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LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!
ON THE SET OF THE NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE As the First Annual
Northeastern Pennsylvania Jewish Film Festival draws nearer, NEPAJFF
chairwoman Carol Nelson Dembert revealed more details about the movie
lineup, schedule, and the names of some of the honored guests that will
be attending the two-day even on October 20th and 21st at Lackawanna College's Mellow Theater in downtown Scranton.
"We will be showing six films from five countries, making this a
truly international film event," Ms. Dembert said. "It's a stellar
lineup - every film has won awards, including several 'audience
favorite' and 'best of festival' nods. We'll be screening two
full-length theatricals, two documentaries, one musical comedy short
(which won this year's Academy Awards for Best Live Short Subject), and
an Israeli film that falls somewhere in between theatrical and
documentary. Five of the films are in English, with the sixth in Hebrew
with English subtitles."
Interspersed among the films will be lively Q&A discussions with
filmmakers and celebrities, festive parties and lots of good food.
Tickets are already going fast, as people realize that this is one
event they won't want to miss.
To purchase tickets, become a sponsor, and/or volunteer to be
part of the backstage action, call (570) 961-2300, extension 4, or go
to www.NEPAJFF.org.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ATTACHED BELOW:
Film Festival Schedule
Ticket Prices and Reservations
Events Locations & Addresses
Film Festival Sponsors
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www.NEPAJFF.org
(570) 961-2300 Ext. 4 |
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Press Contact: Daniel Grotta & Sally Wiener Grotta
Northeastern Pennsylvania Jewish Film Festival
(570) 676-5500, (570) 947-7777 or (570) 947-6655
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Film Festival Schedule
The following is the NEPA Jewish Film Festival schedule*:
Saturday Evening, October 20, 2007
5:30 Gala Kosher-style Cocktail reception at the Everhart Museum. Guest of honor: Richard Berge.
7:45 The Rape of Europa at the Mellow Theater
(introduced by Richard Berge). The region's premiere of
the incredible award-winning documentary that depicts how and why
the Nazis looted or destroyed literally millions of works of art, and
the heroic, often life-threatening struggle to protect, preserve, and
ultimately reunite those works with their rightful owners or their
descendants. (USA)
9:30 Q&A discussion with Richard Berge, the Director/Producer/Writer of The Rape of Europa.
Sunday Afternoon, October 21, 2007
11:30 Doors open at the Mellow Theater, where all films will be shown.
12:00 West Bank Story. This Academy Award-winning musical short is a delightful toe-tapping visual feast for the entire family (USA)
12:45 From Shtetl to Swing.
A crowd-pleasing documentary filled with clips from Tin Pan Alley,
Broadway, Hollywood and Yiddish theater, including music and
performances by Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Sophie Tucker, Molly
Picon, Eddie Cantor, Fanny Brice, The Marx Brothers, Benny Goodman, Al
Jolson, and many others. (France)
1:45 Intermission
2:00 Souvenirs.
An utterly charming award-winning film that portrays a journey of
discovery of an elderly Israeli, a former member of the famed Jewish
Brigade, and his filmmaker son. While on a drive through Europe to
observe the 60th anniversary of WWII, the son really wants to find out
if his father left any "souvenirs" - out-of-wedlock babies. Will he
uncover any long lost half-brothers or sisters? (Israel)
3:30 Steel Toes.
A controversial, highly acclaimed, award-winning film that centers on
the tense, sometimes explosive interaction between a Canadian skinhead
accused of a brutal hate crime murder and his court-appointed Jewish
attorney. (Canada)
5:00 Q&A discussion with David Gow. Director of Steel Toes.
Sunday Evening, October 21, 2007
6:00
Gourmet Kosher Dinner at the Scranton Cultural Center. Guests of honor:
David Gow, Harvey Chertok, and Winner of the NEPAJFF Lifetime
Achievement Award at the Dinner. (Music by Marko Marcinko and his
Jazz Trio )
8:00 NEPAJFF Awards ceremony at the Mellow Theater
8:15 The Impossible Spy.
An ACE-winning docudrama about Eli Cohen, one of Israel's greatest
heroes, who so successfully impersonated a Syrian businessman that he
eventually became third in line for the presidency. The military
secrets he learned helped Israel win the Six Day War in 1967. (UK)
9:45 Q&A discussion with Harvey Chertok, Executive Producer of The Impossible Spy.
* Program and venues subject to change
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Each film event is only $5 per person. "That's not $5 per
movie," explained Carol Nelson Dembart. "But $5 per film event,
including the celebrity-led Q&A sessions. What's more, the
entire Sunday afternoon session - which includes four films - is also
only $5. To attend all six internationally acclaimed
movies is only $15."
The price for the gala opening cocktail reception at the Everhart
Museum on Saturday evening, and the gourmet kosher dinner at the
Scranton Cultural Center on Sunday is $40 per
person for each party.
VIP/Patron tickets are available for $125 a person, and include
all the parties, the films and discussions, VIP parking and badge, plus
access to the VIP lounge.
Seating at the Mellow Theater is limited, and given the variety and high quality of the films, coupled with the low price of each film event, a sellout audience is expected.¬ÝAccess to the opening night gala cocktail party and the Sunday night international Kosher dinner is¬Ýalso very limited.To avoid disappointment, film aficionados should reserve seats now. Payment may be made by check (payable to NEPAJFF) or you may charge online via PayPal at www.NEPAJFF.org/tickets.html. Payments over $15 may be charged to Visa or MC by calling (570) 961-2300, Ext. 4.
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Events Locations & Addresses
All films will be shown at the Mellow Theater at Lackawana College, 501 Vine Street, Scranton, PA.
The Saturday evening Cocktail Reception will be at the Everhart Museum, 1901 Mulberry Street, Scranton, PA.
The Sunday evening Gala Dinner will be at the Scranton Cultural Center, 402 North Washington Avenue, Scranton, PA.
A map of downtown Scranton, with all these locations highlighted, may be viewed on the NEPAJFF Website at http://www.nepajff.org/map.html. (Feel free to reproduce the map.)
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In addition to
individual sponsors, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Jewish Film
Festival, a community event, is being sponsored by: Jewish
Federation of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Weinberg Institute of Judaic
Studies of the University of Scranton, Keystone College, Lackawanna
College, Everhart Museum, Wachovia Securities, Lackawanna Heritage
Valley Authority, Scranton Cultural Center, Temple Hesed (Scranton),
Temple Israel (Scranton), and Congregation Beth Israel (Honesdale).
This project is supported by a Lackawanna County Arts and Cultural
Grant, a program of the Lackawanna County Commissioners and the
Lackawanna County Council on the Arts.
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Press Contact: Daniel Grotta & Sally Wiener Grotta
Northeastern Pennsylvania Jewish Film Festival
(570) 676-5500
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