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Series Mania Forced To Address Absence Of Israeli Shows In Competition After Fest Chief Said It Was “Impossible” To Include Any Due To The Ongoing War With Hamas
Series Mania has addressed lack of Israel shows in competition this year after boss Laurence Herszberg said it was "impossible" to include any.
EXCLUSIVE: The Israeli producers and writers guilds have been in talks with Series Mania bosses after the festival’s chief said it was “impossible” for a show from the country to be included in its official selection this year. The issue began when, unveiling the competition participants earlier this week, Herszberg claimed that “in Israel, many ongoing projects were shut down, making it impossible for Series Mania to include an Israeli production” for the first time in the fest’s history. A Series Mania insider acknowledged to Deadline that Herszberg could have phrased her initial wording better, especially with regards use of the term “impossible to include an Israeli production.” Last year, Israel’s A Body That Works made the final cut in 2023 and won Best Actress for Rotem Sela and Gal Malka.
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