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Shooting wraps on "The 90 Minute War"

After six weeks of shooting in Israel, Palestine, Germany and Portugal, Gringo’s The 90 Minute War is finally in the can. Starring Moshe Ivgy, Norman Issa and Detlev Buck, the mockumentary about the attempt to decide the Middle East conflict once and for all with a soccer match is due to be completed in 2015.

NRW backs "The 90 Minute War"

The Film und Medienstiftung NRW has come on board Gringo's latest production, The 90 Minute War, with production financing to the tune of €200,000. Written and directed by Eyal Halfon, and co-produced with Assaf Amir of Norma Productions, The 90 Minute War is a comic mockumentary that tells the story of a new, original and only slight far-fetched solution to the Middle East conflict: a soccer match between Israel and Palestine... The winner gets the country; the loser leaves - forever. Shooting will begin in May 2014, with the film scheduled for completion by 2015.

Bethlehem bows in Germany

After an incredibly successful run in Israel, where it was the top local film in 2013, Bethlehem is now coming to cinemas in Germany. Director Yuval Adler and Co-Writer Ali Waked presented the film to full houses at premieres in Cologne, Hamburg and Berlin before the national release on January 9th. The first German reviews are overwhelmingly positive: 'powerful and authentic' - Der Spiegel, 'stark and gripping' - die Welt, 'gripping and nuanced' - Hamburger Morgenpost, 'brilliant' - der Tagesspiegel.

Happy Hour shoot wraps

The shoot for Happy Hour, Franz Müller's new comedy, has now finished. The film stars Simon Licht, Mehdi Nebbou and Alexander Hörbe as three German men who take a holiday in a cottage deep in the Irish countryside in a desperate attempt to overcome their mid-life crises. The film was shot on location in County Cork, Ireland, and North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Bernhard Keller was director of photography, the film is written and directed by Franz Müller.

Bethlehem is the Israeli submission to the Oscars

Bethlehem is the Israeli submission for the 2014 foreign-langauge Oscar^®, having won the Israeli Academy Award, or Ophir, for Best Film from the Israeli Film Academy. At the awards ceremony in Haifa on September 28th, Bethlehem won six Ophirs, including Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, Best Editing, and Best Casting - as well as Best Film - from a total of 12 nominations. Previously, Bethlehem also won Best Film and Best Actor at the Haifa Film Festival.

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