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Hillel Newman, consul general of Israel; Meir Fenigstein, founder and executive director of the Israel Film Festival; and Guy Nattiv, Academy Award-winning filmmaker, attended the Israel Film Festival reception on June 3.

The cocktail reception was held at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, 300 S. Doheny Drive.

The 35th Israel Film Festival, the largest showcase of Israeli cinema in the United States, will take place Nov. 11-28.

The mission of the Israel Film Festival is to highlight Israel as the lively and innovative nation that it is, as well as to shine a spotlight on its thriving film and television industry, and enrich the American experience of Israel’s social and cultural diversity.

For information, visit israelfilmfestival.com.