Palestine - 2001

Thanks to pre-production aid from Producing in the South and a Franco-Netherlands co-production agreement, Ticket to Jerusalem was very rapidly shot and completed.

Born in 1965 in Jérusalem, Dima Abu-Ghush works at the Cinema Production Center, created in 1996 in Ramallah by Rashid Masharawi.

She is a translator and screenwriter and has become a central figure in the CPC’s productions. Through the CPC she has worked on several documentaries, short films and has prepared the production for Rashid Masharawi’s next feature length film.

Born in 1962 in Gaza, Rashid Masharawi has become a major figure in Palestinian cinema.

He has directed numerous documentaries and short films, (the most recent: Season of love). He has directed two full length features, Curfew (1993) and Haïfa (1995), which has received awards in five international festivals and was selected at the Cannes Film Festival for official competition.