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The ceremony, held two days before the end of the 40th Haifa International Film Festival, 2024-2025, announced the winners in the various categories of the Israeli film competition. The jury included Renen Shor, Dana Morag, Daniela Novitz, Noa Aharoni and Assaf Bernstein.

The call for the release of the kidnapped is given a new platform in the exhibition "The Missing in the Picture", which will open on Thursday at Yad Labanim House. ## Sharon Deri's reconstruction project brings the stories of the kidnapped and their families

During the day, Pini Gourfil is a professor at the Technion, who researches and teaches aerospace engineering. ## In his other hat, Gourfil is a singer and musical composer, who will launch his new album this Friday at the Studio Theater in Beit Hecht.

Israeli premiere of the film 'Nina' about Paralympic badminton player Nina Gorodetsky ## Director Ravit Marcus documented Nina Gorodetsky, a mother of two who lives in Kiryat Tivon ## Documentation that lasted three years, at home, in training, competitions, and the Paralympic Games ## Tuesday, December 31, opening day of the festival

For the first time in Israel - singer and performer Olivier Lorin with a tribute show to Berle's songs ## In the show, Lorin and his four musicians will perform Jacques Berle's iconic songs, including ne me quitte pas ## Many of the hits have also been translated into Hebrew over the years ## Thursday, January 9

The Children of the Wooden House with Yaya Cohen Aharonov and Roni Hadar will arrive on January 11 at Zappa Haifa with a musical performance for the whole family ## Behind the successful project are the activist brothers Ran and Yair Cohen Aharonov ## Ran is an educator, while Yair (Yaya) is a well-known musician from the band Hadag Nahash

The Haifa International Film Festival will open on the last day of 2024, marking its 40th anniversary. ## The films will be screened for 10 days in 5 theaters from morning until midnight. ## Most of the festival's films are award winners and selected by the world's most important festivals. ## Thousands are expected to attend the outdoor events and open screenings.

"We are building a port here" - a new exhibition at the National Maritime Museum, centered on a film starring Idan Alterman ## The film was produced in collaboration with the Israel Ports Company, and tells the story of the development of ports in Israel ## 10 fascinating minutes of expanding and enlivening the mind through the use of AI technology and animation

After months of war in the north, the terminal complex at Haifa Port reopens its doors ## Get ready for performances by Mashina, Ethnics, Eviatar Banai, Church of Reason, Yasmin Mualem, Dudu Tsa and more

Ariella Goldmintz's third book, 'Stella Maris', was recently published by Keter Publishing House. ## As in her previous books, the plot of the book takes place in Haifa. ## And don't worry - Haifa's pet pig is not out of place. ## So how does it feel when you sleep with the enemy, and turn the other cheek?

The International Film Festival, which has become one of the symbols of the city of Haifa, did not take place this year during the Sukkot Festival, but will instead take place in a winter edition between December 31, 2024 and January 12, 2025. ##​ Prepare for the Israeli premiere of the best Israeli cinematography. ## For the first time: the unification of the feature film and documentary film competitions into one competition: the "Israeli Film Competition." ## 12 films will compete this year: 6 feature films and 6 documentaries.

Wilfrid Israel Museum from Kibbutz Hazorea, hosts a family exhibition ## Eli Koplevitch, Rachel Rabinowitz and Mashi Koplevitch ## The three share a long-standing passion for watercolors, which express transparency, fluidity, delicacy and soft power ## And the war, of course, resonates in the works