25af%25e6%2595%2591%25e4%25ba%2586%25e5%2593%2588%25e9%25a6%25ac%25e6%2596%25af%25e6%2581%2590%25e8%25a5%25b2%25e5%25be%258c%25e7%259a%2584%25e4%25bb%25a5%25e8%2589%25b2%25e5%2588%2597%25e4%25ba%25ba Sat, 02 Nov 2024 12:41:58 +0000 https://test.hkjff.org/?p=16753 全文， 線上閱讀 : https://www.inmediahk.net/ 週三 2024-10-30 張少貞 圖：電影劇照：在以色列尋求庇護的難民 以色列、猶太，令你想起什麼？我心中即時出現「沉重」兩字。沉重，是以色列的立國史；沉重，是猶太人經歷過的苦難。認識人曾去以色列公幹，縱然事前已遞交詳細資料及證明文件，入境前後受到的嚴格檢查仍令人吃驚，聽到時只覺得這國家時刻警惕，從不鬆懈；以色列有初創國家（Start-up Nation）美譽，追源溯始，離不開該國的危機意識，一切以國家安全為上。曾自問如在這國生活，會否神經亏亏？ 恕我孤陋寡聞，「喜劇」在我心中是距離「以色列」最遙遠的劇種。 所以，得悉以色列有喜劇電影《Running on Sand》，確是意外之喜。看了，難相信是Adar Shafran首部執導的電影。 東非國家厄利垂亞（Eritrea）難民在以色列遭遞解出境，逃走途中被誤當為獲本地球會聘請的外國球員，因為跑得快，助球隊入球，立下大功，當他開始沉醉球隊生活及和班主女兒產生朦朧情意時，他的難民身份被識破，受警方追捕——劇透到此為止。  全文， 線上閱讀 : https://www.inmediahk.net/

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