Woody Allen sues clothing company
Woody Allen is suing a clothing company for advertisements showing the actor dressed as a rabbi.
Allen filed a $10 million lawsuit March 31 in U.S. District Court in Manhattan against American Apparel Inc. for using an image from “Annie Hall” of him dressed as a rabbi.
The text of the billboard and online ads, which were published without Allen’s consent, read “The Holy Rebbe” in Yiddish.
The billboards were put up last May in New York and Hollywood. Allen does not commercially endorse any products in the United States, the suit said. — jta
Shalom TV seeks new super sleuth
“Adventures of Agent Emes,” an action/detective TV series that educates children about Jewish tradition and values, is conducting a nationwide search to find a replacement for the show’s eponymous star.
Agent Emes, whose name is derived from the Hebrew word for truth, is a young yeshiva boy turned super sleuth, who fights for Jewish issues and helps Pittsburgh Jews in need.
Young actors (ages 9-10) are encouraged to sport a trench coat, fedora, mustache and sunglasses and submit a video before April 25 to the show’s production company Reel Jewish Entertainment.
Parents are encouraged to visit www.agent-emes.com for complete application information. In the Bay Area “Agent Emes” can be seen on Shalom TV, available on Comcast On Demand.
Israel anniversary contests launched
An online contest to showcase Israel’s upcoming 60th anniversary has been launched.
The Israel Project invited filmmakers, writers and other artists worldwide to submit entries in the categories of television advertisement, video and printable flyer to commemorate Israel’s founding in 1948.
Winning entries in the TV and video categories will be posted on YouTube.com.
The organization’s newly refurbished Web site provides information in six languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Arabic and Russian. Contest entries will be accepted in those languages through June 30.
Voting for the TV and video entries will take place via YouTube. Judges will use those votes as part of their criteria in determining the winners.
The winning 30-second ad in English will air on CNN during the Democratic and Republican national conventions.
The Israel Project said it expanded its Web site and launched the online contest to counteract the Internet’s exploitation by terrorist groups.
For information on the contest, visit www.theisraelproject.org/contest. — jta
Videos on interfaith family life sought
InterfaithFamily.com, a nonprofit that provides resources and services for interfaith families exploring Jewish life, has launched its first-ever video contest, with prizes ranging from $100 to $2,500.
InterfaithFamily.com is looking for a wide variety of videos, including personal testimonials, wedding videos, cartoons, music videos, parodies and more — anything that is educational, inspiring, moving, humorous or entertaining about interfaith family life.
There are three categories of competition: general competition, wedding and most-viewed.
A panel of judges, including Tiffany Shlain, director of “The Tribe,” and Joey Kurtzman, senior editor of Jewcy.com, will determine the winners based on the criteria of creativity, originality, quality and understanding of the issues faced by interfaith families.
The contest runs through April 30, and approved videos will be added to the site as they are submitted. Entrants and videos are eligible to win one judged prize only. Winners will be announced June 3.
For information on how to enter the contest, rules, terms and conditions, please visit www.interfaithfamily.com/videocontest. n
CopyrightJ, the Jewish news weekly of Northern California