Mike Leight to visit Israel

British Film Director Mike Lee is set to visit Israel in November. He will arrive in the Holy Land on the 20th of November to teach for a week at Jerusalem's acclaimed Spiegel television and film school. Lee is coming to Israel as part of the programme of 'Great maestros" that will also see directors David Lynch and Vim Venders teach at the school. During his visit, in coordination with the Cinemateque in Jersualem, Cinematieqaue Tel Aviv and Cinemateque Haifa Lee will deliver workshops over three days to students and graduates of the Spiegel School, he will also recieve an honorary degree on the final evening of his visit, he will also visit Palestinian students at the Jenin cinema. Lee is well known for his films 'Secrets and Lies' and 'Vera Drake' among others.