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The history of Israeli cinema is so closely related to the history of the state of Israel itself since some of the wars and international conflicts that the country was inevitably drawn into by the war torn Middle East, inspired Israeli film directors and gave rise to the different periods of the nation's film industry.
Cinema of Israel (Hebrew: קולנוע ישראלי, romanized: Kolnoa Yisraeli) refers to film production in Israel since its founding in 1948. Most Israeli films are produced in Hebrew , but there are productions in other languages such as Arabic and English .
Throughout its history it has been active as an Palestinian cultural institution (in Mandatory Palestine), again as a cinema after the establishment of Israel, and as a theatre after 1963. In 2010 it was purchased and renovated by the Church of Scientology, and in 2012 was opened as the Ideal Center of Scientology for the Middle East. [2]
In the 1940s and 1950s, the 'Golden Age' of Middle Eastern cinema emerged, primarily from Egypt, which is dubbed the "Hollywood of the East." [2] Studios like Studio Misr and Al-Ahram played an instrumental role in the proliferation of Middle Eastern cinema, producing influential films like "The White Rose" (1933) and "The Song of Hope" (1937). [3]
For cinema prior to 1948, see Category:Cinema of Mandatory Palestine. ... Pages in category "Cinema of Israel" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 ...
This is chronological list of films produced in Israel split by decade. There may be an overlap between Israeli and foreign films which are sometimes co-produced; nevertheless, the lists should attempt to document mainly the Israeli produced films or the films which are strongly associated with the Israeli culture.
The Jerusalem Cinematheque was founded in 1973 by Lia van Leer.It was originally located in Beit Agron in the center of Jerusalem.A new building overlooking the walls of the Old City, close to the Hinnom Valley, was opened in 1981 with the financial support of the Ostrovsky Family Foundation, the Jerusalem Foundation, the Van Leer Foundation, and private donors.
The Jerusalem Film Festival (Hebrew: פסטיבל הקולנוע ירושלים, Arabic: مهرجان القدس السينمائي) is an international film festival held annually in Jerusalem, It was established in 1984 by the Director of the Jerusalem Cinematheque and Israeli Film Archive, Lia Van Leer, and has since become the main Israeli event for filmmakers and enthusiasts. [1]