02.02.2012                      09.Schwat. 5772

Kultur:

Jerusalem Film Fund announces grants to four movies

The fund, which operates under the auspices of the Jerusalem Development Authority, invests only in films produced in Jerusalem.

The Jerusalem Film and Television Fund will be investing NIS 3.5 million in four feature films, the fund announced on Wednesday.
Two are films now in production – one written and directed by screenwriter Shira Geffen (of "Jellyfish" fame ), and another by Reshef Levy (known for "Lost Islands" ). The third, called "Wonders," is by Avi Nesher ("The Secrets" ), who wrote the script together with Shaanan Street, lead singer and lyricist of the band Hadag Nahash. The fourth is "Dancing Arabs," with a screenplay by Sayed Kashua….