The Israeli army attempts - unsuccessfully - to shut down both the opening and closing nights of the festival:
SUHEIR HAMMAD
Suheir Hammad gives an electric performance at the Sakakini Centre.
AL KHALIL / HEBRON
Though its impossible to show to extent of what's happening in al-Khalil / Hebron in a short video - it is a city that is vital to undestanding the occupation. We follow the PalFest group on a tour of the old city.
PATRONS
Chinua Achebe and John Berger - two of PalFest's esteemed patrons - sent these moving video messages to the inaugural festival in 2008.
PalFest 2008
The 2008 festival was documented by award-winning filmmakers, Perry Ogden and Martina Niland. Here is a five minute promo they've cut for us that gives a little taster of the film they're putting together.
