2009 09 11 - Israel Film Festival ( A matter of size )

A MATTER OF SIZE
DIRECTOR: Erez Tadmor and Sharon Maymon
YEAR: 2009
DURATION: 92 mins
GENRE: Comedy
LANGUAGE: Hebrew, Japanesewith English Subtitles
RATING: M18, Mature Content
CAST: Itzik Cohen, Irit Kaplan, Dvir Benedek,Alon Dahan, Levana Finkelstein, Togo Igawa
SHOWTIMES:
****THE PICTUREHOUSE SPECIAL SCREENING – Friday, 11 September, 7.15pm
(The Picturehouse Explores with Director, Sharon Maymon)
The Picturehouse - Saturday, 12 September, 9.20pm
The Picturehouse - Sunday, 13 September, 7.15pm

Four overweight friends from the small Israeli city of Ramla are fed up of dieting and being ridiculed and discover the world of Sumo Wrestling, where large people are honored and appreciated. With the help of a Japanese restaurant owner and former Sumo coach in Japan, they decide to pursue a new goal of becoming sumo wrestlers and eventually fall in love with the sport. The result is a sweet, touching, funny, and relatable story of self-acceptance and determination.

The film was a breakout hit at the New York Tribeca Film Festival 2009 and has acquired English-language remake rights. The film was also screened at Cannes 2009 and was the opening film for the Jerusalem International Film Festival 2009.

Directors

Sharon Maymon a graduate of “Camera Obscura” school of the Arts in Tel Aviv. During his studies he directed the award-winning shorts Holes and Mortgage, which won the award for best drama at the Jerusalem Film Festival.In 2005 he wrote for the Israeli television comedy series Sketch Show. We have the honor to host Sharon as a guest of the Israel film festival in Singapore.

Erez Tadmor graduated from the department of Film and Television at the "Camera Obscura" school of Art in Tel Aviv in the year 1999. Erez has made seven films - with 2 shorts films (Moosh and Strangers - co-directed with Guy Nattiv) and won 25 Awards in the most prestigious Film Festivals. Erez Tadmor is amongst the most talented young movie directors in Israel.

Meet the Director Sharon Maymon

FRIDAY 11th SEPTEMBER at 9pm
The Picturehouse Lounge
FREE & OPEN TO PUBLIC

About the Director:
Sharon Maymon a graduate of “Camera Obscura” school of the Arts in Tel Aviv. During his studies he directed the award-winning shorts Holes and Mortgage, which won the award for best drama at the Jerusalem Film Festival. In 2005 he wrote for the Israeli television comedy series Sketch Show.

This post-screening Q&A session is free and open to public. It will be held at The Picturehouse Lounge (Level 5).
Tickets for the film's screening on Fri, 11 Sept at 7.15pm in The Picturehouse, must be purchased separately at http://tickets.cathay.com.sg.