Dan Hotels will sponsor this year’s Haifa International Film Festival and is offering special accommodation packages tied to the event at its Dan Carmel and Dan Panorama properties in the city.
The packages include either admission to the festival’s opening night or a pass for four festival screenings, along with an overnight stay.
Dan Hotel in Haifa
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Guests booking a night at either hotel on September 26 will receive an invitation to the festival’s opening event at Haifa’s Auditorium complex. The evening is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. with a cocktail reception in Hecht Garden, followed by an 8 p.m. opening ceremony hosted by actor Lior Ashkenazi.
The program will include performances by Yuval Raphael, Iranian-British singer Gola and the Haifa Symphony Orchestra under conductor Eran Rami. Director Avi Nesher is set to receive a lifetime achievement award during the ceremony, which will conclude with a screening of the opening film, “Our Loves,” attended by Nesher and members of the cast.
The opening-night package at Dan Panorama Haifa starts at 849 shekels for two, including breakfast, for members of the hotel chain’s e-dan club.
A second package, available for stays between September 26 and October 3 at either Dan Carmel or Dan Panorama Haifa, includes a four-film festival pass. That package starts at 912 shekels for two at Dan Panorama Haifa, including breakfast, for e-dan members.
The Haifa International Film Festival is one of Israel’s leading annual film events, drawing local and international filmmakers, actors and audiences to the city each year.