INDO-ISRAELI CULTURAL FORUM FORMED

History in the international field of culture was created during the visit of Israeli theatre personality Madam Etty Resnik to the Asian Academy of Film & Television accompanied by Mrs. Shoshana Haim of the Embassy of Israel when it was decided after their meeting with the director of the academy Prof. Sandeep Marwah, to form Indo-Israeli cultural forum for forging closer bonds between the peoples of there two nations. Later addressing the students, Madam Shoshana Haim who is heading the cultural affairs department of her embassy, explained the evolution and the trends of Israeli cinema. She invited the students to participate in the film festival organized by the film school in Jerusalem. Madame Etty Resnik who is herself a coach at an Acting School, told the students that one has to indeed work very hard after learning the art & craft of theatre, film & television to survive in the trade. She went on to add that the performing artiste should never stop reading the heart and the mind of the people to excel in their work. She talked at length about the state of theatre in her country and lamented that world over there is no money in this field of performing art. She pointed out that a true artiste always feels like and hopes to improve over his or her performance. Etty Resnik ended her address by mentioning that the theatre provided the artistes with an immediate response to one’s performance and that she is into theatre by choice as this is her first love.