2017
Film critic Delegation
Chamber Music Delegation
In July, JPC hosted international leading film critics were brought to cover the Jerusalem Film Festival. On July 13, eleven film critics from Angola, Australia, Croatia, China ,Cyprus, the Czech Republic, India, Latvia, Spain and USA, arrived to enjoy the celebration of cinema in Jerusalem, with a rich program that included film-watching, interviews with filmmakers and actors, guided tours and social events.
In August, JPC hosted international leading chamber music critics for the International Chamber music festival in Jerusalem. Journalists arrived to enjoy the chamber music concerts held every night of the festival, as well as interviews with musicians and experiencing the Old City of Jerusalem.
2016
Film critic delegation
Literature critic delegation
In July, JPC hosted international leading film critics that were brought to cover the Jerusalem Film Festival. The international delegation arrived to enjoy the celebration of cinema in Jerusalem, with a rich program that included film-watching, interviews with filmmakers and actors, being exposed to different Israeli film schools, guided tours around the city and social events.
In May, the JPC brought international literature critics in order to experience Israeli and international authors as part of the Jerusalem Writers Festival. The festival brought unique discussion and dialogue between the different authors, and provided a special experience to the literature critics.
Discovering Israel: Industry, Innovation and culture delegation
Chamber music delegation
In September, The Jerusalem Press Club, together with the Israeli Ministry of Economy and the Chinese Media Center joined together to bring to Israel 12 leading Chinese journalists to cover israel’s industry, innovation and culture. During their 10 days in Israel, the journalists visited cutting-edge hi-tech companies like Medinol and Mobileye; visited Weizmann Institute and the Technion, where they were exposed to Israel’s recent accomplishments in science; and were exposed to the wide variety of innovation Israel has to offer.
In August, JPC hosted international leading chamber music critics that were brought to cover the International Jerusalem chamber music festival. The international delegation arrived to enjoy the celebration of chamber music in Jerusalem, with a rich program that included concerts, interviews with musicians and guided tours around the city and social events.
2015
Film critic delegation
Science journalists delegation
In July, JPC hosted international film critics from around the world joined the 32nd Jerusalem Film Festival. The participants enjoyed a special program that included a meeting with the directors of two leading film schools in Jerusalem (Sam Spiegel and Ma’aleh), a tour of the Old City, a private tour of Yad Vashem and of its one-of-a-kind Visual Center, being exposed to the unique Israeli film industry.
Due to the success of the first Science delegation, the JPC assisted the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities with their delegation of international Science correspondents. The delegation was exposed to the variety of Israel science, innovation, accomplishments and Israeli scientists.
2014
Film critic delegation
Former Soviet Union journalist delegation
In July, JPC hosted 20 leading film critics from around the world who came to cover Jerusalem’s 31st Film Festival. The journalists enjoyed the festival along side tours of the Old City, the Sam Spiegel Film & Television School, Yad Vashem and it’s visual center and several other events and discussions about film and Israel.
In the words of one of the participants: “One of the most thought-provoking, stimulating, moving places I have ever had the chance to visit, within the excellent framework of the Festival, showcasing the talents of a bunch of hardworking, energetic filmmakers whose work I would never have come across otherwise. I felt very privileged to be there, particularly at such a time.”
Nativ, Genesis and the Jerusalem Press Club joined together to bring a group of leading Jewish journalists from the former Soviet Union. The group included journalists from leading main-stream (not Jewish) media companies in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Odessa, Kiev, Kharkiv, Chisinau, Minsk, Novosibrsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Tashkent.
2013
Science journalists delegation
In November, the first and one-of-a-kind program of senior science editors and journalists took place in partnership of the Jerusalem Press Club, the Program Department at Mishkenot Sha’ananim and the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. The program exposed participants to Israeli science, achievements and personalities in a unique and packed 9-day program.