See what happens "between Shalom and Salaam."

The blog of the world's only festival showcasing the best in Israeli and Palestinian cinema to promote peace and understanding. Our festival is held annually in May at UC Santa Barbara.
Nov 19
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Busy day at work. Getting ready for our weekly meeting! Hope everyone’s ready.

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Nov 16
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Twitter-at-large: Does anyone know of an alternative to Google Moderator? The 250-character limit is too confining for movie synopses.

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Would like to thank @eumagine for listing us. Thank you.

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Would love if you would take a couple seconds to retweet the dates of our ‘10 film festival. Original is here: http://tr.im/ipfft Thank you!

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Had two successful meetings and looking forward to the partnerships that will come out of them. Big step forward for us today.

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Nov 14
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Lots of well-wishes and words of support to @otherisrael! Congrats on the opening of your third annual festival! You are an inspiration.

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Nov 13
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The Annual Israeli Palestinian Film Festival returns in 2010 for our fourth season! We begin an enlightening week of films on April 29th and continue until May 6th. We would like to thank our wonderful hosts, the UC Santa Barbara campus and community for all their support.
Please email us at info@ipffsb.org for more information or to get on our mailing list.

The Annual Israeli Palestinian Film Festival returns in 2010 for our fourth season! We begin an enlightening week of films on April 29th and continue until May 6th. We would like to thank our wonderful hosts, the UC Santa Barbara campus and community for all their support.

Please email us at info@ipffsb.org for more information or to get on our mailing list.

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Oct 13
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‘Make Sex, Not War’ (via BBC NEWS) Click link for article.

“…the people on the streets get along fine. We work with each other; we eat at each other’s restaurants. We’re intertwined. The problems are caused by the leaders, by the extremists. Our lives are together. Why not have sex together?”
“When you watch Israel on the world media, you see 80% fanatic settlers, 19% cruel soldiers at the road-blocks, and 1% wonderful intellectuals … who criticise the government and struggle for peace.”

‘Make Sex, Not War’ (via BBC NEWS) Click link for article.

“…the people on the streets get along fine. We work with each other; we eat at each other’s restaurants. We’re intertwined. The problems are caused by the leaders, by the extremists. Our lives are together. Why not have sex together?”
“When you watch Israel on the world media, you see 80% fanatic settlers, 19% cruel soldiers at the road-blocks, and 1% wonderful intellectuals … who criticise the government and struggle for peace.”
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May 19
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louisepalanker:
When they’re gone, we’re going to miss telephone poles and the way they draped the landscapes.
Is this somewhere in Santa Barbara?

louisepalanker:

When they’re gone, we’re going to miss telephone poles and the way they draped the landscapes.

Is this somewhere in Santa Barbara?

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May 14
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An extra-ordinary film festival deserves an extraordinary event.

Thursday Evening

For our closing night, May 14th, we are very excited and thrilled to be hosting a first for us—an outdoor event. This gives us the opportunity to showcase our festival and our campus to the greater Santa Barbara community.

Our evening will kick off with a performance by UCSB’s Middle East Ensemble, described as an official “Ethnomusicology Performance Ensemble” of the UCSB Music Department. Founded in 1989 by professor Scott Marcus, the ensemble has performed widely throughout California, the Southwest United States and as far as our nation’s Capital. The performance and event will feature our campus lagoon, Storke Lagoon, as it’s backdrop to highlight a festive atmosphere and emphasize a connection to our school and environment. 

During their performance, movie-goers can enjoy a delicious, buffet-style dinner as a picnic, sitting on the lawn. There is also a small patio, should you prefer a more traditional seating arrangement. 

We will then venture across the walkway to the gorgeous theater known as the Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall for a unique experience when showing Driving to Zigzigland, the final film of our stellar line-up. We are honored to have the director, Nicole Ballivian, present for the evening for a question and answer session. 

Through music, cinema, dialogue (and a little bit of food and fun), this night perfectly represents the spirit of the Israeli Palestinian Film Festival. We would like to invite and welcome you to our campus for this truly special event.

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Our helpful volunteers are ready for hungry masses!

Our helpful volunteers are ready for hungry masses!

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Anticipation for the Middle East Ensemble

Anticipation for the Middle East Ensemble

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