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Dreadzone
 FameLab 2008 Final
Join us for the Famelab final where nine finalists will compete to communicate a scientific concept without visual aids. Contestants will each have three minutes to impress the judges and the audience with an entertaining and original talk that is scientifically accurate, exciting and engaging for the general public. Read more about the competition. Admission is free but seats are limited! Online reservation at Hemda or call 03-5210800.
5 May, 19:00, Hemda Centre,Tel Aviv
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 Legendary UK group Dreadzone to visit Israel
Dreadzone Sound System (Greg Roberts & Spee) Copyright Antonio Pagano
Pull on your dancing shoes! Greg Roberts, founder of the legendary group Dreadzone, well known for its wonderful and skilful combination of reggae and black music, will be coming to Israel for a one time show and workshop in Tel Aviv, with lead singer M.C Spee. Known for its unique way of combining different music styles such as dub, hip hop, reggae, dance hall, techno, drum and bass and more, the group has changed the world of reggae and continues to be a dominant player in the UK scene today. Events are supported by our BI ARTS programme.
Live show: 15 May, Comfort 13 Club, Tel Aviv
Workshop: May 15, 14:00, Muzik school
 Football for Peace training camp in Cologne
A delegation of sports professionals from Jewish and Arab villages in Israel will travel to the Sports University in Cologne, Germany to train in the Football 4 Peace values based approach to coaching and working with children. Researchers from the Wingate Institute will join the delegation to meet with their UK and German counterparts to launch an extensive evaluation research project. Football 4 Peace is a partnership project of the British Council, the Israel Sports Authority, Brighton University’s Chelsea School of Sport and the Sports University in Cologne, Germany running in Israel since 2000.
22-26 May, Cologne, Germany
 MUSRARAMIX Festival 08- hosting UK musician Keith Rowe
Keith Rowe
MusraraMix Festival, an interdisciplinary platform combining the arts, technology, society and philosophy, will focus this year on The Inner Court and will be held in collaboration with the Musrara neighbourhood residents. With the support of BI ARTS, the festival features the Israeli debut performance of legendary free improvisation guitarist and painter Keith Rowe, who is regarded as the godfather of Electro Acoustic Improvisation. Rowe will also share his artistic ongoing journey in a lecture and workshop on his unique musical language.
Performances: May 27, Musrara school, Jerusalem;
May 30, Levo
ntine 7, Tel Aviv
Lecture: 28 May, Musrara school, Jerusalem
Workshop: 29 May, Musrara school, Jerusalem
 Supporting the film industry I: International producers in Tel Aviv Co-Productions market
Independent documentary producers from all over the world will participate in the Co-Productions market in Tel Aviv this month. Supported by BI ARTS, UK producer Ray Bruce will be visiting the event, aimed at fostering cooperation between filmmakers in Israel and other countries. Participating producers will be presented with dozens of Israeli documentaries which are open for co-production, from which they will select mutually beneficial projects. During Close Encounters one-on-one meetings will be arranged between the Producers and Israeli filmmakers. Read more
CoPro market: 27 May-02 June;
Close Encounters: 30-31 May
 Supporting the film industry II: Script analysis workshop for producers
The Script Factory
Specially designed by the Script Factory in London, this workshop is aimed at training film and television producers in reading, evaluation and analysis of scripts for feature films from the production point of view. This three day workshop, led by trainers Lucy Scher, co-director of the Script Factory, and Christopher Collins, producer at UK Film Council Development Fund, is the second joint initiative of the Israel Producers Association, our BI ARTS programme and the Israel Film Fund.
30 May-2 June, Tel Aviv
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