{"id":15724,"date":"2011-11-05T07:50:16","date_gmt":"2011-11-05T14:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=15724"},"modified":"2011-11-05T07:50:16","modified_gmt":"2011-11-05T14:50:16","slug":"haifa-international-film-festival-2011-fringidaire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=15724","title":{"rendered":"Haifa International Film Festival 2011 – Fringidaire"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gur Bentwich and Marat Parkhomovsky\/Photo: Elizur Reuveni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Israeli independent filmmaking received a big boost at the recent Haifa International Film Festival with the launching of Fringidaire \u2013 a program of alternative films and music that took place on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at the Beat Club in Haifa as a collaborative effort of the Haifa Film Festival, Cinema Fringe and the Holon Cinematheque.<\/p>\n

Marat Parkhomovsky, artistic director of the Fringidaire along with Elad Peleg and Avital Bekerman, introduced the festival\u2019s first Fringidaire Knight, actor and filmmaker Gur Bentwich. In his role as Knight, Bentwich awarded the \u201cKnight\u2019s Choice\u201d prize to the film Babylon Blues (Israel, 75 min, 2011), directed by Gudis Schneider, Shunit Aharoni, Rony Oron and Ayelet Varshl. Bentwich explained his choice, saying: \u201cThis film doesn\u2019t look like anything, and I think that is good.\u201d Donated by Judith Shatz of \u201cStudio Yesh,\u201d the prize includes a poster design for the winning film and a free consultation on branding the film.<\/p>\n

Two of Bentwich\u2019s films were screened at the festival: a midnight screening of his cult classic Planet Blue, and Around Trip (2008) created with Maya Kenig and Nir Matarasso. Described on Bentwich\u2019s website as a \u201cshort film for short span audiences,\u201d Around Trip is a look at the lighter side of technology and contemporary courting techniques. The festival opened with Didi Lubetzky\u2019s subversively funny Zombie film Poisoned, followed by a performance of Nili Fink. Movies, music and the reassuring proximity of The Beat\u2019s bar set the mood for a decidedly alternative viewing experience, and the full crowd assembled for the Fringidaire seemed to approve.<\/p>\n

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Nili Fink at the Fringidaire\/Photo: Elizur Reuveni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The future for independent filmmakers appears to be getting brighter; Parkhomovsky announced that Cinema Fringe will function as an alternative framework for funding low-budget independent films. The funding will consist of a grant from the Israeli Film Fund, along with equipment rental, access to editing rooms, public relations and legal services. Complete information should be available in the coming weeks on the Cinema Fringe website: www.cinemafringe.org.il.<\/p>\n

Look forward to more fringe film action to come at the Holon Cinematheque in January, 2012, with screenings of the films shown in Haifa as well as presentations of new projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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