The best fixers in Israel are waiting for your production

Highlight Films continues to provide the best fixers in Israel for broadcasters and producers coming to film in the region. We also provide fixers for the Palestinian West Bank, Gaza, Jordan and other locations throughout the Middle East. We have worked on hundreds of productions ranging from feature films, documentary films, corporate videos to news reports. Our fixers speak several languages and can help producers with access to interviews and locations that are difficult to arrange, crew coordination any producion needs.
Learn more about our fixer services here and email http://info@highlight.co.ilfor questions or booking.

The camera formats we work with

We provide professional cameras and camera gear in the following formats:

DVCAM - Sony DSR450, DSR570, DSR400
HDV: Sony V1
Beta: Sony 600
DigiBeta: Sony 790
HDCAM: Sony HDw-F900R
DVCPRO-HD: Panasonic Varicam 27, Panasonic HDX-900

We have professional camera crews specializing in either news, documentary films or corporate videos. All our crews are fluent in English. Our cameras and crews, as well as any necessary accessory, are available in all parts of Israel and the Palestinian West Bank.

News production services in Israel: contact us for quotes and details

Highlight Films continues to provide news production services in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. We provide production services in Israel for Newsweek.com, Time.com, BBC and many others and our list of news organization is growing. We now provide services and produce news reports on request for broadcasters and webcasters in Europe, the US and Asia. Email info@highlight.co.il for more information.

New Addition to the Highlight FIlms archive: Still aerial photos of Israel

The Highlight Films archive team is busy these days with the addition of a new section to our library: aerial still photos, taken by one of Israel's best aerial photographers. This new collection includes hundreds of high-resolution aerial photos of all of Israel's important locations, and taekn form varying altitudes - from several feet to 2000 ft. high.
We will post another news release about this exciting collection in the first week of August.

בהד 1 - הפרק הראשון ישודר ביום רביעי הקרוב

הפרק הראשון בסידרת התעודה בה"ד 1 ישודר ביום רביעי הקרוב, 29.5.2009, בשעה תשע בערב.
"רשת" תשדר את הפרק הראשון ללא הפסקות פרסומת, ולאחריו יתקיים דיון אולפני בהנחיית דנה וייס. הפרק השני ישודר במוצאי שבת 1.8.2009, ושאר הפרקים ישודרו מדי מוצאי שבת.

בה"ד 1 היא סידרת התעודה הראשונה בישראל שצולמה בהיי-דפינישן. הסידרה עוקבת אחרי קורס קצינים קרביים בבה"ד 1 ומלווה את הצוערים עד לגמר הקורס וקבלת דרגות הקצונה.

מגיש ועורך תוכן: רוני דניאל

בימאית: יפעת קידר

מפיק: נעם שלו

Israel premiere for BAHAD 1, first TV broadcast on Wednesday

The special screening of Highlight Films' new TV series, BAHAD-1, took place in the Tel Aviv Cinemateque on Thursday, July 23, 2009. The first ever TV broadcast of the first episode will take place on Channel 2, Israel, on Wednesday July 29 at prime time. The commissioning broadcaster, Reshet, plans a special programme that will include a live studio discussion following the transmission of the first episode.

BAHAD-1 follows the Israeli army combat officers course. The Highlight Films crews joined the young cadets for seven months of training in the Israeli Negev desert, in the occupied territories, in the northern front and at the Golan Heights.
The Israeli version of BAHAD-1 is a five one-hours series, presented and narrated by senior military correspondent Roni Daniel.

Highlight Films is now producing the international version of BAHAD-1, a 90 minutes documentary film which will be available for international sales by the end of the year.

BAHAD-1 is the first Israeli production to be filmed and edited in High Definition, and the first time ever for a TV production to extensively access the combat officers course, one of the renowned military sanctuaries in Israel.

For more information about this exciting production, please contact info@highlight.co.il

We have just completed upgrading our HDV cameras

we have recently upgraded our Sony HDV Z1 cameras to the Sony HVR-V1E cameras. The ability of the V1 cameras to record real 25 frames per second in progressive mode is important for mixing HDV footage with HDCAM or DVCPRO footage, often done in documentary films.
Our HDV cameras, as well all other HDCAM, DVCPROHD, DVCAM and Beta cameras are available in both Israel and the West Bank.
For more information please contact info@highlight.co.il

High Definition stock footage of Jordan

The latest addition toour HD stock archive: Highlight Films has purchased the rights of selling high quality stock footage filmed in Jordan, from North to South and from East to West. The footage is all in High Definition, filmed on HDCAM, 1920 x 1080.
The footage includes the historical castles in Jordan, the Dead Sea, the Red Sea, Wadi Ram, Petra, as well as nature, wild life and more.
For further information, list of specific locations and sites or to request a free screener, please email us at archive@highlight.co.il or call +972-3-6168611 or 1-917-3386188 from the US, and we will gladly assist you.

Highlight Films provides fixer services for film, TV and video productions in Israel and Palestine. Our fixers, or coordinators, are appointed to run the production before, during and after the shoot in Israel or the West bank, with the logistic support of our Tel Aviv and Ramalla offices.
For more information about our production fixers, and what they can do for your production to succeed, click here.
For more information or quotes, please email us.

Israeli Mossad hit team, model for CIA unit, in a documentary film

As we continue to follow the unfolding story of he American hit squad modeled after the Israeli Mossad Bayonet unit, we are receiving requests for special screenings and transmissions of Ron Maiberg's documentary film Munich Operation Bayonet, following the Mossad 1970's operations against the Black September terrorist orgsanization, responsible for the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre, where eleven Israeli athletes were killed. Munich Operation Bayonet deals with the methods and ways used by the Mossad special Bayonet agents in Europe and the Middle East. The documentary film is available for a US / Canada TV run.
European and Asian broadcasters should contact BBC WORLDWIDE for sales and distribution.

DVDs and high quality downloads are available - please email info@highlight.co.il

New HD camera in Israel and the West Bank

Highlight Films is proud to announce the aquisition of a new High Definition camera: the Sony XDCAM 335 completes our list of Sony and Panasonic professional HD cameras available for rental in Israel and the West Bank.
All our HD cameras are maintained at the highest level, and are considered to be the best in Israel.
For more information about our equipment and our production services, please email info@highlight.co.il

Available for licensing: HD military stock footage from Israel

The Highlight Films stock footage archive includes more than 200 hours of high definition footage of military activities of the Israeli army (IDF). Our HD Footage include infantry drills and practices, tanks, bomber aircrafts and fighter planes in drills, cockpit POV, artillery and mortars and many other military activities taking place in the Israeli Negev desert and in the northern areas of Israel. The footage is available for licensing to interested producers.

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

Israel premiere of BAHAD-1

Highlight Films' new TV series, BAHAD-1, will premiere in the Tel Aviv Cinemateque on July 23, 2009. The first ever TV broadcast of the first episode will take place on Channel 2, Israel, on Wednesday July 29 at prime time. The commissioning broadcaster, Reshet, plans a special programme that will include a live studio discussion following the transmission of the first episode.

BAHAD-1 follows the Israeli army combat officers course. The Highlight Films crews joined the young cadets for seven months of training in the Israeli Negev desert, in the occupied territories, in the northern front and at the Golan Heights.
The Israeli version of BAHAD-1 is a five one-hours series, presented and narrated by senior military correspondent Roni Daniel.

Highlight Films is now producing the international version of BAHAD-1, a 90 minutes documentary film which will be available for international sales by the end of the year.

BAHAD-1 is the first Israeli production to be filmed and edited in High Definition, and the first time ever for a TV production to extensively access the combat officers course, one of the renowned military sanctuaries in Israel.

For more information about this exciting production, please contact info@highlight.co.il

HD cameras rental in Israel

Highlight Films offers professional High Definition cameras for rental in Israel, the West Bank, Jordan and throughout other areas of the Middle East. Our camera sets range from 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

Financial reports form Israel for TV and web news departments

Highlight Films provides all production services and facilities for financial news reports for TV and web news departments. We provide production services in Israel for some of the world's leading news providers, among them Time.com, Newsweek.com, Bloomerg tv and many others. Our researchers and coordinators can provide access to interviews, data, analysts and any other financial or economic angle. We have camera crews in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, as well as editing, post production and FTP and satellite uplink facilities in Israel and the West Bank.

For more information or quotes contact info@highlight.co.il

Video production serivces in Israel - One Stop Shop!

Highlight Films offers 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 camera 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 and post production facilities and satellite uplink services, transportation, security and so forth.

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

Dead Sea to New 7 Wonders Competition

The Dead Sea will make the list of candidates for the new "Seven Wonders of the World" competition, following the Palestinian submission, added last night to the Israeli and the Jordanian ones. The New7Wonders Foundation, which is behind the New7Wonders campaigns, has the express aim of undertaking documentation and conservation works of monuments worldwide under the motto: "OUR HERITAGE IS OUR FUTURE".
While the nomination and possible selection of the Dead Sea is not directly related to Highlight Films documentary coproduction "Dead Sea Dying", we will obviously deal with tourism, health issues and other aspects of the Dead Sea. In the next few months we will launch and maintain a dedicated web site of the Dead Sea Dying production. If you are interested in getting updates about the production, please use this link to email us.