{"id":14168,"date":"2011-08-16T06:01:17","date_gmt":"2011-08-16T13:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=14168"},"modified":"2011-08-17T00:50:34","modified_gmt":"2011-08-17T07:50:34","slug":"ophir-award-2011-nominations-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=14168","title":{"rendered":"Ophir Award 2011 &#8211; Nominations Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been another excellent year for Israeli film,\u201d said Marek Rozenbaum, President of the Israel Academy for Film and Television, as he announced the films nominated for this year\u2019s Ophir Awards. Of the 26 feature films and 47 documentaries participating in the competition this year, some have already been recognized internationally, with Joseph Cedar\u2019s Footnote winning Best Screenplay at Cannes, Yossi Madmoni\u2019s Restoration winning Best Screenplay at Sundance and Grand Prix at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, and Nadav Lapid\u2019s The Policeman winning the special jury prize for second best film at the Locarno Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p>The awards ceremony will take place in late September in Haifa, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Sport Film Council, the Haifa Municipality and the Haifa International Film Festival. The ceremony will be broadcast on Channel 2, Keshet. A date has not been set for the ceremony; updates will be available on Midnight East and the Israel Academy for Film and Television website.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/statuec.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14169\" title=\"statuec\" src=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/statuec.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/statuec.jpg 273w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/statuec-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2011 Ophir Award Nominees:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Feature Film<\/strong><br \/>\nOff-White Lies \u2013 Producers: Yoav Roeh, Aurit Zamir<br \/>\nMy Lovely Sister \u2013 Producers: David Mandil, Moshe Edery, Leon Edery<br \/>\nRestoration \u2013 Producer: Haim Sharir<br \/>\nFootnote \u2013 Producers: David Mandil, Moshe Edery, Leon Edery<br \/>\nPoliceman \u2013 Producer: Itay Tamir<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Documentary Film<\/strong><br \/>\nLand of Genesis \u2013 Director: Moshe Alpert, Producers: Estee Yakov\u2013Meckleberg, Haim Meckleberg, Moshe Alpert<br \/>\nDiplomat \u2013 Director: Dana Goren, Producers: Eilon Rachkovsky, Yossi Ozerd, Kobi Gal-Raday, Guy Yekuel, Noa Liphshitz<br \/>\nDolphin Boy \u2013 Directors: Dani Menkin, Yonatan Nir; Producers: Judith Manassan Ramon, Dani Menkin, Yonatan Nir<br \/>\nThe Flat \u2013 Director\/Producer: Arnon Goldfinger<br \/>\nTeacher Irena \u2013 Director: Itamar Chen, Producers: Saar Yogev, Naomi Levari<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Director<\/strong><br \/>\nMaya Kenig \u2013 Off-White Lies<br \/>\nMarco Carmel \u2013 My Lovely Sister<br \/>\nYossi Madmony \u2013 Restoration<br \/>\nJoseph Cedar \u2013 Footnote<br \/>\nNadav Lapid \u2013Policeman<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Actor<\/strong><br \/>\nGur Bentwich \u2013 Off-White Lies<br \/>\nSasson Gabai \u2013 Restoration<br \/>\nShlomo Bar Aba \u2013 Footnote<br \/>\nZion Baruch \u2013 Simico\u2019s Big Fantasy<br \/>\nIftach Klein \u2013Policeman<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Actress<\/strong><br \/>\nEvelyn Hagoel \u2013 My Lovely Sister<br \/>\nHagar Ben Asher \u2013 The Slut<br \/>\nChen Yani \u2013 Melting Away<br \/>\nBatya Bar \u2013 Beautiful Valley<br \/>\nKeren Berger \u2013 Shtayim Balayla<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Supporting Actor<\/strong><br \/>\nZachi Grad \u2013 Off-White Lies<br \/>\nNorman Issa \u2013 My Lovely Sister<br \/>\nHenri David \u2013 Restoration<br \/>\nLeor Ashkenazi \u2013 Footnote<br \/>\nUri Gavriel \u2013 Simico\u2019s Big Fantasy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Supporting Actress<\/strong><br \/>\nMoran Rosenblat \u2013 Lipstikka<br \/>\nReymonde Amsellem \u2013 My Lovely Sister<br \/>\nSara Adler \u2013 Restoration<br \/>\nRotem Zisman-Cohen \u2013 Barakiaa HaHamishi<br \/>\nAlma Zak \u2013 Footnote<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Cinematography<\/strong><br \/>\nBoaz Yehonatan Yacov \u2013 Restoration<br \/>\nAmit Yasour \u2013 The Slut<br \/>\nYaron Scharf \u2013 Footnote<br \/>\nShai Goldman \u2013Policeman<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Screenplay<\/strong><br \/>\nMaya Kenig, Dana Dimant \u2013 Off-White Lies<br \/>\nErez Kav-El \u2013 Restoration<br \/>\nJoseph Cedar \u2013 Footnote<br \/>\nArik Lubetsky \u2013 Simico\u2019s Big Fantasy<br \/>\nNadav Lapid \u2013 Policeman<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Editing<\/strong><br \/>\nOr Ben David \u2013 Off-White Lies<br \/>\nShimon Spector \u2013 My Lovely Sister<br \/>\nAyala Bengad \u2013 Restoration<br \/>\nEinat Glaser Zarhin \u2013 Footnote<br \/>\nEra Lapid \u2013 Policeman<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Production Design<\/strong><br \/>\nMiguel Markin \u2013 My Lovely Sister<br \/>\nYoav Sinai \u2013 Restoration<br \/>\nTamar Gadish \u2013 Barakiaa HaHamishi<br \/>\nArad Shawat \u2013 Footnote<br \/>\nAriel Glaser \u2013 Simico\u2019s Big Fantasy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Costume Design<\/strong><br \/>\nYam Brusilovsky \u2013 My Australia<br \/>\nLeora Shaim \u2013 My Lovely Sister<br \/>\nRona Doron \u2013 Barakiaa HaHamishi<br \/>\nLee Alambik \u2013 The Slut<br \/>\nLeora Shaim \u2013 Footnote<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Makeup<\/strong><br \/>\nVered Mevurakh \u2013 My Lovely Sister<br \/>\nZiv Kantov \u2013 Barakiaa HaHamishi<br \/>\nRonit Dogo-Arviv \u2013 Footnote<br \/>\nMerav Horowitz Boshosha \u2013 Simico\u2019s Big Fantasy<br \/>\nItay Ben Nun, Elinor Gigi \u2013 Rabies<br \/>\nEran Israeli \u2013 Melting Away<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Original Music<\/strong><br \/>\nAvi Belleli \u2013 My Lovely Sister<br \/>\nAvi Belleli \u2013 Restoration<br \/>\nJoseph Bardanashvili \u2013 Barakiaa HaHamishi<br \/>\nAmit Poznansky \u2013 Footnote<br \/>\nTom Scharfstein \u2013 Simico\u2019s Big Fantasy<br \/>\nIsrael Breit \u2013 Nika<br \/>\nRan Bagno \u2013 Planeta Acheret<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Soundtrack<\/strong><br \/>\nMichael Gurvich \u2013 Off-White Lies<br \/>\nToli Chen, Alex Claude, Israel David \u2013 My Lovely Sister<br \/>\nOleg Kaiserman, Aviv Aldema, Israel David \u2013 Restoration<br \/>\nToli Chen, Alex Claude, Israel David \u2013 Footnote<br \/>\nMichael Gurvich, Aviv Aldema, Israel David \u2013 Policeman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been another excellent year for Israeli film,\u201d said Marek Rozenbaum, President of the Israel Academy for Film and Television, as he announced the films nominated for this year\u2019s Ophir Awards. 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