News
April 10, 2008
Just Vision's Encounter Point Featured on TED Prize Winner Jehane Noujaim's Pangea Day
Pangea Day, a day to bring the world together through film, came about as a result of Jehane Noujaim's wish through the TED Prize. On May 10, 2008, Just Vision was featured as part of this global gathering. Watch Encounter Point film subjects Robi Damelin and Ali Abu Awwad deliver their speech following the excerpts of Encounter Point.
March 28, 2008
Executive Director Ronit Avni to speak at conference featuring former South African president FW de Klerk
Just Vision Executive Director Ronit Avni will screen Encounter Point and present a workshop on civic peace building among Palestinians and Israelis. The conference, entitled: "Reconciliation: Balancing Peace and Justice," features keynote speaker and former South African president FW de Klerk at the Borah Symposium at the University of Idaho.
February 16, 2008
"No More Taking Sides": Listen to Encounter Point film subjects Ali Abu Awwad and Robi Damelin interviewed on NPR
Ali Abu Awwad and Robi Damelin, two of the main subjects of Encounter Point, can be heard in an in-depth interview with Krista Tippett on Speaking of Faith.
January 10, 2008
Julia Bacha to speak at Alliance of Civilizations Forum
Just Vision Media Director Julia Bacha will be speaking on a panel about Innovative Uses of Mass Media to Promote Cross-Cultural Understanding at the Alliance of Civilizations Forum in Madrid.
November 30, 2007
Just Vision Launches Arabic and Hebrew Website
Check out the Arabic and Hebrew versions of this website by clicking on the Arabic and Hebrew icons to the left on the nav bar. Let us know what you think and help spread the word!
November 09, 2007
Encounter Point to Premiere in London
Encounter Point's London premiere will be at the UK Jewish Film Festival. The Film will then screen in Manchester and tour the UK as part of the festival. The screening will take place on November 10th, 2007 at 6:30pm at the Odeon Swiss Cottage. Director/Producer Ronit Avni and film subjects Ali Abu Awwad and Robi Damelin will be present.
August 12, 2007
Encounter Point wins prize in Brazil
Encounter Point won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the Sao Paulo Jewish Festival.
August 03, 2007
Encounter Point screens on Al Arabiya
Encounter Point was broadcast on Al Arabiya, one of the most important Arabic satellite networks in the world, as part of the Mashahed wa Araa'" [Scenes and Views] programme. It was shown in two parts: on Wednesday August 8th, 2007 at 21:00 GMT and on Thursday August 9th 2007 at 20:00 GMT. Film subject Ali Abu Awwad and an Israeli member of Combatants for Peace participated in a round table discussion following Thursday's screening.
May 04, 2007
Just Vision releases Encounter Point DVD in late July 2007
The Encounter Point DVD is now available. It includes additional and extended scenes, an "On the Road" montage of audience responses to the film in Dubai, Ramallah, Tel Aviv, Sderot, New York, Seattle and more, audio commentary in Arabic, Hebrew and English by the filmmakers and film subjects as well as subtitled-versions in English, Arabic, Hebrew, French and Portuguese. Please visit www.encounterpoint.com for more information.
March 01, 2007
Encounter Point Opens Theatrically in Los Angeles March 2-8th
Encounter Point will screen at the Laemmle Music Hall 3 in Beverly Hills and the Town Center Hall 3 in Encino from March 2-8th. Director Ronit Avni will attend the March 3, 5, 6, 7th screenings at the Music Hall at 7:20pm for a Q&A following the film.
Music Hall:
Fri, Mon-Thu: 5:00, 7:20, 9:45
Sat & Sun: 12:20, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20 & 9:45
9036 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, 90211
310-274-6869
Town Center
Daily: 12:20, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20 & 9:45.
17200 Ventura Blvd.
Encino,
818-981-9811
February 28, 2007
Encounter Point will screen on CBC in Canada on March 4th at 10pm on "The Passionate Eye."
A 63-minute version of Encounter Point (the original is 85 minutes) will screen on CBC in Canada on March 4th at 10pm on "The Passionate Eye."
January 31, 2007
Just Vision is among the 11 finalists of the Ashoka-Changemakers Competition on "Entrepreneuring Peace: On-the-ground Innovations for managing conflict". The competition attracted a total of 158 entries from 42 countries. As a finalist, Just Vision will be attending the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship between 27-29 March 2007 at Oxford, U.K.
December 11, 2006
Encounter Point wins the 2006 Spirit of Freedom Award at the Bahamas International Film Festival
Encounter Point was selected to receive the 2006 Bahamas International Film Festival Spirit of Freedom award, which honors one narrative and one documentary "whose subject matter touches upon the filmmakers personal convictions and journey into the human spirit with ties to themes such as religion, politics and the freedom of expression." Director Ronit Avni was present to accept the award.
November 30, 2006
Co-Director Julia Bacha to speak on panel with Richard Gere, Oliver Stone at Dubai Film Festival.
Encounter Point Co-Director/Writer/Editor Julia Bacha will be on a panel with Richard Gere, Oliver Stone, Maji Abdi, Mohammed Khan and Ronnie Screwvala. The panel is called DUBAI DIFF Industry Panel: Operation Cultural Bridge – A World of Discovery. It takes place on December 15th at 7pm in the Madinat Theatre.
November 22, 2006
Encounter Point Wins Another Audience Award
The 2006 Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Rencontres Film Festival in Montreal was awarded to Encounter Point.
November 17, 2006
Encounter Point Reviewed in NYT, VillageVoice, TimeOut
When Encounter Point opened on November 17th in NY, here is what the critics had to say:
"A riveting documentary, which blazes with a kind of spiritual grace while remaining firmly grounded in a tragic reality..." Melissa Levine, Village Voice
"Something else entirely.... Ronit Avni and Julia Bacha never flinch from the brutal tragedies these men and women have endured, thereby capturing the heroism of their nonviolent choice." Hank Shteamer, TimeOut NY
"Assured, thoughtful and clear-eyed... nonviolent resistance could happen here. This film may prompt others to take up the cause." Anita Gates, New York Times
To read reviews of Encounter Point, visit the press section of www.encounterpoint.com.
October 15, 2006
Encounter Point Wins 2006 Bend Film Festival Award for Best Score
Kareem Roustom, who composed an original score for Encounter Point, accepted the Bend Film Festival Award for Best Score on October 14, 2006. Listen to music from the film by scrolling down the page to the Encounter Point section.
September 20, 2006
Encounter Point among top 5 audience picks at the Kansas International Film Festival
Encounter Point was voted among the top 5 films at the Kansas International Film Festival in September 2006.
May 10, 2006
Encounter Point Wins San Francisco International Film Festival Audience Award
Encounter Point wins the Audience Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival. Click here for the press release.
Audiences choose Encounter Point as their 4th favorite film among 100 movies at the Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto Excerpts of Encounter Point screened at the TED Prize awards as part of Control Room Director Jehane Noujaim's wish to use film to bring the world together. Excerpts of Encounter Point screened at the TED Prize awards as part of Control Room Director Jehane Noujaim's wish to use film to bring the world together. Watch the awards and the Encounter Point clips at: http://www.ted.com/tedprize/webcast2006.cfm?flashEnabled=1 Just Vision's feature documentary, "Encounter Point," will premiere on April 26, 2006, at the Tribeca Film Festival in NYC at 6pm. Tickets can be purchased as of April 8th for Amex cardholders and as of April 15th for the general public. Encounter Point's Canadian Premiere will take place at Hot Docs in Toronto on May 4 at 7pm and our West Coast Premiere will take place at the San Francisco International Film Festival on May 1 at 6:45pm. Stay tuned for our Southern premiere! Just Vision recently screened its film, Encounter Point, at the IFC of the World Bank in cooperation with Search for Common Ground and the Middle East Institute. Julia Bacha and Ronit Avni answered questions, moderated by Clayton Swisher. Just Vision and the Alliance for Middle East Peace also held an event at Lounge 201 in Washington, DC, to encourage increased support of Palestinian and Israeli peace building efforts in the Middle East. Excerpts of Encounter Point were shown. Just Vision's film Director, Ronit Avni, will be speaking at the women filmmakers' symposium during the True/False Film Festival on February 23 at 3pm at the Windsor Auditorium at Stephens College. Just Vision Director Ronit Avni screened excerpts of the documentary film, Encounter Point, at the Second Annual Jewish/Muslim Dialogue: Visions and Viewpoints on January 22 at the Islamic Center of Southern CA, hosted along with the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Ethics. For information, visit: http://raoulwallenberginstitute.org/January22FFinalFlyer.htm. Ronit Avni was recently in Los Angeles to screen scenes from Just Vision's upcoming documentary film, Encounter Point, and to speak at the Pasadena Jewish Temple, Leo Baeck Temple and Temple Kol Tikvah. Project Co-Manager Nahanni Rous presented at a conference on non-violence in Bethlehem, December 27-30th. Nahanni showed excerpts of our film, Encounter Point, and shared the stage with film subjects and peace builders Ali Abu Awwad, Sami Al Jundi and George Sa'adeh. For updates about these speaking events, please contact events@justvision.org. On November 8th, Just Vision's staff will be screening scenes from our upcoming documentary film and speaking at the Busboys and Poets Cafe in Washington, DC, from 6:30-8:30pm. For updates about these speaking events, please contact events@justvision.org. Just Vision's Co-Managers, Nahanni Rous and Joline Makhlouf, appeared on a recent program at All for Peace Radio. The interviews were broadcast from Jerusalem at 107.2FM and simultaneously online at www.allforpeace.org. Just Vision's Director, Ronit Avni, received the Auburn Seminary's Lives of Commitment Award, for women "whose lives demonstrate a powerful commitment to the common good". The awards ceremony was a multifaith, intergenerational event that took place on June 9th. Fellow honorees Dr. Johnetta Cole, the President of Bennett College for Women and Daisy Khan, Executive Director of the ASMA Society. Just Vision Director Ronit Avni and Project Co-Manager Joline Makhlouf recently appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show. An image from their segment was also shown online at www.oprah.com. Just Vision's film editor and writer, Julia Bacha, was nominated by the Writers Guild of America for her work on the critically acclaimed film, Control Room. The ceremony, which included this first-ever WGA Documentary Screenplay Award for outstanding achievement in documentary writing for the screen, took place in Los Angeles in mid-February. The world-renowned Palestinian musical group Sabreen has generously granted us space to edit our documentary film in their recording studio. We are delighted to be surrounded by such wonderful talent. Like Just Vision, Sabreen actively pursues cooperative artistic relationships with Israeli and Palestinian musicians (Israeli celebrity David Broza recorded half of his latest album here) so our missions and methods are truly harmonious.
In other News:
Project Co-Manager Joline Makhlouf represented Just Vision in Amman, Jordan, as a participant in a conference of women peacemakers with the Global Peace Initiative of Women.May 09, 2006
Encounter Point ranks 4th among audience picks at Hot Docs
March 15, 2006
Encounter Point Clips at TED Awards
March 14, 2006
Encounter Point to Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
March 10, 2006
Encounter Point at the World Bank and Capitol Hill
January 28, 2006
Ronit Avni at True/False's Women Filmmakers' Symposium
January 09, 2006
Just Vision speaking at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Ethics and the the Islamic Center of Southern CA
January 06, 2006
Just Vision recently in Los Angeles, Bethlehem December 2005
October 20, 2005
Speaking Events November 2005
July 05, 2005
Just Vision staff on All for Peace Radio
June 06, 2005
Just Vision's Director receives Lives of Commitment Award
May 02, 2005
Just Vision on the Oprah Winfrey Show
January 18, 2005
Film Editor/Writer Julia Bacha nominated by the Writers Guild of America
November 30, 2004
Editing Begins
