{"id":21308,"date":"2012-08-14T12:57:21","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T19:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=21308"},"modified":"2012-09-14T00:17:21","modified_gmt":"2012-09-14T07:17:21","slug":"ophir-awards-2012-nominations-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=21308","title":{"rendered":"Ophir Awards 2012 – Nominations Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Award season is here again, and this time around it\u2019s better than ever! \u201cIt has been an excellent year for Israeli cinema,\u201d says Eitan Even, President of the Israel Academy of Film and Television. This year\u2019s competition for the Ophir Awards \u2013 the Israeli Academy Awards \u2013 numbers 29 feature films and 35 documentary films. Finalists have been chosen for seventeen award categories, including Best Feature Film, Best Documentary Film, Best Director and more.<\/p>\n

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The World is Funny – Nominated for 15 Ophir Awards\/Photo: Vered Adir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This year, a new category has been introduced to the Ophir Awards: \u201cBest Fringe Film\u201d. Eligible for this category are films that were either independently produced or films that received fewer than one million shekels from film foundations. Creators of these films could choose to enter eligible films either in the Best Fringe Film category or in the regular Best Feature Film category; only nine chose to enter the Fringe category. This year\u2019s winner for Best Fringe Film was announced today: Joe + Belle<\/em>, produced by Roni Kedar and Amir Fishman. Joe + Belle<\/em> will compete against the five finalists for Best Feature Film for the chance to participate in the Oscar Awards for Best Foreign Film.<\/p>\n

The 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award goes to screenwriter Eli Tavor, of 1970s and 1980s cult classics Eskimo Limon<\/em> (\u201cLemon Popsicle\u201d), Charlie Ve\u2019hetzi<\/em> (\u201cCharlie and a Half\u201d) and Alex Chole Ahava<\/em> (\u201cLovesick Alex\u201d).<\/p>\n

The award ceremony announcing the winners will take place this September \u2013 date and place TBA.<\/p>\n

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Fill The Void – nominated for 13 Ophir Awards\/Photo: Asaf Sudry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2012 Ophir Award Finalists<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Feature Film<\/strong>
\nThe Ballad of the Weeping Spring<\/em> \u2013 Producers: Haim Sharir, Moshe Edery, Leon Edery
\nGod\u2019s Neighbors<\/em> \u2013 Producer: Mark Rosenbaum
\nThe World is Funny<\/em> \u2013 Producers: Talia Kleinhendler, Moshe Edery, Leon Edery
\nFill the Void<\/em> \u2013 Producer: Assaf Amir
\nRock the Casbah<\/em> \u2013 Producers: Michael Sharpstein, Moshe Edery, Leon Edery
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Best Fringe Feature Film<\/strong>
\nJoe + Belle<\/em> \u2013 Producers: Roni Kedar, Amir Fishman<\/p>\n

Best Documentary Film<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ameer Got His Gun<\/em> \u2013 Producer: Saar Yogev, Director: Naomi Levari
\nLife in Stills<\/em> \u2013 Producer: Barak Heiman, Director: Tamar Tal
\nOne Day After Peace<\/em> \u2013 Producer: Erez Laufer, Directors: Miri Laufer, Erez Laufer
\nSix Million and One<\/em> \u2013 Producers: David Fisher, Irit Shimrat, Director: David Fisher
\nThe Law in These Parts<\/em> \u2013 Producer: Liran Atzmor, Director: Ra\u2019anan Alexandrowicz<\/p>\n

Best Director<\/strong>
\nEran Kolirin \u2013 The Exchange<\/em>
\nMeni Yaesh \u2013 God\u2019s Neighbors<\/em>
\nShemi Zarhin \u2013 The World is Funny<\/em>
\nRama Burshtein \u2013 Fill the Void<\/em>
\nYariv Horowitz \u2013 Rock the Casbah<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Actor<\/strong>
\nUri Gavriel \u2013 The Ballad of the Weeping Spring<\/em>
\nRoy Assaf \u2013 God\u2019s Neighbors<\/em>
\nEli Finish \u2013 The World is Funny<\/em>
\nYosef Carmon \u2013 Epilogue<\/em>
\nGal Toren \u2013 Up the Wrong Tree<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Actress<\/strong>
\nSharon Tal \u2013 The Exchange<\/em>
\nAssi Levy \u2013 The World is Funny<\/em>
\nAsia Neifeld \u2013 Room 514<\/em>
\nRivka Gur \u2013 Epilogue<\/em>
\nHadas Yaron \u2013 Fill the Void<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Supporting Actor<\/strong>
\nAlon Aboutboul \u2013 The Dealers<\/em>
\nDov Navon \u2013The Exchange<\/em>
\nGal Friedman \u2013 God\u2019s Neighbors<\/em>
\nDanny Steg \u2013The World is Funny<\/em>
\nChayim Sharir \u2013 Fill the Void<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Supporting Actress<\/strong>
\nRotem Zussman Cohen \u2013 God\u2019s Neighbors<\/em>
\nNaama Shitrit \u2013 The World is Funny<\/em>
\nIrit Sheleg \u2013 Fill the Void<\/em>
\nSarit Vino-Elad \u2013 By Summer\u2019s End<\/em>
\nKhaula Al Haji-Daibsi \u2013 Rock the Casbah<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Cinematography<\/strong>
\nAmnon Zlayet \u2013 The Ballad of the Weeping Spring<\/em>
\nShai Golman \u2013 The Exchange<\/em>
\nYaron Scharf \u2013 The World is Funny<\/em>
\nAsaf Sudri \u2013 Fill the Void<\/em>
\nSharon Meir \u2013 Up the Wrong Tree<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Screenplay<\/strong>
\nAssi Dayan \u2013 Dr. Pomerantz<\/em>
\nMeny Yaesh \u2013 God\u2019s Neighbors<\/em>
\nShemi Zarhin \u2013 The World is Funny<\/em>
\nRama Burshtein \u2013 Fill the Void<\/em>
\nGur Bentvich \u2013 Up the Wrong Tree<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Editing<\/strong>
\nArik Leibovitch \u2013 The Exchange<\/em>
\nAsaf Korman \u2013 God\u2019s Neighbors<\/em>
\nEinat Glaser-Zarhin \u2013 The World is Funny<\/em>
\nSharon Elovic \u2013 Fill the Void<\/em>
\nMaya Kenig \u2013 Up the Wrong Tree<\/em>
\nIsaac Sehayek \u2013 Rock the Casbah<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Casting<\/strong>
\nMichal Elias \u2013 The Ballad of the Weeping Spring<\/em>
\nMeny Yaesh \u2013 God\u2019s Neighbors<\/em>
\nOrit Azulay \u2013 The World is Funny<\/em>
\nMichal Koren \u2013 Fill the Void<\/em>
\nGalit Eshkol \u2013 Up the Wrong Tree<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Production Design<\/strong>
\nDror Elhadad \u2013 The Ballad of the Weeping Spring<\/em>
\nMiguel Merkin \u2013 The Exchange<\/em>
\nYoel Herzberg \u2013 The World is Funny<\/em>
\nUri Aminov \u2013 Fill the Void<\/em>
\nAriel Glazer \u2013 Rock the Casbah<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Costume Design<\/strong>
\nDebora O\u2019Hana \u2013 The Ballad of the Weeping Spring<\/em>
\nMaya Mor \u2013 The Dealers<\/em>
\nDoron Ashkenazi \u2013 The Exchange<\/em><\/p>\n

Li Alembik \u2013 The World is Funny<\/em>
\nChani Gurevich \u2013 Fill the Void<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Makeup<\/strong>
\nMeirav Horovitz Bouchoucha \u2013 The Ballad of the Weeping Spring<\/em>
\nLiat Sheinin \u2013 The Dealers<\/em>
\nMaya Gerstel \u2013 The World is Funny<\/em>
\nEti Ben Nun \u2013 Fill the Void<\/em>
\nSigalit Grau \u2013 Rock the Casbah<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Original Music<\/strong>
\nMark Eliyahu \u2013 The Ballad of the Weeping Spring<\/em>
\nRan Shem Tov \u2013 The Dealers<\/em>
\nShoshan \u2013 God\u2019s Neighbors<\/em>
\nJonathan Bar-Giora \u2013 The World is Funny<\/em>
\nAssaf Amdursky \u2013 Rock the Casbah<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Original Soundtrack<\/strong>
\nDavid Lis, Gil Toren \u2013 The Ballad of the Weeping Spring<\/em>
\nGil Toren, Erez Eini Shavit\u2013 The Exchange<\/em>
\nAsher Milo, Aviv Aldema \u2013 The World is Funny<\/em>
\nMoti Hefetz, Aviv Aldema \u2013 Fill the Void<\/em>
\nMichael Legum, Avi Mizrahi, Gil Toren \u2013 Rock the Casbah<\/em><\/p>\n

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