BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations//Tendenci Codeba se MIMEDIR//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.\nEvent det ails subject to change. ---\nhttps://www.nyemmys.org/events/563/\n\nEvent Title: Meet the Filmmaker: Harvey Chertok\nStart Date / Time: Jan 09, 2012 13:00 PM US/Eastern\nLocation: NY NATAS\nSpeaker: \nGoogle\nhttp://maps.g oogle.com/maps?q=1375+Broadway,New York,NY,10018\n\nForecast\nhttp://www.w eather.com/weather/monthly/10018\n\n\n \n Meet the Filmmaker: Harvey Cher tok\n \n &ldquo\;The Impossible Spy&rdquo\;\n \n Date: Monday, January 9 , 2012\n \n Location: NY NATAS, 1375 Broadway (between 37thand 38thStreet s), Suite 2103\n \n Reception: 6:00-6:30 PM ~ Program: 6:30-8:00 PM\n \n \n \n *Free to NY NATAS Members! \n \n $15 for those without current N Y NATAS membership.\n \n \n \n &ldquo\;The Impossible Spy&rdquo\; (star ring John Shea &\; Eli Wallach), is a true-story Feature Film about one of history&rsquo\;s greatest spies. Its HBO premiere was reviewed by The New York Times as, &ldquo\;a portrait of spies and spying that is as chil ling as it is compelling,&rdquo\; and is now enjoying a renaissance with a new Collector&rsquo\;s Edition DVD. It has been screened as a Special E vent at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. There, it was int roduced by spymaster/author, Wesley Britton, and the film&rsquo\;s Executi ve Producer, Harvey Chertok.\n \n \n \n \n Here are several reviews:\ n \n &ldquo\;A gripping spy story of heroism, manipulation and betrayal &ndash\; blended with a potent anti-war message&rdquo\; - Associated Pres s\n \n \n \n &ldquo\;Elie Cohen sure makes a whizbang central figur e for a telefilm. John Shea is solid as the hard-working Cohen, and Sasso n Gabay gives a refreshingly touching and human portrayal.&rdquo\; &ndash\ ; Variety\n \n \n \n &ldquo\;A suspense-filled and well-played dram a. Shea&rsquo\;s carefully controlled performance as the man who led that double life, heightens the sense of jeopardy in a script that carefully a voids the temptation to exploit the obvious. The Syrian president is well -played by Sasson Gabay, and the authentic Israeli backdrop is a definite asset.&rdquo\; - Houston Chronicle\n \n \n \n \n The film, a Quartet International and BBC-TV co-production, is about Israeli spy, Elie Cohen, who in the 1960&rsquo\;s was sent to Syria, via Argentina. Cohen was so s uccessful in infiltrating the Syrian High Command, that he was nominated t o be their Deputy Defense Minister--and 3rd in line for the Presidency! U nbelievable, but all true. Most importantly, the information that he was able to gather by an unprecedented visit to the gun emplacements in the Go lan Heights, was vital for Israel&rsquo\;s victory and the swift outcome o f the June 1967 Six-Day War.\n \n \n \n As he did at the Spy Museum, Ha rvey Chertok will introduce his film with the backstory of how this movie came to be produced. Chertok will chronicle the extraordinary obstacles t hat had to be overcome including, a confrontation with the CIA about obtai ning its Elie Cohen file via the Freedom of Information Act and the need t o get permission from the Israeli Government to make this movie about its National Hero.\n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker:\n \n Harvey Chertok is the President of Quartet International, Inc., a worldwide production and d istribution company, and was the Series Coordinator for this program. Curr ently, he is also the Scholarship &\; Education Co-Chair for the NY Cha pter of NATAS and a former National Trustee. He also co-produced &ldquo\;H ermitage Masterpieces&rdquo\;, an extraordinary 18 Half-Hour art history s eries &ndash\; from Ancient China to 20th Century France &ndash\; which wi ll begin airing regularly on WLIW/CHANNEL 21 starting Sunday, January 8th at 1:00PM, and is now available on DVD. This series was researched and aut henticated by the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia. Chertok is al so currently distributing several other programs including &ldquo\;Over Th e Edge&rdquo\;, a reality TV series.\n \n \n \n RESERVATIONS REQUIRED D UE TO BUILDING SECURITY. ALL NAMES MUST BEON GUEST LIST. Please RSVP via e mail info@nyemmys.org to reserve a seat.Please write &ldquo\;The Impossibl e Spy&rdquo\; in the subject line. Space is limited.\n \n \n \n Produce r &\; Moderated by Sumner Jules Glimcher.\n\n\n\n\n\n--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.Event details subject to change. ---\n\n- -- By Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations ---\n UID:uid563@nyemmys.org SUMMARY:Meet the Filmmaker: Harvey Chertok DTSTART:20120109T180000Z DTEND:20120109T200000Z CLASS:PUBLIC PRIORITY:5 DTSTAMP:20260419T230213Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 LOCATION:NY NATAS X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Event Title: Meet the Filmmaker: Harvey Chertok

https://www.nyemmys.org/events/563 /

When: Jan 09, 2012 13:00 PM US/Eastern
Speaker :

NY NATAS
1375 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1375+Broadway,New York,NY,10018
Forecast: http://www.weather.com/weather/monthly/10018

Me et the Filmmaker: Harvey Chertok

&ldquo\;The Impossible Spy&rdquo\;

Date: Monday, January 9, 2012
< strong>Location: NY NATAS, 1375 Broadway (between 37thand 38thStreets), Suite 2103
Reception: 6:00-6:30 PM ~ Program: 6:30-8:00 PM
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< div> *Free to NY NATAS Members!
$15 for those without current NY NATAS membe rship.
 \;
&ldquo\;The Impossible Spy&rdquo\; (starring Jo hn Shea &\; Eli Wallach), is a true-story Feature Film about one of his tory&rsquo\;s greatest spies. \; Its HBO premiere was reviewed by The New York Times as, &ldquo\;a portrait of spies and spying that is as chilling as it is compelling,&rdquo\; and is now enjoying a renaissanc e with a new Collector&rsquo\;s Edition DVD. \; \; It has been scr eened as a Special Event at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC . \; There, it was introduced by spymaster/author, Wesley Britton, and the film&rsquo\;s Executive Producer, Harvey Chertok.
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Here are several reviews:
< div> &ldquo\;A gripping spy story of heroism, manip ulation and betrayal &ndash\; blended with a potent anti-war message&rdquo \; - Associated Press
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&ldquo\;Elie Cohen sure makes a whizban g central figure for a telefilm. \; John Shea is solid as the hard-wor king Cohen, and Sasson Gabay gives a refreshingly touching and human portr ayal.&rdquo\; &ndash\; Variety
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&ldquo\;A suspense-filled and well-played drama. \; Shea&rsquo\;s carefully controlled performance a s the man who led that double life, heightens the sense of jeopardy in a s cript that carefully avoids the temptation to exploit the obvious. \; The Syrian president is well-played by Sasson Gabay, and the authentic Isr aeli backdrop is a definite asset.&rdquo\; - Houston Chronicle
 \;
The film, a Quartet International and BBC-TV co-production, is about Israeli spy, Elie Cohen, who in the 1960&rsquo\;s was sent to Syria, via Argentina. \; Cohen was so successful in infil trating the Syrian High Command, that he was nominated to be their Deputy Defense Minister--and 3rd in line for the Presidency! \; Unbelievable, but all true. \; Most importantly, the information that he was able t o gather by an unprecedented visit to the gun emplacements in the Golan He ights, was vital for Israel&rsquo\;s victory and the swift outcome of the June 1967 Six-Day War.
 \;
As he did at the Spy Museum, Harvey Chertok will introduce his film with the backstory of how this movie came to be p roduced. \; Chertok will chronicle the extraordinary obstacles that ha d to be overcome including, a confrontation with the CIA about obtaining i ts Elie Cohen file via the Freedom of Information Act and the need to get permission from the Israeli Government to make this movie about its Nation al Hero.
 \;
About the Filmmaker:
Harv ey Chertok is the President of Quartet International, Inc., a wor ldwide production and distribution company, and was the Series Coordinator for this program. Currently, he is also the Scholarship &\; Education Co-Chair for the NY Chapter of NATAS and a former National Trustee. He als o co-produced &ldquo\;Hermitage Masterpieces&rdquo\;, an extraordinary 18 Half-Hour art history series &ndash\; from Ancient China to 20th Century F rance &ndash\; which will begin airing regularly on WLIW/CHANNEL 21 starti ng Sunday, January 8th at 1:00PM, and is now available on DVD. This series was researched and authenticated by the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg , Russia. Chertok is also currently distributing several other programs in cluding &ldquo\;Over The Edge&rdquo\;, a reality TV series.< /span>
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RESERVATIONS REQUIRED DUE TO BUILDING SECURITY. ALL NAMES MUST BE ON GUEST LIST. Please RSVP via e mail i nfo@nyemmys.org \;to reserve a seat.Please write &ldquo\;The Impossible Spy&rdquo\; in the subjec t line. Space is limited.
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Producer & amp\; Moderated by Sumner Jules Glimcher.
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