News & Updates: The 2019 Israel Film Festival Opening Night Gala will take place on November 12th at the Steve Tisch Cinema Center
THE 33rd ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL in Los Angeles, taking place November 12th – 26th, will present the U.S. Premiere of Incitement at its Opening Night Gala.
Incitement is the winner of the Ophir Award for Israel’s Best Feature Film of 2019 and Israel’s Official Selection to the 2019 Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film. The Gala on November 12th at the Steve Tisch Cinema Center at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills will also honor two illustrious filmmakers: six-time Academy Award-winning producer Arthur Cohn with the 2019 IFF Lifetime Achievement Award as well as chair of WestEnd Films and Incitement producer Sharon Harel–Cohen with the 2019 IFF Achievement in Film Award, announced today Israel Film Festival Founder/Executive Director Meir Fenigstein.
“The Israel Film Festival is privileged to present the U.S. Premiere of renowned director Yaron Zilberman’s Incitement, winner of the Ophir Award for Israel’s Best Feature Film in 2019, at the Opening Night Gala. We look forward to hosting this esteemed filmmaker along with the film’s lead actor Yehuda Nahari Halevi and producer Sharon Harel-Cohen,” noted Fenigstein. “On this very special night we are equally honored to recognize legendary film producer and six-time Academy Award winner Arthur Cohn with this year’s IFF Lifetime Achievement Award as well as WestEnd Films/producer Sharon Harel–Cohen with the 2019 IFF Achievement in Film Award.”
