TEL AVIV, Israel -- Producer, director and screenwriter Rafi Bukai succumbed to cancer Tuesday at the age of 46 and was buried Wednesday. Bukai first gained local and international prominence with Avanti Popolo, which he produced, directed and wrote. The film was honored by the Locarno Film Festival. He went on to produce other films like Life According to Agfa (1992), starring Assi Dayan. His latest effort as producer, the feature One Small Step for Man, starring Israeli-American director Avi Nesher, premiered at the Haifa International Film Festival in October. The film's director, Shahar Segal, said: "He was involved in the most important Israeli films made in the last twelve years. He had a love affair with moviemaking and was one of the industry's characters. (His death) is a loss to the industry." Bukai is survived by a wife and a son.
- 12/11/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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