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The Israel Film Festival (IFF) recently held its annual sponsor luncheon on March 31 and recognized four honorees. Pictured are Image Award winner Smitty, Image Award winner Peter Bemis, festival founder Meir Fenigstein, Lifetime Achievement Award winner Danny Dimbort and Humanitarian Award winner Daphna Ziman. Among those in attendance were Radha Mitchell, Edward James Olmos, Beverly Todd, Mary Wilson, Freda Payne, Elon Gold, Avi Lerner, Consul General of Israel for Los Angeles David Siegel, and Jay Sanderson, president, Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles.

The IFF’s mission is to spotlight Israel’s thriving film and television industry, enrich the American vision of Israeli life and culture and provide an intercultural exchange through film. The festival has opened new possibilities for cooperation, distribution and co-production between the American and Israeli film and television industries. For information, visit www.israelfilmfestival.com.