Production Services for documentary films in Israel, the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza

Highlight Films is Israel's leading provider of video production services for documentary films filmed in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. In 2008 we have organized and coordinated more than 40 European, American, Asian, Australian and Canadian documentary productions. Our staff can handle up to eight different shoots in the same day, and we have editing and post production facilities available at short notice in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Ramalla, Bethlehem and Gaza City.

Please check the relevant sections of our web site for more information about the production services we provide.
For more information contact info@highlight.co.il

Dead Sea Dying goes for a European coproduction

Following the successful presentation of Dead Sea Dying in Tel Aviv Copro last week, The Jordanian - Palestinian - Israeli documentary coproduction will expand to include European and north-American partners. In the next few weeks we will decide upon who will take part of this exciting production, scheduled to begin filming shortly around the Dead Sea.

For more information about this production please email info@highlight.co.il

Time lapse and fast motion footage of Israel

Time lapse and fast motion footage of Israel is now available. In addition to our collection of time lapse footage, Highlight Films is now taking orders for special sequences of time-lapse footage from Israel and the West Bank.
We are using our Sony EX-1 and Sony EX-3 to film over days in a row, in all parts and areas of Israel and the West Bank.

For quotes and more information please contact archive@highlight.co.il

HD camera rental in Israel: Sony and Panasonic cameras available

Highlight Films offers several professional High Definition cameras for rental in Israel, Palestine, Jordan and throughout other areas of the Middle East. Our camera sets range form the smaller Sony EX-1 and Sony EX-3 to Panasonic Varicam, Panasonic HDX900, Sony XDCAM 350 and Sony HDCAM F900R.
We rent cameras with or without HD lenses.
In addition, fully equipped camera crews are available in all the areas we operate in.

For more information contact info@highlight.co.il

Latest additions ot our stock footage archive

The Highlight Films archive team continues to enrich our HD stock footage archive:
The latest additions are high definition footage of airplanes landing at Ben Gurion (TLV) Airport and airplanes taking off. In addition, our underwater footage section now includes several hours of high quality underwater footage filmed by underwater specialist cameraman Eitan Nadel in various locations along the shores of Israel.

For more information about available stock archive footage contact archive@highlight.co.il

High Definition camera crews in israel and the West Bank

High Definition camera crews

Highlight Films offers a variety of HD camera sets and professional camera crews for news, documentary, corporate and drama productions in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza.
We have a variety of Sony and Panasonic High Definition cameras as well as experienced, English speaking camera crews.
For more information about our camera crews please click here.

Contact info@highlight.co.il
for details and booking.

Dead Sea Dying to be presented at Tel Aviv Copro

The first presentation of "Dead Sea Dying", the first ever Jordanian - Palestinian - Israeli documentary film co-production, will take place on Wednesday May 27 in Tel Aviv. The documentary project was selected as one of several international projects for participation in the Israeli COPRO pitching event, taking place this week in Tel Aviv.
Jordanian producer Khaled Haddad of Jordan Pioneers, Palestinian producer and director George Khleifi of Lilac Films and Israeli producer Noam Shalev of Highlight Films will present the project to commissioning editors and producers from around the world, gathering in Tel Aviv.

For more information about this project and other ongoing productions contact info@highlight.co.il

Video production services in Israel

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

HD Filming in the Sea of Galilee

In the next three months Highlight Films will conduct several days of HD filming in the Sea of Galilee and around it. As part of the production of a documentary film dealing with a military-related event in the area, we will gather beauty footage and a variety of stock shots.
We will film with our Sony HDW-F900R HD camera.
The new stock footage will be added to our footage archive.
For more information contact archive@highlight.co.il

Dead sea film at Tel Aviv's copro

Highlight's upcoming documentary, Dead Sea Dying, will be presented to commissioning editors at the Tel Aviv coproductions forum at the end of May. For more about the film click here.

Underwater filming new at Highlight

Highlight Films now offers underwater production services in Israel. Read more about filming underwater in Eilat, Caesarea, Atlit and other destination in Israel. Email info@highlight.co.il for questions and booking.

New current affairs reports we are working on...

The Highlight FIlms research and development team is currently working on the prodcution two current affairs reports:
Toward the Next War - following the latest facts revealed about a potential Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.
Lost Treasures in the Holy Land - legends and myths, driving archeologists, scholars and adventure-seekers to search for the biggest treasures in history in the Land of Israel.
More infornation about the reports will be available here in a few days.
Contact info@highlight.co.il for more details.

New archive footage of Israel in HD

Highlight archive footage of the Judean Hills and Desert filmed in HDCAM now available for lisensing through Highlight's archive.Email archive@highlight.co.il for more info.

Ongoing OBVAN and stellite uplink services in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza

Following the successful coverage of Pope Benedictus XVI visit in the Holy Land, Highlight Films continues to provide on-going production services throughout Israel and the Palestinian West Bank. Our own OBVAN is available in any location and we continue to provide reliable satellite uplink feeds for any point in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. Check out our list of available Production Services.

For information contact info@highlight.co.il or call us +972-3-6168611

Air force stock footage available for licensing

In light of the recent headlines, Highlight Films archive has prepared special archive clips of both Israeli and American air force bombers and fighter planes. Footage includes of a variety ground shots - takeoffs, taxiing and landiings - and cockpit views. Footage is licensed non-exclusively to interested producers worldwide.
Email archive@highlight.co.il for screeners and pricing. Learn more about Highlight's archive, here.

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Production services for financial news reports in Israel

Highlight Film provides researchers, coordinators, fixers as well as camera crews and all editing, post production and satellite uplink services for producers interested in reports dealing with the Israeli economy and financial markets.

For information contact info@highlight.co.il

Pope visit production services and crews

Production Services for the Papal Visit in the Holy LandFor the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the Holy Land, Highlight Films is providing fixers, coordinators, camera crews and uplinks – available from Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Sea of Galilee, Nazareth and other locations.Also available – a news report about the preparations for the Pope's visit – to be ready three days before his arrival to Israel.More information about our production services click here

Contact: info@highlight.co.il

The Stolen Scroll News Report

Stolen Scroll

Highlight has prepared a fully-produced news report about the ancient papyrus scroll recently discoverd in the West Bank. The report is in HD quality avaible to producers and broadcasters worldwide. We are following this story as it develops and have very close access to all parties involved.Please email info@highlight.co.il for more information.

Watch the report here and read more backround below.

From YNET NEWS:

Israeli police bust Palestinian artifact thieves Two Palestinians charged with looting, trying to sell ancient papyrus document from date from 2nd century A.D. said to be worth millions

Associated Press

Israeli police say they have arrested two Palestinians on charges of looting and trying to sell an ancient papyrus document.


Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says police followed the men for weeks and arrested them Tuesday when they tried to sell the document at a hotel. Rosenfeld said Wednesday that the document is believed to be worth millions of dollars and six inches by six inches (15 centimeters by 15 centimeters). Suspected of illegally trafficking in antiquities, the two suspects face several years in prison if convicted.


The papyrus is believed to date from the 2nd century A.D. and is a legal document in which a widow named Miriam Bat Yaakov transferred her property to her late husband's brother.

Ancient scroll discovered

Highlight is preparing a fully-produced news report about the ancient papyrus scroll recently discoverd in the West Bank. The report will be ready at 17:00 GMT in HD quality avaible to producers and broadcasters worldwide. Please email info@highlight.co.il for more information.

Attention news producers: Jerusalem footage packages for Pope visit

Attention news producers:
Visual packages of Jerusalem footage for the Pope visit

The Highlight Films archive team offers several visual packages for news and magazine reports covering the visit of Pope Benedict XVI in Israel and the West Bank.

Each package includes shots from the Old City of Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth and historic Christian locations around the Sea of Galilee. Each package also includes aerial footage of the relevant locations.

Packages are available in DVCAM or in High Definition. We can uplink or upload to any satellite or FTP server, or deliver video tape to anywhere in Israel or the West Bank.

Please contact our archive team for rates and availability
More information about our archive can be found here.

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Highlight Films, 31 Lechi St. Bnei Brak 51200 Israel Tel. +972-3-6168611 (IL) Fax. +972-3-6168623 (IL) Tel. 917-338-6188 (US)
Email. info@highlight.co.il

Next archive shoot day in Jerusalem's Christian Quarter

The next archive shoot day is Monday, May 11, 2009. Our camera crew and archive team plan to shoot on various locations in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem. Just days before the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI, the Old City of Jerusalem looks more beautiful than ever. We will film in religious, archaeological and cultural locations, as well as general visuals of the city: markets, pilgrims visiting the city, passage through the city gates and so forth.

Format: HDCAM, 1080/25p
The footage will be logged and edited on May 12-13 and screeners will be available in the archive section of our website on May 14.

If you are looking for footage of any specific location in the area, please contact us by email archive@highlight.co.il

For more information about our stock footage archive click here.

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Highlight Films, 31 Lechi St. Bnei Brak 51200 Israel Tel. +972-3-6168611 (IL) Fax. +972-3-6168623 (IL) Tel. 917-338-6188 (US)Email. info@highlight.co.il

Breaking news: access to 1900 years old papyrus theft in Israel

Breaking news story - now in production.

Highlight is currently producing a TV report about two Palestinians who allegedly have stolen an ancient document from the 2nd century A. D. and attempted to sell it in Israel.

Highlight Films has special interview access as well as footage of the document.

More about the story:

The document, six inches by six inches (15 centimeters by 15 centimeters), contains 15 lines of Hebrew characters of a type also used in the Dead Sea Scrolls, but is a legal text apparently unrelated to the more famous scrolls.

In this document, a widow named Miriam, daughter of Yaakov, legally transfers property to her late husband's brother, said Amir Ganor, an archaeologist with the government department entrusted with fighting antiquities theft.

Dated to the 2nd century A.D., it is unique because it includes the names of Jewish villages and a date — "four years from the destruction of the house of Israel." Ganor said that was likely an allusion to a Jewish revolt put down violently by Rome around 135 A.D. (Source: AP)

Read more about the story here and email info@highlight.co.il

Obama in Israel production services

Following Haaretz' exclusive news about US President's Obama visit to Israel and the West Bank in June, Highlight Films is getting ready for the coverage of the US President's visit to Israel. We will have five High Definition crews covering the events in both Israel and the Palestinian West Bank, and will offer interested reporters and producers a wide range of TV news and video production services, from production coordinators, permits and logistics, transportation, editing and satellite feed uplink services, and other services.

Underwater filming new at Highlight

Highlight Films now offers underwater production services in Israel. Read more about filming underwater in Eilat, Caesarea, Atlit and other destination in Israel. Email info@highlight.co.il for questions and booking.

Papal visit to Israel production services

Production Services for the Papal Visit in the Holy LandFor the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the Holy Land, Highlight Films is providing fixers, coordinators, camera crews and uplinks – available from Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Sea of Galilee, Nazareth and other locations.Also available – a news report about the preparations for the Pope's visit – to be ready three days before his arrival to Israel.More information about our production services click hereContact: info@highlight.co.il

Digital signage video footage of Israel

Digital Signage Footage of IsraelThe Highlight Films archive team is now offering the entire Highlight Films HD footage archive for licensing to Digital Signage platforms around the world. We have hundreds of excellent HD footage, both aerial and ground, available royalty-free. Please visit the Digital Signage section of the site.Feel free to email our archive team for quotes and further information.
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New HD editing suite at Highlight

We have purchased another High Definition edit suite – the first of its kind in the West Bank. Avid Adrenaline HD, capable of editing full HD footage for features, documentaries, musci videos and anything else.For more information about editing post production services in the West Bank email info@highlight.co.il

Film, TV and Video Production Services in the Dead Sea area

Highlight Films provides full production services for film, video and television in the entire Dead Sea area, Massada and the Jordan River. In the last three years we have gathered exclusive, high quality footage of natural phenomena, landscapes, aerial views as well as underwater and sail-view Dead Sea footage. All footage is available in our stock footage archive. In addition, we continue to provide all required production services in the area in the territories of Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan. Our production teams include highly experienced camera crews, researchers, production coordinators and fixers. We can provide advise on locations, arrange all logistics, obtain filming permits, mange transportation and lodging in the area etc'. Highlight Films is the only production company in the Middle East operating regularly in Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan. For more information please email info@highlight.co.il