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\nPrincess is an outstanding, breathtaking film; its director Tali Shalom-Ezer a strong unique new voice in World Cinema. When we saw her film, we were totally absorbed by its immense power and at the same time its transparency and sensitiveness. Slowly, the spectator is drawn into the structure of sexual child abuse and is held so close to the protagonist, young Adar (played by a fantastic Shira Haas), that she finds herself imprisoned just like her and feels the strong desperation of repression and of having no way out. By placing a boy by her side, showing Adar\u2019s dissociation as a result of the abuse, where her mind invents a second self – or, as it is, also possible, establishing a first real adolescent love, Shalom-Ezer creates a different level of reality that intertwines with the girl\u2019s real situation and helps her to survive and finally free herself. Shalom-Ezer sticks to the story in an intense and direct way, eliminating anything that could be superfluous, and thus unfolding the mechanism of repression in a disturbing yet almost accidental way, where we would like to escape or wish desperately to put an end to the suffering, but have to go along with Adar all the way. All other characters are strong and unpredictable, extraordinary in their acting, creating a believable dark family life which shines yet bright and phony. The aesthetics are beautiful, creating a painful air of seduction on the surface and on a deeper level showing the incredible pain and torture, her vulnerability by exploring the girls face in close up. The film is like a slow explosion and makes you say, after leaving the cinema – and that is, what we were looking for – “Come on, let\u2019s change the world!\u201d Congratulations, and may this prize encourage you to go on with sincere and profound filmmaking.<\/p>\nThe Anat Pirchi Award for Best First Film<\/strong>
\nDirector Bazi Gete for the film Red Leaves<\/em><\/p>\nThe Anat Pirchi Award for Best Script<\/strong>
\nShira Gefen for her film Self Made<\/em><\/p>\nAudience Favorite Award<\/strong>
\nGett, The Trial of Viviane Amsalem<\/em><\/p>\nThe Haggiag Award for Acting<\/strong>
\nShira Haas for her role in the film Princess<\/em>
\nMenashe Noy for his role in the film Gett, The Trial of Viviane Amsalem<\/em><\/p>\nThe Haggiag Award for Editing<\/strong>
\nNili Feller for her editing of the film Self Made<\/em><\/p>\nThe Haggiag Award for Best Music<\/strong>
\nIshai Adar for the soundtrack of the film Princess<\/em><\/p>\nThe Van Leer Award for Best Cinematography<\/strong>
\nRadek Ladczuk for the cinematography of the film Princess<\/em><\/p>\nJury remarks: Radek Ladczuk\u2019s cinematographical work builds a precise aesthetic which stands in absolute opposition to the chilling content of the plot. The polished frames function as a honey trap \u2013 they allure the viewer and draw her into the cracked world of the characters. The cinematographer and director\u2019s unique visual language moves between fantasy and reality, creating an attractive and delicate package in which the most horrible events are possible.<\/p>\n
Members of the jury: Martina Gedeck, Georges Goldenstern, Professor Eva Ilouz, Assaf Amir.<\/p>\n
The Van Leer Award for Best Israeli Full-Length Documentary Film<\/strong>
\nVanessa Lapa for the film The Decent One<\/em><\/p>\nJury remarks: With exhaustive and profound research, precise editing, and a multilayered soundtrack, the film weaves a complex and thought-provoking portrait, of surprising intimacy, which sheds a very troubling light on the Everyman hidden within a mass murderer.<\/p>\n
The Van Leer Award for Best Director of a Documentary Film<\/strong><\/p>\nRobby Elmaliah for his film The Unwelcoming<\/em>
\nJury remarks: With rich and confident cinematic language, sensitive and minute observation, the director leads us into the charged, dramatic and intense world of a family which copes with the trauma of emigration. He gives voice to characters who are rarely represented on the screen or heard in Israeli society.<\/p>\nMembers of the jury: Karen Cooper, Oeke Hoogendijk, Scott Foundas, Noemi Schory, Arnon Goldfinger.<\/p>\n
The Competition for Israeli Short Films<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Van Leer Award for Best Animation Film<\/strong>
\nDotan Moreno director of Shouk<\/em><\/p>\nThe Van Leer Award for Best Documentary Film<\/strong>
\nDanielle Schwartz director of Mirror Image<\/em><\/p>\nThe Van Leer Award for Best Independent Feature Film<\/strong>
\nNetalie Braun director of Vow<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Van Leer Award for Best Student Feature Film<\/strong>
\nJonathan Dekel director of April Fool\u2019s<\/em><\/p>\nMembers of the jury: Laurence Herzberg, Alexandros Avranas, Vanya Heyman<\/p>\n
In the Spirit of Freedom Awards in Memory of Wim van Leer<\/strong>
\nCummings Award for Best Feature Film<\/p>\nAbderrahmane Sissako director of Timbuktu<\/em><\/p>\nJury remarks: Unanimous selection for the excellence of its craft and the power of its warning to humanity: a film both modest and magnificent<\/p>\n
The Ostrovsky Award for Best Documentary Film<\/strong><\/p>\nEdet Belzberg director of Watchers of the Sky<\/em><\/p>\nJury remarks: A brilliant film, which reminded us that even in the face of despair there is always hope.<\/p>\n
Honorary Mention: Zaza Urushadze and his film Tangerines<\/em><\/p>\nMembers of the jury: Zeinep \u00d6zbator Atakan, Jane Wells, Makram Khoury<\/p>\n
The Jewish Experience Awards Courtesy of Michaela and Leon Constantiner<\/strong>
\nThe Lia Award, in Honor of Jerusalem Cinematheque Founder Lia van Leer for Films dealing with Jewish Heritage<\/p>\nAlexandre Arcady director of 24 Days<\/em><\/p>\nJury remarks: This suspenseful drama manages to avoid clich\u00e9s and intricately presents the experience of anti-Jewish violence in France. This is a film of great social significance that shows the tragic consequences that arise when violence is ignored and when racist stereotypes are accepted.<\/p>\n
The Avner Shalev-Yad Vashem Chairman\u2019s Award for Artistic Achievement in Holocaust-Related Films<\/strong><\/p>\nStefan Ruzowitzky director of Radical Evil<\/em><\/p>\nJury remarks: The film turns the issue of mass murder during the Holocaust and the behavior of the murderers into a matter relevant to viewers today. Through a clever combination of archival footage, dramatic sequences, and interviews, the director reveals the inner makeup of “regular people” who became murderers.<\/p>\n
Honorary Mention goes to Andr\u00e9 Singer director of Night Will Fall<\/em>.<\/p>\nMembers of the Jury: Irit Sheleg, Isaac Zablocki, Dr. Ofer Ashkenazi<\/p>\n
Fipresci Debuts Competition<\/strong>
\nInternational First Film Alonso Ruizpalacios director of G\u00fceros<\/em>
\nIsraeli First Film: Baze Gete director of Red Leaves<\/em><\/p>\nMembers of the Jury: Eithne O\u2019Neill, Andrzej Kolodynski, Pablo Utin.<\/p>\n
The Israeli Film Critics Forum Prize<\/strong> (Israeli Cinema) is granted to Nadav Lapid director of The Kindergarten Teacher<\/em><\/p>\nIsraeli Art and Experimental Film Competition<\/strong>
\n The Ostrovsky Family Fund Award for Best Experimental Film<\/strong>
\nFor the Record<\/em> directed by Ruti Sela<\/p>\nJury remarks: The video presents the artist drawing the portraits of the lawyers of the Jerusalem Municipality and documents the painting sessions and the conversations they held during these sessions \u2013 bringing forth quite a few clich\u00e9s and prejudices about art. At the same time, as the video proceeds, its conceptual depth is revealed. The outlandish situation of a video artist carefully painting portraits in the City Hall is revealed as a situation that exposes the vulnerability of both the model and she who looks at him (and is being looked at by the camera).<\/p>\n
The Mamuta Art and Media Center Award for Second Prize<\/strong>, is granted to The Right to Leave<\/em>, directed by Sharon Paz<\/p>\nJury remarks: Sharon Paz\u2019s short film speaks in a subtle way about borders and migration \u2013 both in life and in art. The video presents in a rich visual language multiple layers of images and interchanging landscapes in a constant move in the background. A deep awareness of the cinematic medium and its precedents is felt here; the use of Tableaux Vivants, early photography, animation, and the voyeuristic situation itself.<\/p>\n
Members of the Jury: Heinz Hemingolz, Ruti Direktor, Irit Batsri<\/p>\n
The Alex Bernstein Grant for Outstanding Student Final Project<\/strong>
\nElia Schwartz, of Minshar for Art School, for her film “Pandora”.<\/p>\nCourtesy of the Bernstein Family and a joint initiative of the Jerusalem Foundation and the Jerusalem Cinematheque<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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