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India / 1958 / Length: 95
Direcor: Satyajit Ray
Language: Bengali, Hebrew and English subtitles
A Salute to Satyajit Ray and to Indian Classical Music in collaboration with Raga Mela Festival With The Music Room (Jalsaghar), Satyajit Ray, who is widely considered one of the greatest film-makers of all time, brilliantly evokes the crumbling opulence of the world of a fallen aristocrat (the beloved actor Chhabi Biswas) desperately clinging to a fading way of life. His greatest joy is the music room in which he has hosted lavish concerts over the years—now a shadow of its former vivid self. An incandescent depiction of the clash between tradition and modernity, and a showcase for some of...
Israel / 2024 / Length: 42
Direcor: Bettina Fainstein
Language: Hebrew, English subtitles
Indie City - Gaza Envelope Indie City is a concept project combining the vibrant Israeli indie music scene and documentary situations in different Israeli locations. The series provides a platform for new and unknown bands alongside veteran artists and has been promoting Israeli indie music for over a decade. Over the course of 12 seasons, over 180 music videos were filmed and broadcast as part of a special slot on HOT’s Channel 8. Indie City's YouTube channel has received millions of views and thousands comments from all over the world, and serves as an archive of independent Israeli music. The...
Israel / 1983 / Length: 130
Language: עברית
In Memory of Dan Toren The Tel Aviv Soundtrack Film Festival is holding a tribute event to the late musician and actor Dan Toren, with the participation of family and friends. In addition to a memorial for Toren, we will screen the short documentary "As Long as it Rolls" and the feature, "Final Exams". As Long As it Rolls (Israel 2016 A film about the history of Dan Toren’s musical life, by Yaron Amitai. 25 minutes, Hebrew Final Exams Israel 1983 Dir: Assi Dayan Music: Naftali Alter Starring: Dan Toren, Irit Frank, Ariella Rabinovich, Irit Alter As part of the...
Direcor: Robin Hardy
Language: English, Hebrew subtitles
Special Jubilee Anniversary Celebration of "The Citizen Kane of horror films": The Wicker Man + Be Never Still, Cuckoo!: Live Show by Nico Teen The Wicker Man The greatest British folk horror film of all time. A puritan Police Sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the Pagan locals claim never existed. A conservative Christian, Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) observes the residents' frivolous sexual displays and strange pagan rituals, particularly the temptations of Willow (Britt Ekland), daughter of the island magistrate, Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee). Be Never Still, Cuckoo! Following the screening, Zohar...
Direcor: Albert Magnoli
Language: English, Hebrew subtitles
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Prince’s immortal Purple Rain in the Cinematheque Square Purple Rain A young musician (Prince), tormented by an abusive situation at home, must contend with a rival singer, a burgeoning romance, and his own dissatisfied band, as his star begins to rise. Purple Rain, widely regarded as one of the greatest musical films ever made, won an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. The film was supported by a soundtrack album of the same name, which featured two US chart-topping singles, "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy", as well as the number-two hit "Purple...
Language: עברית
Hell Show Podcast Live with Special Guest Assaf Talmudi The Hell Show Podcast discusses shows from hell, horrible gigs, tragic blunders and anything else that can go wrong on stage. The podcast is created and presented by musician and producer Ori Ronen, alongside Avigail Kovary, Omer Moskovich and Adi Shiffer. In each episode, the guests talk about their most terrible gigs, and discuss the long road they took from playing live at the community center in front of two people to selling out large venues. In this episode, which will be recorded live in front of an audience at the...
Israel / 1973 / Length: 87
Direcor: Assi Dayan
Language: Hebrew, English subtitles
The Soundtrack Tel Aviv Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony & Jubilee of Murder C.O.D. Murder C.O.D. Writer: Assi Dayan and Naftali Alter Music: Naftali Alter One of Naftali Alter's greatest cinematic moments is " Murder C.O.D" – Assi Dayan's first film as a director. Alter produced, co-wrote the screenplay with Dayan, and composed the film's soundtrack. Since it was first released, 51 years ago, the film has hardly been screened, and no one has watched it for years, for the simple reason that it can only be seen on film, and only one copy of it exists in the...
Language: Hebrew
TikTok Killed the Video Star: A Panel Discussion About Israeli Music Videos While the rest of the world had MTV, Israel still had its local music shows and channels. But where there is pop and rock, there are also music videos. From the humble beginnings and the creative solutions to budget problems, all the way up to the fancy and shiny music videos of today – we’re taking a look at the Israeli music video. Participants: director Omer Aloni, musician, director and journalist Sharon Kantor, director and podcaster Amir Buxbaum, Head of programming at the Tel Aviv cinematheque Pini Schatz,...
Language: Hebrew
Live Soundtrack Composition Session - Masterclass for Children and the Entire Family with Yotam Aloof Original music composed especially for a film is a significant tool for expressing emotion in cinema, but how do you go about it? Musician Yotam Aloof will create a soundtrack for a film scene in real time in front of the children, while explaining the musical concepts with which he composes. Enter the mind of a film composer and discover the secrets of this fascinating occupation. Yotam Aloof is a musician and film composer. For ages 8+
The Cricket: Movie-Concert for Kids A cartoon without words by the renowned Czech animator Zdeněk Miler (known for his Mole character). The screening will be accompanied by live music with ancient instruments. Miler created the seven charming "Cricket" (Cvrček) episodes in the late 1970s around the character of a violin playing cricket. It wanders through the forest and meets different animals and musical instruments. The delicate music that complements the wonderful world of the film was composed especially for this production by The French composer Etienne Meyer. The music will be played as a live soundtrack on the sides of...