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TIFF 2018 - DISCOVERY
TEL AVIV ON FIRE by Sameh Zoabi
(Luxembourg/France/Israel/Belgium, 97 min.)
Cast : Kais Nashif, Lubna Azabal, Yaniv Biton, Nadim Sawalha, Maisa Abd Elhadi
Synopsis
Israel/Palestine, today. Salam, a charming 30-year-old Palestinian living in Jerusalem, works as an intern on a popular Palestinian soap opera, “Tel Aviv on Fire,” which is produced in Ramallah. Every day Salam must pass through an arduous Israeli checkpoint to reach the television studios. He meets the commander of the check-point, Assi, whose wife is a huge fan of the show. In order to impress her, Assi gets involved in the writing of the show. Salam soon realizes that Assi’s ideas could get him a promotion as a screenwriter. Salam’s creative career catches fire, until Assi and the soap’s financial backers disagree on how the soap opera should end. Squeezed between an Army Officer and the Arab backers, Salam can only solve his problems with a final master stroke.
Talents in TORONTO
Sameh Zoabi (director) : Sept. 8-10 – Sept. 15-17
Sameh Zoabi was born in Iksal, Israel. He studied film at Tel Aviv University and Columbia University, New York. His directorial credits include Man Without a Cell Phone (10), Family Albums(12), and Under the Same Sun (13). Tel Aviv on Fire (18) is his latest film.
Screenings
Saturday 8 Sept - 09:00pm - Scotiabank (Press & Industry)
Sunday 9 Sept - 01:30pm - Scotiabank (Public)
Tuesday 11 Sept - 09:15am - Scotiabank (Press & Industry)
Thursday 13 Sept - 09:30pm - TIFF Bell Lightbox (Public)
Sunday 16 Sept - 06:45pm - Scotiabank (Public)
Production
TS Productions (France), Samsa Films (Luxembourg), Lama Films (Lebanon), Artémis Productions (Belgium)
Sales
Indie Sales
Press material
Please send your interview requests to mariefrance@theprfactory.com.
International distributors
TBC
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THE PR FACTORY @ TIFF 2018
Barbara Van Lombeek : barbara@theprfactory.com, +32 486 54 64 80
Marie-France Dupagne : mariefrance@theprfactory.com, +32 477 62 67 70
Press material available here or on www.theprfactory.com
Israel/Palestine, today. Salam, a charming 30-year-old Palestinian living in Jerusalem, works as an intern on a popular Palestinian soap opera, “Tel Aviv on Fire,” which is produced in Ramallah. Every day Salam must pass through an arduous Israeli checkpoint to reach the television studios. He meets the commander of the check-point, Assi, whose wife is a huge fan of the show. In order to impress her, Assi gets involved in the writing of the show. Salam soon realizes that Assi’s ideas could get him a promotion as a screenwriter. Salam’s creative career catches fire, until Assi and the soap’s financial backers disagree on how the soap opera should end. Squeezed between an Army Officer and the Arab backers, Salam can only solve his problems with a final master stroke.
Talents in TORONTO
Sameh Zoabi (director) : Sept. 8-10 – Sept. 15-17
Sameh Zoabi was born in Iksal, Israel. He studied film at Tel Aviv University and Columbia University, New York. His directorial credits include Man Without a Cell Phone (10), Family Albums(12), and Under the Same Sun (13). Tel Aviv on Fire (18) is his latest film.
Screenings
Saturday 8 Sept - 09:00pm - Scotiabank (Press & Industry)
Sunday 9 Sept - 01:30pm - Scotiabank (Public)
Tuesday 11 Sept - 09:15am - Scotiabank (Press & Industry)
Thursday 13 Sept - 09:30pm - TIFF Bell Lightbox (Public)
Sunday 16 Sept - 06:45pm - Scotiabank (Public)
Production
TS Productions (France), Samsa Films (Luxembourg), Lama Films (Lebanon), Artémis Productions (Belgium)
Sales
Indie Sales
Press material
Please send your interview requests to mariefrance@theprfactory.com.
International distributors
TBC
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE PR FACTORY @ TIFF 2018
Barbara Van Lombeek : barbara@theprfactory.com, +32 486 54 64 80
Marie-France Dupagne : mariefrance@theprfactory.com, +32 477 62 67 70
Press material available here or on www.theprfactory.com