Last year the Consulate worked together with Cinematheque Ontario and the Toronto Jewish Film Society on an exciting retrospective of the films of Gila Almagor. We hope to work on a similar project in the near future. The Consulate has also been working closely with the Toronto Jewish Film Festival. The Festival's new director, Shlomo Schwartzberg is well-versed in Israeli film . Last year's festival in early May was a smashing success and featured a number of Israeli films including Mr. Mani, based on the novel by A.B. Yehoshua.
Similar festivals take place in Winnipeg, Edmonton, and Vancouver.
Edmonton's festival focusses entirely on Israeli film and has enjoyed much success in the last two years. Should you be interested in more information, please contact our Cultural Affairs Department. The Israeli Consulate encourages greater ties between Canadian and Israeli universities. We work to bring top Israeli academics from all fields to Canada, to expose them to their Canadian colleagues and vice versa, to give Canadian scholars and students the opportunity to meet with their Israeli counterparts. Visiting Scholars Program Currently in its third year, the Visiting Scholars Program, initiated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Israel, seeks to encourage academic exchange between Israel and Canada and specifically to make Israeli scholars more accessible to the local academic community.