The 13th Israeli Film Festival brings laughter from the Holy Land

MANILA, Philippines -The 13th Israeli Film Festival will start a journey of laughter from the Holy Land to the Philippines, with Manila as its first stop. The festival happens until today at Greenbelt 3 Cinema, Makati City. It will travel up north to Baguio, then to Iloilo and down south to Davao and Zamboanga in the regional cinematheques of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP).

In partnership with the FDCP through its Film Cultural Exchange Program, Ayala Malls and Greenbelt Cinema, the film festival will feature eight films of heart-warming comedy. Admission is free.

Israeli Ambassador Effie Ben Matityau said that humor is one of the strongest trademarks of the Israeli society and the Jewish world.

“Humor is the best universal language that we all understand. The film festival is an opportunity for all of us, Israelis and Filipinos, to laugh together,” Ambassador Matityau said.

One of the highlights of the film festival is the screening of Hunting Elephants, starring Patrick Stewart. Completing this year’s Israeli Film Festival are Alex is Lovesick, Total Love, The Big Dig, Pick a Card, A Matter of Size and Up the Wrong Tree.

For details, visit the Israel Embassy’s Facebook page (Israel in the Philippines) and Twitter account @IsraelinPH.