Production Notes
Speakers included:
Dr. Noa Regev- Director of the Jerusalem Cinematheque and Jerusalem Film Festival
Martin Weiss,- Austrian Ambassador to Israel
Ronit Weiss-Berkowitz- Chair of the Film Commission at the National Lottery
Hagai Shagrir – Micha Shagrir’s Son
Ruth Diskin -Managing Director, Ruth Diskin Films and Director of the Micha Shagrir Collection
Sections from Micha Shagrir’s interview for the Israeli Cinema Testimonial Database, courtesy of Marat Parkhomovsky and Avital Beckerman
Description
An evening in memory of Micha Shagrir a year after his death took place at the Jerusalem Cinematheque on February 25, 2016, under the auspices of the Austrian Embassy in Israel. Filmmakers, supporters, family and friends filled the auditorium as we launched the Shagrir Collection website. For the first time, the audience got a peek at the website and some of the highlights of the collection, which have undergone preservation and digitalization. In addition, the evening also included interviews with key figures from the world of Israeli cinema who were filmed especially for this event talking about Micha and what he meant to them
