CANCELLED - Opening - Brussels Jewish International Film Festival (BJIFF)

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The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union cordially invites you to the opening of the Brussels Jewish Film Festival (BJIFF) in cooperation with the Institute of Audiovisual Jewish Memory (IMAJ). IMAJ acts in favour of cultural diversity and aims to build bridges in order to promote dialogue between different cultures and communities.

Background & story of the movie "The End of Love"

Julia and Yuval met in Paris and have just had a child. When Yuval decides to return to Israel to renew his visa, the couple organizes their days around Skype meetings. But, little by little, their relationship is deteriorating. The story of this disintegrating couple shows the difficulties for a young woman and mother struggling on her own to cope with the responsibilities of suddenly changing circumstances.

With her movie “The End of Love” director Keren Ben Rafael, born in Israel and living between Paris and Tel Aviv, narrates the difficulties of a Franco-Israeli couple who finds itself forced to communicate by interposed screens when the man is stuck in Israel for administrative matters.

"The End of Love" by director Keren Ben Rafael, won the Grand Jury Prize at the 19th Mediterranean Cinema Festival in Brussels in December 2019.

The original movie is in French and subtitled in English

Running time: 90 minutes

Watch the trailer here.

The screening will be followed by a discussion with movie director Keren Ben Rafael.

Programme

18:15 – 18:45             Registration

18:45 – 19:15             Welcome

Cornelia Hoffmann, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union

Béatrice Godlewicz, Director IMAJ

19:15 – 20:45             Movie screening "The End of Love" by Keren Ben Rafael

20:45 – 21:15             Discussion

Keren Ben Rafael, Movie director

Yolande Zauberman, Movie director and patron of BJIFF

21:15 – 22:00             Reception

Working language: English, French

Please register by 12 March 2020. Free spots are limited.

We are looking forward to your participation.

Note:

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