• Title:
• An Evening with Eytan Fox

• Director:
• Eytan Fox

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• Israel, .

• Venue:
• Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater

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In honor of the 10^th Anniversary of the Washington DCJCC at 16^th and Q, the Washington Jewish Film Festival is thrilled to inaugurate a new program. “The Decade Award” is given to a filmmaker with a body of work that over a period of at least ten years has made a significant contribution to the world of Jewish cinema. The first recipient of the Decade Award is Israeli filmmaker Eytan Fox for his groundbreaking work over the years 1994–2005.  Mr. Fox will accept his award and discuss his work, including a sneak preview of clips from his new feature, The Bubble.

CO-SPONSORED BY the Embassy of Israel

Presented in partnership with the J’s Stuart Kurlander Program for Gay & Lesbian Outreach and Engagement (GLOE). GLOE is supported, in part, by a grant from the United Jewish Endowment Fund.

Read an interview with Eytan Fox and Gal Uchovsky on the WJFFblog

Eytan Fox Filmography

The Bubble (2006)

Walk On Water (2004)

Yossi & Jagger (2002)

Gotta Have Heart (1997)

Florentene (1997)

Song of the Siren (1994)

Time Off (1990)

Eytan Fox stands at the head of an impressive wave of Israeli filmmakers who are garnering international recognition and commercial success for their work world-wide. Perhaps more than most, Fox has helped to project the vibrancy of a pluralistic Israeli culture and given gay and lesbian Israelis a place in the popular film culture. A New York native who moved to as a child, Fox grew up in Jerusalem and, after serving in the army, studied in Tel Aviv University 's School of Film and Television. His first film, Time Off, a 45-minute drama about sexual identity in the Israeli army, won the Movie of the Year Award at the Israeli Film Institute, and first prize in Munich 's International Student Film Festival. His first feature film, the Gulf War comedy Song of the Siren was 's biggest box office success in 1994. Fox created and directed a drama series for Israeli TV called Florentene, which won first prize at the Jerusalem International Film Festival in 1997. Yossi & Jagger, Fox's second feature film, received both critical and box office success in for its taboo-shattering portrayal of a love affair between two male officers in the Israeli army. His next feature, Walk on Water, won the Audience Award at the 2004 Washington Jewish Film Festival—as well as prizes at numerous Jewish and International Festivals. One of the highest grossing foreign films of the year, it went on to become one of the most successful Israeli films ever.

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