PRIMETIME WAR

A 50 minute documentary, dealing with the role of the media in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Primetime War follows the story of two cameramen - Jimmy Michael, a Palestinian cameraman from Bethlehem, working for the BBC, and Alon Bernstein, an Israeli cameraman from Jerusalem, employed by Associated Press. For a period of one year, Primetime War followed the cameramen in their work, as well as during their leisure time.

Awards:
First prize in the International Actual Awards, Barcelona (1998).
Primetime War was selected as part of the British selection for screening in INPUT '99.

Festivals:
Haifa International Film Festival Input (1999)
Miniput – Barcelona (1999)
Toronto Jewish Film Festival (1999)
Tampa Jewish Film Festival (1999)
Basic Trust Human Rights Festival (2000)
Portland Jewish Film Festival (2000)
Dallas Video Festival (2000)

Transmissions:
Channel 4 (England), CBC (Canada), TV2 (Denmark), VRT (Belgium), SBS (Australia), MDR (Germany), Phoenix (Germany), ORF (Austria), Channel 2 (Israel), Sphinx TV (Japan), Multicanal (Spain), TV3 (Spain), RTI (Italy), VRT (Belgium).

Director: Noam Shalev
Camera: Yosi Leon
Editing: Annette Williams
Producers: Yosi Leon & Noam Shalev



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