AICE Israeli Film Festival 2006
Melbourne Opening

Palace Como Cinema, South Yarra

Tuesday 22 August 2006

The AICE Israeli Film Festival 2006 opened on Tuesday 22 August at the Palace Como Cinema in Melbourne with the award winning film ‘Close To Home’. A capacity audience, Senators Stephen Conroy (Victoria) and Alan Ferguson (South Adelaide) officially opening the Film Festival and animated discussions at the post-screening reception all proved to be the perfect launch to the Festival.


The Right Honourable John So, Lord Mayor of Melbourne and Albert Dadon
Mark Dreyfus and Senator Stephen Conroy
Ross Matthews (Australian Film Commission) and Palace Cinemas Managing Director Antonio Zeccola

Phillip Chester and Senator Alan Ferguson
Geoffrey Smith, Gary Singer, Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne and Dug Pomeroy
Leon Kempler OAM, Ruthie Gilmour, Ilana Kempler

Michael Danby MP, Senator Alan Ferguson, Mark Dreyfus
Ruth Alter and Lillian Frank
Ruth Gilmour, Ghil’ad Zuckerman, Lisa Farber, Justin Liberman, Joni Rubin

Tony Lupton MP and The Right Honourable John So, Lord Mayor of Melbourne
Amanda Mendes da Costa, Denis Benjamin, Debbie Dadon, Idit Benjamin, Gil Benjamin
Jonathan Aner & Shirley Brill

Tim Bateson and Hellen Sky
Rabbi Ehud Bandel & Avital Bandel
Keith Lawrence and Elysia Zeccola

Mervyn Cass, Tom & Sylvia Lowenstein, Diane Cass
Emma Kranz, Rachel Goldberg, Helena Rymer
Nadia Morales

© Peter Biongiorno