"Another Look - The Restored European Film Project" marks a unique venture whose purpose is to raise awareness of both classic European cinema and the means by which it is preserved. Through the collaboration of the European Union and local European embassies, this project will present thirteen films, one from each participating nation, all in restored versions and high quality formats. Each of these films was carefullychosen in order to present different facets of life across Europe, and at the same time to testify to the diversity of cinematic practice in the past century.
The opening will take place on January 15, at 19:00. Access by invitation only.
The film "A Bomb Was Stolen" (1961, directing and screenplay by Ion Popescu Gopo) will be representing Romania and it will be screened as follows:
• 16 January, 21:00 hrs. – Haifa Cinematheque (http://www.haifacin.co.il/)
• 22 January, 19:30 hrs. – Tel Aviv Cinematheque (http://www.cinema.co.il/)
• 27 January, 18:30 hrs. – Jerusalem Cinematheque (http://www.jer-cin.org.il/)
The full program is published on the website of the Festival: http://anotherlook.co.il/2/.
The tickets for the screenings can be purchased at each Cinematheque.
In addition to the screenings, the project will also feature a symposium on the topic of audiovisual preservation and restoration. This event will include presentations by well-known experts representing the European and Israeli archival fields. While geared primarily towards film and archive professionals, this symposium is open to the public, and all who are interested in audiovisual preservation are encouraged to attend.
A symposium featuring presentations from:
Meir Russo (The Israel Film Archive-Jerusalem Cinematheque), Deborah Steinmetz (The Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive), Joav Shdema (D.B Digital), Anca Mitran (The Romanian National Film Archive), Michal Bergant (The Czech National Film Archive), Liat Benhabib (Yad Vashem Visual Center), Thomas Ballhausen and Silvester Stöger (Filmarchiv Austria). The symposium will discuss different facets of audio-visual restoration as well as current and cutting-edge film restoration projects.
Thursday, 16.1.14, 12:00-17:00, Tel Aviv Cinematheque, 5 Ha'Arba'a St., Tel Aviv.
The event includes English-speaking presentations that will be simultaneously translated into Hebrew.
The symposium is free and open to the general public. REGISTRATION: symposium@ambfr-il.org
The Romanian participation at the "Another Look - The Restored European Film Project" is taking place under the patronage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bucharest, as part of the series of events “10 Years of Romanian Culture in Israel”.
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