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Israeli cinema figures who withdrew from government-sponsored awards re-submit candidacy
SOURCE:Haaretz|BY:Nirit Anderman
After Culture Minister Miki Zohar threatened to repeal the law that provides state funding for film projects, several boycott candidates agreed to take part in his alternative awards ceremony following a veteran filmmaker's promise that funding for Israeli cinema would continue
After Culture Minister Miki Zohar threatened to repeal the law which provides state funding to film projects, several candidates who had announced a boycott of his alternative film awards ceremony decided to participate following a promise by a veteran filmmaker that their return would mean the continued funding of Israeli cinema