Geva Films ( he, סרטי גבע, ''Sirtei Geva''), or the Geva film studio and laboratory was one of the first
film studios in
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
. It was established in 1949 in the city of
Givatayim
Givatayim ( he, גִּבְעָתַיִים, lit. "two hills") is a city in Israel east of Tel Aviv. It is part of the metropolitan area known as Gush Dan. Givatayim was established in 1922 by pioneers of the Second Aliyah. In it had a population ...
near
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...
by , Yitzhak Agadati and Yosef Navon. It produced newsreels for cinemas and short films, as well as
feature film
A feature film or feature-length film is a narrative film (motion picture or "movie") with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment program. The term ''feature film'' originall ...
s.
Its building was demolished in September 2011 and two residential towers (Geva Towers ( he, מגדלי גבע)) were built in its place.
Produced films
* 1956 – "
:he:מעשה במונית", comedy, black-and-white
* 1959 – "
:he:עמוד האש (סרט)"
*1960: ''
I Like Mike''
*1962: ''
:he:חבורה שכזאת''
* 1963 – ''
El Dorado''
* 1963 – "
:he:חבורה שכזאת"
* 1964 – "
:he:שמונה בעקבות אחד (סרט קולנוע)"
* 1964 – ''
Dalia And The Sailors''
* 1965 – ''
Hole in the Moon
''Hole in the Moon'' ( he, חור בלבנה; Hor B'Levana) is a 1964 Israeli avant-garde-satiric movie directed by Uri Zohar.
The film was heavily influenced by the French New Wave, particularly the films of Jean-Luc Godard. It was a response ...
''
* 1965 – "
:he:פיצוץ בחצות",
* 1966 – ''
The Flying Matchmaker
''The Flying Matchmaker'' (also: ''Two Kuni Lemel'', ''Shnei Kuni Leml'' or שני קוני למל) is a 1966 Israeli film musical directed by Israel Becker. The story is based on the 1880 Yiddish play ''Di tsvey Kuni-Lemels'' by Abraham Goldfaden. ...
'' (''Two Kuni Lemel''), film musical
People
*, a founder
* Yitzhak Agadati, a founder, brother of
Baruch Agadati
Baruch Agadati ( he, ברוך אגדתי, also Baruch Kaushansky-Agadati; January 8, 1895 – January 18, 1976) was a Russian Empire-born Israeli classical ballet dancer, choreographer, painter, and film producer and director.
Biography
Baruch Kau ...
*Yosef Navon, a founder of the Geva Film Studios, director, cameraman and sound technician
*, worked on the Geva Films' newssreels in late 1950s
"Alfred Hitchcock's Unknown Cameo Appearance in Jerusalem"
'' Haaretz''
*Amnon Salomon
Amnon Salomon ( he, אמנון סלומון; April 3, 1940 – October 23, 2011) was an Israeli film cinematographer. He was a recipient of the Ophir Award for cinematography.
Biography
Salomon was born in Tel Aviv in 1940 to a Hungarian-Jewis ...
* Adi Talmor
References
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Film organizations in Israel
Entertainment companies of Israel
Givatayim
Buildings and structures demolished in 2011
Demolished buildings and structures in Israel
Entertainment companies established in 1949