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Oscar for Short documentary about Tel Aviv: Strangers No More [with trailer]
Breaking News: A few hours ago the short documentary: ‘Strangers No More’, directed by Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon (from New York: the Simon & Goodman Pictures Company) received an Academy Award (Oscar) for ‘Best Short Documentary’. It is the story about the Bialik-Rogozin School, a unique school in South-Tel Aviv (near the Central Bus station) with children from more then 48 countries around the world, most of them refugees. Karen & Kirk: Congrats !! More (former) Oscars … Read entire article »
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YES!! We did it again: AJAMI
This is the 3rd time (!) in a row that an Israeli Movie (Beaufort, 2008; Waltz with Bashir in 2009) is one of the 5 nominees at the Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film. This afternoon, it was announced in L.A. that: AJAMI, directed by Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani was nominated for an Oscar on March 7th, 2010. Ajami is a neighborhood in Jaffa and all the cast or non-proffesionals and inhabitants of Jaffa. On March 7th, there will be a big party during the Oscar-ceremony in the Ajami neighborhood (we keep you informed). Mazzeltov to Scandar, Yaron, the crew and the inhabitants of Jaffa!!! Find the official list of nominees HERE … Read entire article »