Films

Gett is a contemporary exploration of divorce and long-term relationships punctuated by lighter moments. It is also a rare insight into the rabbinical court and…

For the first time ever, six former heads of Israel’s domestic secret service agency, the Shin Bet, share their insights and reflect publicly on their…

Poland, mid-1960s, a poor neighbourhood. A single mother spends most of her time working to provide for her two sons, 10 and 14. Left to…

Libby, an introverted yet sharp-witted teenager has been living with her mum and stepfather in the US since she was 3 years old. After years…

Can a modern democracy impose a prolonged military occupation on another people while retaining its core democratic values? Since Israel conquered the territories of the…

When his fourth son is born, self-taught cameraman Emad Burnat, a Palestinian villager, gets his first camera. At the same time an Israeli separation barrier…

High Commendation – Best Performance by an Actor and High Commendation – Jury Grand Prize, 2012

A week before 13 year-old Yoni’s bar mitzvah, Yoni’s autistic older brother unexpectedly returns home and threatens to demolish the already shaky foundations of the…

FIDELMAN, 70, hangs on with all his might to the old workshop which has been his world. He rejects his son’s Noah idea of closing…

Ayed Morrar, an unlikely community organiser, unites Palestinians from all political factions and Israelis to save his village from destruction by Israel’s Separation Barrier. Victory…

Winner, Jury Grand Prize for Director, Samuel Moaz, 2010 Winner, Best Screenplay, Samuel Moaz, 2010 The film depicts warfare as witnessed exclusively from the inside…

Beginning in 1963, when the protagonist is 11, the story unfolds over the next three years, as sensitive, introverted Aron Kleinfeld (Roee Elsberg) slips from…

The film tells the story of a bakery’s human-resources manager (unnamed, like most of the film’s characters) who reluctantly travels to Eastern Europe to bring…

Winner, Best Documentary Feature Film, 2009 What is anti-Semitism today, two generations after the Holocaust? In his continuing exploration of modern Israeli life, director Yoav…

Winner, Best Animated Feature Film, 2008 One night at a bar, an old friend tells director, Ari about a recurring nightmare in which he is…

Winner, Best Performance by an Actress, 2008 Winner, Best Screenplay, 2008 The film describes the legal efforts of a Palestinian widow to stop the Israeli…

Winner, Cultural Diversity Award Under the Patronage of UNESCO, 2007 On an ordinary day, the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra arrives in Israel from Egypt for a…

Is life the result of meaningless, chaotic chance, or is chance itself a sophisticated, well-calculated plan? Told through three acts, Foxtrot is the story of…

Rashi has been a police officer for 15 years, a guardian of others and the law, but who confuses love with subordination. Despite his constant…

Lea Tsemel has defended political prisoners for nearly 50 years and defies convention at every turn. In particular, the human rights lawyer who is equal…

Winner – Dan Kleinman & Sameh Zoabi, Best Screenplay for Tel Aviv on Fire, 2018 Israel/ Palestine, today. Salam, a charming 30-year-old Palestinian living in…

Aharon has devoted his life to raising his son Uri. They live together in a gentle routine, away from the real world. But Uri is autistic, and…

Asia is the single mother of 17-year-old Vika. Vika’s deteriorating health urges Asia to finally find her voice as a mother and to embrace and…