These are the TV / web news reports currently on production in our Tel Aviv & Ramalla studios:

Tel Aviv

- Israel / Hezboolah deal - schedule, the next phases in the process; Reactions in Israel.

- Cease fire in Gaza - Israeli sources claim that Hamas is building its weapon arsenal and gets ready to the unavoidable clash.

- The environment: - the Israeli army plans to build a cluster of bases in the most polluted area in Israel. Is the location really dangerous? How will the public reaction change the plans of the army?

Ramallah

- Water shortage and constant clashes with settlers about the use of water south of Hebron.

- Removing checkpoints - the Israeli army removed several checkpoints in the West Bank. Is the change evident? How many checkpoints are still operative?

Read more about our news reports here.

If you are interested in any of these reports or if you would like us to research and producer another report, please contact info@highlight.co.il

Our next scheduled High Definition aerial shoot will take place on Wednesday July 2nd and Thursday July 3rd. We plan to shoot in the Jerusalem area, covering the Old City of Jerusalem including the Wailing Wall, The Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Temple Mount and the Al Aqsa Mosque.In addition, we will film the Bethlehem skyline, follow the path of the new security wall around Jerusalem and film the ancient village of Ein Kerem.

Footage will be available on our archive showcase after July 15, 2008

For more information and to order an aerial shoot please email archive@highlight.co.il

As of July 10, 2008, Highlight Films will be able to provide PANASONIC HD camera crews in Israel and the West bank. Due to the increase in demand by some of our American and European customers, we decided to expand our High Definition line and provide our customers with Panasonic HD sets. A Panasonic 900HD cam will be available in a few days, and later next month we plan to purchase two more P2 cams.

In addition to the new acquisitions, we continue to provide HDCAM sets (Sony HDW F900R), Sony Z1 sets and XDCAM cameras. We plan to buy another Sony EX1 camera later this summer.

For more information about our HD equipment and crew availability please read here or go to our dedicated HD website.

For crew booking please contact info@highlight.co.il

Highlight Films has recently hired producers and camera crews located in Gaza. We can now provide all news production services from Gaza, including DV / Beta camera crews, fixers, satellite uplink services and security escorts for reporters planning to enter Gaza.
In addition, we continue to provide all necessary production services from the Israeli side of the Gaza border - Sderot, Ashkelon and the area. We can provide HD (high definition), Digital Beta, Beta SP and DVCAM camera crews, fixers, researchers, producers and uplink services.

Please check out our camera crews section for more details. If you are looking for recent or past archive footage, please refer to our stock footage library pages.

For more information: info@highlight.co.il

We have recently acquired the rights to rare footage taken in 1987-1988 in the West Bank. The footage includes the first clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians in Bethlehem, Beit Sahour and Ramallah. It was originally shot on 16mm, and later transferred to Digital Beta tapes. We will upload excerpts of the footage to our archive section in a few days.

For enquiries and more information please email archive@highlight.co.il

Peace Valley project. The Peace Valley project will include, among pother parts, a canal taking water from the Aqaba / Eilat bay to the Dead Sea.
This ambitious project is not in its first practical stage, and both production companies will follow it for undefined time frame. This is the first Israeli-Jordanian documentary co-production.
The project will be offered to broadcasters in the Middle East and around the world in the beginning of July 2008.

For more information: info@highlight.co.il

The Highlight Films production team has produced last week an interview for Newsweek.com in Petra, Jordan.
Newsweek’s Lally Weymouth interviewed King Abdullah. To watch the interview click here

The latest addition to our High Definition footage archive is beauty shots of the old city of Jerusalem, Last week we concentrated on the Christian Quarter and the Armenian quarters of Jerusalem.

HD Footage description:

Roads, buildings in the quarters.
Tourists ad pilgrims visiting hostorical sites.
Local stores and merchants.
Long shots from the city walls.
Traveling shots oh the main road leading from Jaffa Gate to the Jewish Quarter.

Check out the archive section of our website.

For more information contact archive@highlight.co.il

The Highlight Films archive now includes ground and aerial footage of Jordan’s beautiful landscape. The footage, filmed in Digital Beta and DVCAM formats, includes beauty shots of Petra, Wadi Ram, Mount Nebo, Amman, The Dead Sea and many other locations.The footage was taken by the Jordan Pioneers production crews.

In July we plan to film Jordan from the air using our new Sony HDW F900R camera. The HD footage will be available by July 15.

For more information about our archive click here.

For enquiries please email archive@highlight.co.il