HKJFF Archives - HKJFF-test https://test.hkjff.org/tag/hkjff/ 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 HKJFF Archives - HKJFF-test https://test.hkjff.org/tag/hkjff/ 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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]]> The Most Precious Of Cargoes 最珍貴的貨物 a Co-Production HKJFF & HKFFF https://test.hkjff.org/the-most-precious-of-cargoes-%e6%9c%80%e7%8f%8d%e8%b2%b4%e7%9a%84%e8%b2%a8%e7%89%a9-a-co-production-hkjff-hkfff/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-most-precious-of-cargoes-%25e6%259c%2580%25e7%258f%258d%25e8%25b2%25b4%25e7%259a%2584%25e8%25b2%25a8%25e7%2589%25a9-a-co-production-hkjff-hkfff Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:10:09 +0000 https://test.hkjff.org/?p=16682 The post The Most Precious Of Cargoes 最珍貴的貨物 a Co-Production HKJFF & HKFFF appeared first on HKJFF-test.

]]> HKJFF Ticketing for our 25th Anniversary Festival is Live! https://test.hkjff.org/hkjff-ticketing-for-our-25th-anniversary-festival-is-live/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hkjff-ticketing-for-our-25th-anniversary-festival-is-live Mon, 07 Oct 2024 06:32:26 +0000 https://test.hkjff.org/?p=16562 The post HKJFF Ticketing for our 25th Anniversary Festival is Live! appeared first on HKJFF-test.

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