Highlight Films is now on VIMEO

We have opened a video channel in VIMEO.COM - some of the clips from our footage archive are already there, and we will upload more in the next few weeks. Cahnnel URl: http://vimeo.com/channels/highlight

Here is one sample:

Tel Aviv urban landscape time lapse from Highlight Films Israel on Vimeo.

Israel – a Unique destination for travelers

The Land of Israel has been a preferred destination for travelers since early times. Throughout the centuries the country has been a religious magnet for Christians, Jews, Muslim and many other religions and sects. Tourist arriving to Israel visit its unique archaeological treasures, remains of the Greek, Roman, Early Christian, Byzantine, Muslim and many other periods in history, and the current day tourist attractions – from the Mediterranean, the Dead Sea, Sea of Galilee and the Red Sea shores, to the historical and religious locations of Jerusalem, Nazareth and Bethlehem, bustling Tel Aviv, the wild Galilee mountains, the dry and serene Negev desert and so many other natural and man-made attractions.

Israel's international airport, located at the center of the country, was recently built. Flights to Tel Aviv depart from most major airports throughout the world.

Highlight Films offers tour groups and families arriving for a visit of Israel to create a visual memory of their visit. We can provide cameramen who will film the group in important locations. We will edit it to a professional documentary film in any desired length.

Screening of Magnificent Failure in Copenhagen Festival

Jasmine Kainy's documentary film "Magnificent Failure" will be screened this week in the "Tel Aviv - Copenhagen" festival. The film protagonist, Harold Rubin, will speak before the film screenings and will play jazz after the screenings.

Magnificent Failure was produced by Highlight Films in 2008. Since its completion the film took part in festivals in Israel, Germany, south Africa and now in Copenhagen.
For more information about the film click here.

Sample archive clip - our HD aerial footage of Jerusalem

Just a taste of our HD aerial archive:
a short clip of Jerusalem from the air.
For more of this: the Highlight FIlms Archive

Production of personal biography videos

Highlight Films produces personal video biographies for individuals who would like to turn their memories and life story into eternal films. This new and highly popular strand has been developing over the last few years, and we have a lot of experience in researching and producing these personal documentary videos for both Israelis and people from other parts of the world who spent significant time in Israel and would like to incorporate their memories of Israel in their video.

The personal video biography is produced in the same ways and methods we produce a broadcaster-commissioned film. The main difference is that our client is the "executive producer" of the video. He or she decides what will be included in the final video and what will be left out.
We produce mainly two time frameworks: a 7-10 minutes video, usually for the purpose of screening in front of larger audiences in significant occasions, and a 40-50 minutes video which is usually more personal and is used for smaller, more intimate viewing.
For more information and quotes about our personal video biography production, please email info@highlight.co.il

The best production fixers in Israel

As part of our production services in Israel, The West Bank and Gaza, Highlight Films offers experienced production fixers to handle all aspects of news, corporate and documentary productions in the region.

Our fixers coordinate camera crews, arrange for interviews and clear locations, coordinate editing facilities and satellite feed uplink services, take care of transportation, security and so forth.

Languages: English, French, Spanish, Russian, German, Arabic, Hebrew.

Contact info@highlight.co.il for more info.

XDCAM-HD cameras in Israel

With the increased popularity of Sony XDCAM camera models for both news gathering, documentary films and corporate videos, wHighlight Films continues to provide local and international productions with XDCAM camera sets, including Sony EX-1, Sony EX-3, XDCAM335 and XDCAM 350 cameras, all filming in either high definition or DVCAM quality.
Our cameras are available for rent with or without a camera crew, in all areas of Israel and the West Bank.
Our Tel Aviv and Ramallah studios provide all the necessary post production services, including tape and disk dubs, digitizing, conversion to other formats, FTP upload etc'.
For more information and quotes please contact our Tel Aviv Operations

New: 4K digital signage stock footage of Israel

By January 2010, our stock footage archive will be the first library in the Middle East to present 4K video, available for licensing to advertising agencies, production companies and commercial clients.

These days we are running tests with both RED cameras and converted still cameras, before we define our final technical parameters for footage and edited sequences delivery.
if you are looking for 4k footage of Israel, feel free to contact us.
We will release more information about scheduled filming dates and locations in the next two weeks.

New historical trailers in the Highlight Films archive

We have recently added a new collection of beauty shots and mostly historical footage filmed in the last 20 years in Israel, Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including rare aerial footage of Gaza.
More about our archive

For more information and quotes please email our archive team

Check out the beauty of Israel from the air: our HD footage collection

We invite you to take a spectacular visit of Israel's beautiful landscapes and varied scenery. From the popular Meditteranean shores and hectic Tel Aviv to the Dead Sea's sinkholes, from the Sea of Galilee to the Judean Desert, the rugged Negev mountains and down to the bay of Eilat. See Jerusalem's most scared sites for Christians, Jews and Muslims and the remarkable remains of ancient times. Welocme to our archive - please click All recent footage - more than 400 hours of unedited footage - is in high definition. Viewing is free; for rights licensing please eamils us at archive@highlight.co.il See below - aerial view of the Dead Sea.

STOLEN Sony HD camera set

STOLEN Sony HD camera set


One of our HD camera sets was stolen today during a shoot in the Judea Desert.
The stolen camera is a Sony HDW-F900R, serial number 10745. It was taken along a Canon HD-ENG J11 lens (serial OO714679) and a Sachtler Cine-30 tripod).
If you are offered to buy or rent any of these itwems, please contact us immediately to info@highlight.co.il

Thank you!

Camera crews for interviews and news reports

Posted in www.highlight.co.il today:

As more print publications and websites add video reports and filmed interviews, we provide all the professional production services for visitng journalists and producers for these video segments.

Last week we provided camera crews and production services for Washington Post's and Newsweek's journalist Lally Weymouth, who interviewed Israeli Presdient Shimon Peres. This interview is now at the headline of Israeli news, and quoted throughout the world.
For more information about the production services and assistance we provide for interviews and news reports in Israel and the West Bank, pease email us.

Video, TV production services in Israel on Christmas 2009

With two months to Christmas, Highlight Films is now taking bookings and reservations for production services during the Christmas events and celebrations. We will have camera crews, production teams and all necessary production services in three locations: Jerusalem ,Bethlehem and Nazareth.
Our production fixers can obtain filming permits in many of the Christian religious locations during the holidays, and will be able to provide cameras and crews, feed uplinks and post production facilities in or near the chosen locations.
For more information and quotes please contact our Tel Aviv operations

Production fixers, coordinators in israel and the West Bank

Highlight Films is Israel's leader in providing local fixer services in both Israel and the West bank. We work on a regualar basis with companies from all over the world producing documentary films, news and current affairs reports, corporate videos, TV drama shoots and TV reality programs. Our fixers are very experienced in working with international productions and catering for all their needs in Israel: from research, contacts and suggestion of locations and contributors, to coordinating camera crews and logistics, hiring camera gear, providing transportation, security, accommodation and any other requested assistance.

Feel free to contact us for advise and suggestions before you begin your next production in Israel or the West Bank.

A full line of production services for corporate, news, documentary and drama productions in Israel and the West Bank

Highlight Films offers full video production services in Israel, The West Bank and Gaza: We provide a one-stop solution for visiting documentary, corporate, news and drama productions or producers interested in hiring local camera crews, equipment and facilities.
our experienced fixers handle all aspects of corporate, news and documentary productions in any location including camera crews, arranging for interviews and clearing locations, editing and post production facilities and satellite uplink services, transportatbion, security and so forth.

Contact info@highlight.co.il for more info.