Eilat International Film Festival
The Eilat International Film Festival is an international film festival held annualy in the resort city of Eilat, on the southern tip of Israel, on the northern shores of the Red Sea.
The festival was established in 2003 by Chen Sadan Shelach, former leading Israeli publicist (whom recently passed away).
The festival focuses on quality films the world over, Israeli premieres, children's films and each EDition hosts a different specialized category. In addition, every festival hosts a variety of workshops and related events. Guests whom attend the festival,as of yet, were American actres Valery Harper, Oscar winner Ari Sandel, Cinematographer Adam Greenberg, TV director Jeremy Kagen, leading hollywood producers Avi Lerner & Dan Dimbort and additionally a a host of Israeli leading industry professionals and celebrities.
The upcoming festival will be held March 12-15, 2008 (whilst the previous was held May 2nd-5th, 2007).
The first festival opened the night the 2nd Iraq war started - an event which caused increased interest from leading international media outlets who in tern interviewed the international guests whom decided to attend the festival despite the threat of imminent missile attack on Israel.
See also
- Eilat
- Eilat (destroyer)
- Eilot (kibbutz)
- Eilat Airport
- Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company
- Eilat bakery bombing
- Ezion-Geber
- Ink Flag (Israel)
- Kings City
- Operation Ovda
- Ovda International Airport
- Port of Eilat
- Taba Border Crossing
- Yotvata Airfield