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School's films prizes
Prizes 2009
• First prize for "good year" (Micha Hagai) at the Yubery festival, Japan.
• Commendation for "Tolya" (Reuben Brodesky) at the Potsdam festival for student films, Germany.
• First prize for "Tolya" (Reuven Brodesky) at the Eilat festival, Israel.
• Jury prize for "Tolya" (Reuven Brodesky), at the Oberhausen festival , Germany.
• Most Quality film prize for "Road marks" (Shimon Shai) at the Terrae Salento Finibus festival, Milan Italy.
• Commendation for "Vika" (Tzivia Barkai) at the Students film festival, Vienna Austria.
• Jury Prize (Silver knook) for "Tolya" (Reuven Brodesky) at the Flahretina festival for documentaries, Perm, Russia.
• First prize for "Tolya" (Reuven Brodesky) at the alternative festival in Romania.
• First prize for "Road marks" (Shimon Shai) at the New York short films festival, USA
• First prize for "Borderline" (Imry Matalon) at the College Peace (ICPFF) festival, Seoul Korea.
• Special Mention for "Vika" (Tzivia Barkai) at the Women's film festival, London England 2007
• Jury prize for "Smile" (Noam Avta, Yuval Abramovitz) at the animation festival, Belgrade, Serbia.
• A prize for "Don Quixote in Jerusalem" at the Naples festival, Italy.
• First prize for "Solonskaya" (Ruth Litan) at the Mediterranean festival, Larisa, Greece (Mediterranean contest).
• Directors' choice award "Tolya" (Reuven Brodesky) at the next frame festival in Philadelphia, USA.
• Special for "Tolya" (Reuven Brodesky) at the Nancy festival, France
• First prize – directors' award for "Tolya" (Reuven Brodesky) at the Nancy festival, France.
• Spectators Choice Award for "The Unkosher Truth" (Hanna Zelis) at the Astra festival, Sibio Romania.
• First prize for "Road marks" (Shimon Shai) at the Tallinn festival for amateurs, Estonia.
• First prize for "in the company of a dead cat" (Vadim Antonevitch) at the documentary creators forum (local
documentaries), Israel.
• Special Mention for "Same old love" (Roni Gammer) at the Tallinn festival for amateurs, Estonia.
• Special Mention for "sea-land" (Ravit Hecht) Tallinn festival for amateurs, Estonia.
Retrospectives for school films in festivals 2007
The Israeli festival in Paris, March
"In the company of a dead cat" (Vadim Antovitch), "Solonskaya" (Ruth Litan), "Father son" (Idan Hobel),
"Smile" (Noam Avta, Yuval Markovich), "Sliding Flora" (Talia Lavie).
Almeria En Corto festival, Spain, May
"Cock Fight" (Sigalit Liphshitz)' "The substitute" (Talya Lavie), "Road" (Nadav Lapid), "Don Quixote in
Jerusalem" (Danni Rosenberg), "The red tape" (Danni Rosenberg).
Ashdod festival, May
"House" (David Ofek), "Sea Horses" (Nir Bergman), "Sabbath Entertainment" (Michal Brezis & Oded ben-Nun),
"Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli), "Bonfire Night" (Sharon Amrani), "Minus plus" (Shachar Cohen), "The red
tape" (Danni Rosenberg), "The substitute" (Talya Lavie), "Mothers' dance" (Zelda Hoha), "Pepe's Watch" (Michael Peretz), "Tolya" (Reuven Brodesky), "Cock fight" (Sigalit Liphshitz).
Courts dans la Nuit festival, France, June
"Minus plus" (Shachar Cohen), "Bonfire Night" (Sharon Amrani), "Cock fight" (Sigalit Lipshitz), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli).
International film festival – Klub Mostar – Sarajevo, Bosnia, July
"A different war" (Nadav Gali), "The red tape" (Danny Rosenberg), "The substitute" (Talia Lavie), "Road marks" (Shimon Shai), "Tolya" (Reuven Brodesky).
Tabor film festival, Croatia, July
"Sabbath Entertainment" (Michal Brezis & Oded ben-Nun), "Cock fight" (Sigalit Lipshitz), "The red tape" (Danni Rosenberg), "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi), "House" (David Ofek), "The substitute" (Talya Lavie), "Sea Horses" (Nir Bergman), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli), "Minus plus" (Shachar Cohen), "Underdog" (Eran Merav).
Molodist festival, Kiev, Ukraine, Octorber
"Draft's night" (Naomi Lev-Ari), "Diet Leibovitch" (Avishag Leibovitch), "Solonskaya" (Ruth Litan), "Road" (Nadav Lapid), "Happy birthday Yemima" (Yishay Orien).
Prizes for school films 2006
"Road" (Nadav Lapid), Golden Bear prize in Avensy Austria
"The red tape" (director Danni Rosenberg) Silberne bar prize in Avensy Austria
"Road marks" Director Shimon Shai, First prize at the Jerusalem film festival
"Neila" director: Zohar Markman, First prize at the student film festival in Ashdod.
"Draft's night" Director Naomi Lev-Ari, First prize at the Victoria independent cinema festival, Canada.
"Happy birthday Yemima" Director: Yishai Orian
First prize at the international student film festival in Tel-Aviv, Israeli contest.
"The red tape" Director Danny Rosenberg, First prize at the Harry Warner film festival, USA.
"The substitute" Director Talya Lavie. First prize at the BASE festival, Barcelona.
"The substitute"
Spectators award at the Berlin festival (the Panorama), Germany.
"The substitute"
Second prize at the SHORT SHORTS festival, Japan
"Everybody knows" (04') director Rachel Ziser
Director and best actress awards in the Montevideo festival, Uruguay.
"In the company of a dead cat" (06') Director: Vadim Antonevich
Cinematography award at the Jerusalem film festival.
"In the wrong place" (05') director: Tamar Zinger & Mayan Rogel
The "open house" prize, Jerusalem
"Tolya" (06') director; Reuven Brodesky
Special Mention at the Jerusalem film festival
"The substitute" (05') director Talya Lavie
Special Mention at the student film festival in Tel Aviv, international Competition
"The substitute" Special mention at the Rochester festival, USA
"The substitute" Special mention at the short cinema festival, Norway
"Solonskaya" (05') director Ruth Litan
Special Mention at FIFA festival, France
"Vika" (05') director Tzivia Barkai
Special Mention at the KINDERFILMFEST, Berlin, Germany
Special Mention at the Elsima festival, France
"Border Project " (03') Kobi Gal-Radai & Yael Hersonsky
Special Mention at the BLACK MARIA festival, USA
"A quiet street" (06') director Benjamin Friedenberg
Cinematography award for Itay Marom at the Student film festival in Tel Aviv.
"Hamis Fais" script by Ido Brown
The David Perlov grant, 2006
"Meluchia" script by Asaf Lapid
Hepching prize at the south cinema festival, 2006
Prizes for school films 2005
First prize at the Haifa film festival for "Happy birthday Yemima" (Yishay Orian)
First prize at the Media school lodge festival Poland for "Solonskaya" (Ruth Litan)
Third prize at the spring doc festival for "Diet Leibovitch" (Avisag Leibovitch)
Special Mention at the Berlin festival for "Don Quixote in Jerusalem" (Danni Rosenberg)
Special Mention at the Media school Lodz festival, Poland for "The substitute" (Talya Lavie)
Creators' encouragement prize for "Women in picture" festival, Rehovot.
Local and international prizes 2003/4
Prize for the best program' VGIK festival, Moscow, 2004
Prize for the best school at the Karlovy Vary festival, 2004
First prize for "The red tape" (Danny Rosenberg) at the Jerusalem film festival (Volagen competition), 2004
First prize for "A different war" (Nadav Gal) at the New York children's film festival, USA 2004
Prize for the script of " Shabbath Entertainment" (Michal Berzis & Oded ben Nun) at the Munich film festival,
Germany' 2004
Jury award for "Oneg Shabbat" at the Poitier festival, France, 2004
Jury award for "A different war" at the Taipei festival, Taiwan, 2004
People's award for "Blue and white collar" (Noam Kaplan) at the Karlovy Vary festival, 2004
Special Mention for "Sliding Flora" (Talya Lavie) at the international Melbourne festival, 2004
Special Mention for "Sliding Flora" (Talya Lavie) at the Karlovy Vary festival, Czech republic, 2004
Special Mention for "Father-son" (Idan Hubel) at the Lokenia festival, Italy, 2004
First prize for "Sabbath Entertainment" at the Montevideo festival, Uruguay, 2003
First prize for the script of "Minus Puls" (Shachar Cohen) at the Echo film festival, Prague, 2003
First prize for "Sabbath Entertainment" at the Lodz festival, Poland, 2003
First prize for "Pepes' clock" (Michael Peretz) at the Hamburg festival, 2003
First prize for "Mothers' dance" (Zelda Hoha) at the Jerusalem film festival (Volagen competition), 2003
First prize for "Soldat" (Shalom Hager) at the 'left bank' festival, Tel-Aviv, 2003
Second prize for "Underdog" in the Berno festival, Czech republic, 2003
Second prize for "The orchard" (Roee Harodi) at the spring doc festival, Tel-Aviv, 2003
Third prize for "Underdog" at the Taipei festival, Taiwan, 2003
Special Mention for "Underdog" (Eran Merav) at the Berlin festival, panorama, 2003
Special Mention for "Oneg Shabbat" at the Jerusalem festival (Volagen competition) 2003
Special Mention for "Miss Entebbe" (Omri Levi) at the Berlin festival, KINDERFILM, 2003
Special Mention for "Miss Entebbe" at the Zelin festival, Czech Republic, 2003
Special Mention for actress "Miss Entebbe" (Meirav Avrahami) at the Jerusalem festival, 2003
Special Mention for "Pepe's clock" at the Taipei festival, Taiwan, 2003
Special Mention for "Sliding Flora" (Talia Lavie) at the Haifa film festival, 2003
UNESCO award for best script for "The red tape" (Danny Rosenberg) 2003
International and Israeli prizes for the schools films 2002-2003
• First prize for "Oneg Shabbat" (Michal Brezis & Oded ben-Nun) at the Montevideo festival, Uruguay, 2003
• First prize for script for "Minus Plus" (Shachar Cohen) at the Echo film festival, Prague, 2003
• Special Mention for "Underdog" at the Berlin festival, Panorama, 2003
• First prize for "Sabbath Enetrtainment" (Michal Brezis & Oded ben-Nun) at the Lodz festival, Poland, 2003
• First prize for "Mother's dance" (Zelda Hoha) at the Jerusalem film festival (Volagen competition) 2003
• Best film award for "Underdog" (Eran Merav) at the Lodz festival, Poland, 2002
• First prize for "Underdog" at the Jerusalem film festival (Volagen competition) 2002
• First prize for "Pepe's Watch" (Michael Peretz) at the Hamburg film festival, 2002
• First prize for "Up to 800 calories" (Orit Zamir) at the Avensy festival Austria, 2002
• First prize for "Fuses" (Amit Drori) at the Avensy festival, Austria, 2002
• First prize for "Minus Plus" (Shachar Cohen) at the Jewish Toronto festival, Canada, 2002
• First prize for "Soldat" (Shalom Hagar) at the Jewish cinema festival, Jerusalem cinematheque, 2002
• First prize for "Soldat" at the 'left bank' festival, Tel Aviv 2003
• Second prize for "Underdog" at the Berno festival, Czech republic, 2003
• Second prize for "The grace of truth" (Shalom Hagar) Jerusalem cinematheque, 2003
• Second prize for "The orchard" (Roee Harodi) at the spring doc festival, Tel-Aviv2003
• Third prize for "Underdog" at the Taipei festival, Taiwan, 2003
• Special Mention for "Sabbath Entertainment" (Michal Brezis) at the Jerusalem festival (Volagen competition) 2003
• Special Mention for "Miss Entebbe" (Omri levi) at the Berlin festival, KINDERFILM, 2003
• Special Mention for "Miss Entebbe" at the Zelin festival, Czech republic, 2003
• Special Mention for actress "Miss Entebbe" (Meirav Avrahami) at the Jerusalem film festival, 2003
• Special Mention for "Pepes Watch" at the Taipei festival, Taiwan, 2003
• Special Mention for "how are you in revenge" (Nachumi Luz) at the Jerusalem film festival (Volagen competition)
2002
• Special Mention for "Sliding Flora" at the Haifa film festival, 2003
• UNESCO award for best script for "The red tape" (Danny Rosenberg) 2003
Retrospectives / tributes for the school 2002-2003
So far 65 tributes and special screenings have been performed around the world for the school, among them: The Modern Art Museum in New-York; The London festival, England; Rotterdam festival, Holland; Clermont Prand festival, France; Potsdam festival, Germany; Montpelier festival, France; the Berlin art Academy and more. During each event, celebratory screenings of a selection of the schools best films takes place, beginning with graduation productions and to the present.
In the 14 years of creation, the school has produced numerous children films that have succeeded around the world among them: "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi) – included in the top 5 finalists for the Oscar for student films; "Chester Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi) – Special Mention at the Berlin film festival, 97'; "Something valuable" (Dorit Hakim) the golden lion at the Venice film festival, 97'; "Pepes Watch" (Michael Peretz) the Berlin film festival, 03'; and more.
Retrospectives / tributes for the school 2001-2002
The Jewish institute in Krakow, Poland November 2001
The Bonn Cinematheque, Germany November 2001
The Augsburg festival, Germany November 2001
Screenings in a number of Universities in China May-June 2001
Screenings in 30 cinemas around Germany March-September 2001
Rome festival, Italy November 2000
Sienna festival, Italy November 2000
The Boston Jewish festival, USA November 2000
The Pittilianno festival,Italy October 2000
The Viadolid festival, Spain October 2000
The Ankara festival , Turkey September 2000
The Odenesa festival, Denmark August 2000
The Manila festival, Philippines June 2000
The Jewish Toronto festival, Canada May 2000
The Hungarian institute for film, Budapest January 2000
International prizes 2000
• Best film award for "Cock Fight" (Sigalit Lipshitz) at the Montpelier festival, France
• Best film award for "Cock fight" (Sigalit Lipshitz) at the Munich festival, Germany
• Best film award for "Operation YY" (Oded Loten) the Munich festival, Germany
• First prize for "Naughty" (Avner Mazlich) at the Buenos Aires festival, Argentina
• Second prize for "Cock fight" (Sigalit Lipshitz) at the Chicago film festival, USA
• Script award for " Cock fight" (Sigalit Lipshitz) at the Munich festival, Germany
• First prize for "The last Tango" (Gay Michael) at the Jewish Hirona festival, Spain
• Best film award for "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi) at the Majorca festival, Spain
• Judges award for "Sabbath Entertainment" at the St. Petersburg festival, Russia.
• Special Mention for "on the way up" (Yuval Zafrir) at the Taichung festival, Taiwan
• Special Mention for "Rooster fight" (Sigalit Lipshitz) at the Bologna festival, Italy.
Retrospectives aroud the world 1999
In 1999, 10 retrospectives / tributes to the school and its films took place in the following international festivals:
Cork, Ireland – October: "Urshalem" (Dan Geva), "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi), "House" (David Ofek), "Sea Horses" (Nir Bergman), "Telephone bill" (Ohav Plantz), "In good hands" (Oded Davidoff), "Only in some cases" (Raanan Alexandrovitch), "Sami Molcho – Private detective" (Shachr Rosen), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli), "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin).
MITO museum of arts – Japan – September: "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi), "Bonfire night" (Sharon Amrani), "Great kid" (Keren Margalit), "Striptease" (Amnon Kotler), "in day light" (Yoram zach), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi), "The story teller" (Ayelet Lerer), "In good hands" (Oded Davidoff), "Personal Goals" (Ran Carmeli).
Bratislava, Slovakia – June: "The storyteller" (Ayelet Lerer), "in day light" (Yoram zach), "Only in some cases" (Raanan Alexandrovitch), "House" (David Ofek).
Ludwigsburg, Germany – June: "Self goal" (Ran Carmeli), "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin), "Sea Horses" (Nir Bergman), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi), "House" (David Ofek), "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi).
Troy, Portugal – June: "Great kid" (Keren Margalit), "House" (David Ofek), "Walrus" (Nir Bergman), "Only in some cases" (Raanan Alexandrovitch),"high rise" (Arik Rotshtein), "Something valuable" (Dorit Hachim), "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi).
Avensy, Austria – June: "Garbage can" (Shai Davidi), "Telephone bill" (Ohav Plantz), "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi), "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin).
Shanghai, China – May: "Urshalem" (Dan Geva),"Homeland" (Dror Sabo), "House" (David Ofek), "Roger and out" (Yoav Gurfinkel), "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin), "Cotton balls" (Adva Magal), "Visions" (Galit Rosen), "In good hands" (Oded Davidoff), "Sami Molcho – Private detective" (Shachr Rosen), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli), "Telephone bill" (Ohav Plantz), "Sea Horses" (Nir Bergman), "Something valuable" (Dorit Hachim), "Great kid" (Keren Margalit), "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi).
Seoul, Korea – May: "You're my sea" (Noa Levi), In good hands" (Oded Davidoff), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi), "The storyteller" (Ayelet Lerer), "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi), "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin), "Only in some cases" (Raanan Alexandrovitch), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli).
Montevideo, Uruguay – March: "Great kid" (Keren Margalit), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli), "Urshalem" (Dan Geva), "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi), "House" (David Ofek), "Sea Horses" (Nir Bergman), "The storyteller" (Ayelet Lerer), "Telephone bill" (Ohav Plantz), "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin), "In good hands" (Oded Davidoff), "Only in some cases" (Raanan Alexandrovitch).
Moscow, Russia – February: "Urshalem" (Dan Geva), "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi), "House" (David Ofek), "Walrus" (Nir Bergman), "Telephone bill" (Ohav Plantz), "In good hands" (Oded Davidoff), "Only in some cases" (Raanan Alexandrovitch).
International prizes 1998
• "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi) was chosen as one of the top five finalists for the student Oscars, Los-Angeles.
• The silver lion for "Something valuable" (Dorit Hachim) at the Venice film festival.
• First prize for "Walrus" at the Lodze festival, Poland.
• First prize for "Bedouin Sand" in the short films category in the Chicago festival, USA.
• First prize for "Bedouin Sand" in the Taichung festival, Taiwan.
• First prize for "Grieving period" (Hai Cohen) at the Taichung festival, Taiwan.
• First prize for "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli) at the Montevideo festival, Uruguay.
• Second prize for "Sea Horses" (Nir Bergman) at the international film festival for students in Tel-Aviv.
• Second prize for "Something valuable" at the Krakow festival, Poland.
• Best scrip award for "Great kid" (Keren Margalit), at the Munich film festival, Germany.
• Second prize for "The late letter" (Anat Dotan) at the Serge-Pontage festival, France.
• Third prize for "The storyteller" (Ayelet Lerer) at the Serge-Pontage festival, France.
• Jury award for "Something valuable" at the Montpelier festival, France.
• Jury award for "You are my Sea" (Noa Levi) at the Torino women's film festival, Italy.
• The Golden bear award for "Bedouin Sand" at the Linz festival, Austria.
• Special Prize for "Bedouin Sand" at the Dresden festival, Germany.
• Bronze award for "A late letter" at the Linz festival, Austria.
• Special Mention for "Bonfire Night" at the Jerusalem film festival.
• Special Mention for "Striptease" at the Haifa film festival.
In 1998, 9 retrospectives / tributes were held for the school and its films in the following international film festivals:
Poitier, France – December: "22/m" (Uri Frost), "You're my sea" (Noa Levi), "Sea Horses" (Nir Bergman), "House" (David Ofek), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi).
Lodz, Poland – October: "Great kid" (Keren Margalit), "Only in some cases" (Raanan Alexandrovitch, "The storyteller" (Ayelet Lerer), "Urshalem" (Dan Geva), "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi), "House" (David Ofek) "Sea Horses" (Nir Bergman), "Telephone bill" (Ohav Flantz), "In good hands" (Oded Davidoff), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli), "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin).
Wilhelm Shabel, Germany – October: "Grieving period" (Hai Cohen), "Asimon Vasimel" (Eitan Anar), "Perdidel" (Ido Glass), "Bedouin Sand" (Omry Levi), "Mother is marrying Avram" (Sharon Amrani), "Korby's Girlfriend" (Avi Mossel), "Candy from a stranger" (Ron Ofer), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli), "Urshalem" (Dan Geva), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi), "The storyteller" (Ayelet Lerer).
Singapore – April: "Go Lions!" (Arik Rotshtein), "The new Mrs. Fox" (Eitan Anar), "House" (David Ofek), "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin), "Urshalem" (Dan Geva), "Personal" (Ran Carmeli).
Taichung, Taiwan – April: "Go Lions!" (Arik Rotshtein), "The new Mrs. Fox" (Eitan Anar), "House" (David Ofek), "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin), "Urshalem" (Dan Geva), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli).
Mon, Belgium – March: "Roger and out" (Yoav Gurfinkel), "Go Lions!" (Arik Rotshtein), "Telephone bill" (Ohav Flantz), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli).
Bratislava, Slovakia – March: "The storyteller" (Ayelet Lerer), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli), "Only in some cases" (Raanan Alexandrovitch, "House" (David Ofek), "Telephone bill" (Ohav Plantz), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi).
Bombay, India – March: "Only in some cases" (Raanan Alexandrovitch, "In good hands" (Oded Davidoff), "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi).
Flickerfest , Sydney, Australia – January: "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi), "The storyteller" (Ayelet Lerer), "In good hands" (Oded Davidoff), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli), "House" (David Ofek).
Prizes for the school in 1997
First prize at the Volgin competition, the Jerusalem film festival for "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi).
Special Mention at the Volagin competition, the Jerusalem film festival for "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi).
Special Mention for "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi), Berling festival.
Canal+ Award for "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi), Valencia festival, Spain.
Moon festival, Belgium for "Personal Goals" (Ran Carmeli).
UFVA festival award, USA for "House" (David Ofek).
Special Mention for "Luna and the donkey" (Yifat Elkayam) at the Larisa festival, Greece.
Retrospectives for the schools films 1997
Rotterdam festival, Holland – January 97'
Dublin festival, Ireland – March 97'
Larisa festival, Greece – March 97'
Dresden festival, Germany – April 97'
Potsdam festival, Germany – April 97'
Mexico City festival, Mexico – October 97'
Sao Paulo festival, Brazil – October 97'
Opsalla festival, Sweden – October 97'
Manheim festival, Germany - November 97'
Prizes for school films 1996
Best school in the world award for 1996, international student films festival, Tel Aviv
Best school at the student international Karlov Vari film festival, Czech Republic.
Best school in the world award for 1996, Lodz festival, Poland.
Best school in the world award for 1996, Figura de-Poz festival, Portugal.
First prize for "Personal Goals" (Ran Crmeli) at the international student film festival, Tel Aviv.
First prize for "Only in some cases" (Raanan Alexandrovitch), Lodz student film festival
Third prize for "Only in some cases" (Raanan Alexandrovitch), Krakow festival, Poland
Special Mention for "Only in some cases" (Raanan Alexandrovitch) at the Torino festival, Italy
First prize for "Pirouette" (Adam Verdi) at the Potsdam festival, Germany
First prize for "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin), at the Montpellier festival, France
Best experimental script award for "Visions" (Galit Rosen RIP), Palm Springs, USA
Best actor award for "Perdidel" (Ido Glass), at the Larisa festival, Greece
Special Mention for "Closing doors quietly" (Ayelet Ofarim) at the FIFA festival, Biarritz
Special Mention for "The last helping" (Ayelet Lerer) Montktinni festival, Italy
Jury award for "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin), at the Torino women's film festival, Italy
First prize for "Roger and out" (Yoav Gurfinkel) at the Jerusalem film festival
First prize for "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli), at the Amos Guttman young director's competition
Best directors award for Shachar Rosen for "Sami Molcho – Private detective" in the Israeli short film competition
Special Mention for "Luna and the donkey" (Yifat Elkayam) at the Amos Guttman Young director's competition.
Retrospectives for school films 1996
Museum of Modern Art, New-York – November 1996
Kiev festival, Ukraine – October 1996
Figura de-Poz – October 1996
Valencia festival, Spain – July 1996
Hoaska festival, Spain – June 1996
St. Petersburg, Russia – June 1996
Krakow festival, Poland – May 1996
Prizes for the school films 1995
First prize at the Oberhausen festival, Germany for "House" (David Ofek)
Special Jury award for "House" at the San-Francisco festival, USA
Journalism award for "In good hands" (Oded Davidoff) at the Larisa festival, Greece
Montaktinni festival award for "House" (David Ofek), Italy
Special Mention for "take your son" (Dan Geva) at the Montaktinni festival, Italy
Special Mention for all the schools' films at the Montaktinni festival for their high level
First prize for "High rise" at the short film competition in Israel / the Israeli institute for film
Experimental film award for "22/m" (Uri Frost) in the short film competition in Israel
Second prize at the "Golden lens" competition for Amit Yasur for "Amura" in the short films category
Special Mention for "Visions" (Galit Rosen RIP) at the Jerusalem film festival
Prizes for the school films 1994
Special prize for the school at the Edinburgh festival for the general high level of its films and its contribution to the
festival
First prize for "House" (David Ofek) at the Edinburg festival
First prize for "House" (David Ofek) at the Jerusalem film festival
First prize for "House" (David Ofek) at the international student film festival (David Ofek – the most promising director
of the festival)
First prize at the short film competition of the Israeli film institute for "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin)
Second prize for "Octane 96" (Oded Davidoff) at the Krakow festival, Poland
First prize at the "Golden lens" competition for Avi Mossel for "Siker" (director: Noah Stolman) in the short films
category
Editing award for "Perdidel" (director: Ido Glass) in the short film competition
Music award for Adi Cohen for "Everything has its price" (director: Daphna Levin) in the short films competition
Artistic design award for Ronen Zar for "Siker" (director: Noah Stolman) in the short films competition
Special Mention for "Being a queen" (Tali Shemesh) in the short films competition
Special Mention for "House" (David Ofek) in the short films competition
Prizes for the school films 1993
First prize for "Telephone bill" (Ohav Flantz) in the Edinburg film festival
First prize for "Telephone bill" (Ohav Flantz) in the Israeli New-York/Los Angeles festival
Second prize for "Cotton Balls" (Adva Magal) at the Vitoria festival, Spain
Special Mention for the schools' films at the Munich international student festival
Special Mention for the script of "Cotton Balls" (Adva Magal).
Special Mention for "Neighbours" (Dana Neibalt) Montreal festival
Special Mention for the school for excellence in film – Jerusalem film festival
Short film award for "Living dreams" (David Ofek), Jerusalem film festival
The Michael Solomon award for "Urshalem" (Dan Geva), Jerusalem film festival
First prize for "Chicken soup" (Sivan Arbel) at the short film competition/ Israeli film institute
First prize for "Telephone bill" (Ohav Polantz) in the short Israeli film competition
First prize for the documentary "Living dreams" (David Ofek) in the short film competition
Cinematography award for Dan Geva for "Urshalem" in the short film competition
The Uzi Peres award for Ohav Flantz for "Telephone bill" in the short Israeli film competition
The Uzi Peres award for Halil Efrat for "Moving" in the short Israeli film competition
Artistic management award for Reuben Cohen for "Telephone bill" (Ohav Flantz) in the short Israeli film competition
Special Mention for Oded Davidoff for "Octane 96" in the short Israeli film competition
Special Mention for Adva Magal and Eyal Benbenishti for "On a journey we went" in the short Israeli film competition
Special Mention for the acting crew of "Chicken Soup" (Sivan Arbel) in the short Israeli film competition
The "Golden lens" award for Alon Eilat for "14 years do not erase 27" (filming short feature films).
Third prize at the "Golden lens" competition for Avi Mossel for filming "Good came out of bad" (filming short feature
films).
Second prize at the clips competition for "Rikki" (Ziknei Zfat)/ Yoav Gurfinkel in the Haifa festival.
Prizes for the school films 1992
The Jerusalem festival cinema award for "Neighbours" (Dana Neiblat)
First prize – the Aliza Shagrir foundation competiton to "Neighbours" (Dana Neiblat)
The short films competition award for the documentary "Galia" (Noa Harnick)
The short Israeli film competition award for "Cotton Balls" (Adva Magal)
Special Mention for directing "Yellow" (Ohav Flantz) at the short Israeli films competition
Special Mention for "Neighbours" (Dana Neiblat) in the short Israeli films competition
Second prize for Sharon Meir for filming "Wind" (director: Ayelet Ofarim) at the "Golden lens" competition.
Prizes 2009
ISRAEL
The Wolgin Best Short Film Award for "The City Guided Tour" ( Benjamin Freidenberg) at the Jerusalem Film Festival
The Anat Pirhi Short Documentary Prize was awarded to "Tales of the Defeated" (Yael Reuveni)
First prize in the Short Film Competition at the Haifa Film Festival 2009 was awarded to "The Tale of Yona and the Sad Tree" (Margarita Balaklev)
First Prize for "Deep Red" (Eddie Tapero) at the Tel Aviv International GLBT Film Festival
The Best Fiction Film Prize for "December 25th" (Noa Erenberg) at the Women's International Film Festival, Rehovot.
Second Prize for "Solnishka" (Ruth Litan) at the Maayan Sapir Film Competition, Rehovot
Third Prize for "On The Way Out" (Elad Pankowsky) at the Maayan Sapir Film Competition, Rehovot
Periphery Distribution Prize for Israeli Films was awarded to "My Sister Riki" (Moran Ifergan) at the Women's International Film Festival, Rehovot.
Gesher Foundtion Prize for Multicultural Cinema for "Keeping the Memory" (Ruti Peri-Bar) at the Haifa "Between Memories" Short Film Competition
Commendation for "Erasing the Lines" (Maya Marlenjeon Aharoni) at DocAviv Film Festival, Tel Aviv
Commendation for "The 42nd Winter" (Iyhab Tarbiye) at the Anat Pirhi Short Documentary Competition, Jerusalem Film Festival
INTERNATIONAL
First Prize for "Anthem" (Elad Keidan) at the CILECT Film Schools Film Competition
Third Prize for "Diploma" (Yaelle Kayam) at the Cinefondation competition, Cannes Film Festival, France
First Prize for "Anthem" (Elad Keidan), NEXT Film Festival, Bucharest, Romania
First Prize for "Anthem" (Elad Keidan), FIDEC Film Festival, Belgium
Best Student Film Prize for "Vika" (Tzvia Barkai), Golden Knight Film Festival, Malta
Best Fiction Film Prize for "Insights" (Dana Keidar) Tabor Film Festival, Croatia
Best Film Narrative Construction Prize for "Anthem" (Elad Keidan), Rio De Janeiro Student Film Festival, Brazil
Best Medium-Length Film Award to "Homeland" (Dani Rosenberg), La Cabina Film Festival, Spain
Best Script for "Diploma" (Yaelle Kayam), Munich Student Film Festival, Germany
Best Intercultural Dialogue for "Diploma" (Yaelle Kayam), Munich Student Film Festival, Germany
Cinecourts Cine Award for "Diploma" (Yaelle Kayam) at the Short Film Competition of the Montpellier Film Festival, France
Best Actress Prize foe Leora Rivlin in "Wind Chimes" (Or Shulman), Luciana Film Festival, Italy
Best Actor Award for Itay Tiran in "Homeland" (Dani Rosenberg), La Cabina Film Festival, Spain
Judges Prize for "Seam Line" (Imri Matalon) C'un tempo per l'Integrazione ... Film Festival, Italy
Commendation for "My Eyes" (Avishag Leibowitz), Thailand Short Film Festival
RETROSPECTIVES
Traveller Festival, Reines, France, February
"Orshalem" (Dan Geva), "The Red Toy" (Dani Rosenberg), "Don Quixote in Jerusalem" (Dani Rosenberg), "Anthem" (Elad Keidan)
Psarokokalo Short Film Festival, Athens February
"Home" (David Ofek), "Sea Horses" (Nir Bergman), "Cock Fight" (Sigalit Liphschitz), "Sabbath Entertainment" (Mihal Brezis and Oded Bin-Nun) "Underdog" (Eran Merav), "Personal Goals" (Ran Carmeli)
NEXT Festival, Bucharest, Romania, April
“Tolya” (Rodeon Brodsky), "Insights" (Dana Keidar), "Homeland" (Dani Rosenberg), and “On The Way Out” (Elad Pankovski)
Timishort Film Festival, Timisoara, Romania ,May
"Shred of Hope" (Tom Shoval), "Wind Chimes" (Or Shulman), "My Eyes", (Avishag Leibowitz), "Vida" (Anat Meltz), "Insights" (Dana Keidar)
Dokufest Film Festival, Prizen, Kosovo, August
"Diploma" (Yaelle Kayam), "The Substitute" (Talya Lavie), ”Tolya” (Rodeon Brodsky), "Shred of Hope" (Tom Shoval), "Diet Leibowitz" (Avishag Leibowitz)..
Jewish Film Festival in Budapest,Hungary, September
"Homeland" (Dani Rosenberg), "Diploma" (Yaelle Kayam), "Sabbath Entertainment" (Mihal Brezis and Oded Bin-Nun), ”Tolya” (Rodeon Brodsky), "The Substitute" (Talya Lavie), "The City Guided Tour" (Benjamin Freidenberg)
FIDEC Film Festival for Student Films, Belrium, October
"Sabbath Entertainment" (Mihal Brezis and Oded Bin-Nun), ”Tolya” (Rodeon Brodsky),, "Diploma" (Yaelle Kayam), "Vika" (Zviya Barkai), "Sliding Flora" (Talia Lavie)
"DocFest"- Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival, Germany, November
"The UnKosher Truth" (Chana Zelis), ”Tolya” (Rodeon Brodsky), "My Sister Riki" (Moran Ifergan), "The Red Toy" (Dani Rosenberg), and "Diploma" (Yaelle Kayam)
Santiago Short Film Festival "Fa Sancor", Chile, October
”Tolya” (Rodeon Brodsky), "December 25th" (Noa Erenberg), "The Substitute" (Talya Lavie), "The Red Toy" (Dani Rosenberg), "Insights" (Dana Keidar)
Film Front Film Festival, Novi Sad, Serbia, December
”Tolya” (Rodeon Brodsky), "Mother's Dance" (Zelda Hoha), "Cock Fight" (Sigalit Liphschitz), "The City Guided Tour" ( Benjamin Freidenberg), "Sliding Flora" (Talia Lavie)
BROADCASTS ON FOREIGN CHANNELS
School Films were purchased by the following channels in Europe, the US and Australia: Arte (Germany and France), Canal + (France, Poland) , SVT (Sweden), SBS (Australia), Sundance Channel (US) and more.
The following films were purchased in 2009
"Diploma" (Yaelle Kayam) – Canal +, Germany, France
"Vida" (Anat Meltz) - Canal +, Poland
”Tolya” (Rodeon Brodsky), - RTP Portugal
"Vika" (Tzvia Barkai), "Solnishka" (Ruth Litan) – TV Catalunia, Spain
"Triangle Dialogue" Project Films- incl. "Sugar Cubes" (Ruth Litan) and "Tales of the Defeated" (Yael Reuveni) – Arte, Germany and France
International Prizes 2007-2008
• First Prize for "Anthem" (Elad Keidan) at the CINEFONDATION competition, Cannes Film Festival• First prize for "good year" (Micha Hagai) at the Yubery festival, Japan.
• Commendation for "Tolya" (Reuben Brodesky) at the Potsdam festival for student films, Germany.
• First prize for "Tolya" (Reuven Brodesky) at the Eilat festival, Israel.
• Jury prize for "Tolya" (Reuven Brodesky), at the Oberhausen festival , Germany.
• Most Quality film prize for "Road marks" (Shimon Shai) at the Terrae Salento Finibus festival, Milan Italy.
• Commendation for "Vika" (Tzivia Barkai) at the Students film festival, Vienna Austria.
• Jury Prize (Silver knook) for "Tolya" (Reuven Brodesky) at the Flahretina festival for documentaries, Perm, Russia.
• First prize for "Tolya" (Reuven Brodesky) at the alternative festival in Romania.
• First prize for "Road marks" (Shimon Shai) at the New York short films festival, USA
• First prize for "Borderline" (Imry Matalon) at the College Peace (ICPFF) festival, Seoul Korea.
• Special Mention for "Vika" (Tzivia Barkai) at the Women's film festival, London England 2007
• Jury prize for "Smile" (Noam Avta, Yuval Abramovitz) at the animation festival, Belgrade, Serbia.
• A prize for "Don Quixote in Jerusalem" at the Naples festival, Italy.
• First prize for "Solonskaya" (Ruth Litan) at the Mediterranean festival, Larisa, Greece (Mediterranean contest).
• Directors' choice award "Tolya" (Reuven Brodesky) at the next frame festival in Philadelphia, USA.
• Special for "Tolya" (Reuven Brodesky) at the Nancy festival, France
• First prize – directors' award for "Tolya" (Reuven Brodesky) at the Nancy festival, France.
• Spectators Choice Award for "The Unkosher Truth" (Hanna Zelis) at the Astra festival, Sibio Romania.
• First prize for "Road marks" (Shimon Shai) at the Tallinn festival for amateurs, Estonia.
• First prize for "in the company of a dead cat" (Vadim Antonevitch) at the documentary creators forum (local
documentaries), Israel.
• Special Mention for "Same old love" (Roni Gammer) at the Tallinn festival for amateurs, Estonia.
• Special Mention for "sea-land" (Ravit Hecht) Tallinn festival for amateurs, Estonia.
Retrospectives for school films in festivals 2007
The Israeli festival in Paris, March
"In the company of a dead cat" (Vadim Antovitch), "Solonskaya" (Ruth Litan), "Father son" (Idan Hobel),
"Smile" (Noam Avta, Yuval Markovich), "Sliding Flora" (Talia Lavie).
Almeria En Corto festival, Spain, May
"Cock Fight" (Sigalit Liphshitz)' "The substitute" (Talya Lavie), "Road" (Nadav Lapid), "Don Quixote in
Jerusalem" (Danni Rosenberg), "The red tape" (Danni Rosenberg).
Ashdod festival, May
"House" (David Ofek), "Sea Horses" (Nir Bergman), "Sabbath Entertainment" (Michal Brezis & Oded ben-Nun),
"Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli), "Bonfire Night" (Sharon Amrani), "Minus plus" (Shachar Cohen), "The red
tape" (Danni Rosenberg), "The substitute" (Talya Lavie), "Mothers' dance" (Zelda Hoha), "Pepe's Watch" (Michael Peretz), "Tolya" (Reuven Brodesky), "Cock fight" (Sigalit Liphshitz).
Courts dans la Nuit festival, France, June
"Minus plus" (Shachar Cohen), "Bonfire Night" (Sharon Amrani), "Cock fight" (Sigalit Lipshitz), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli).
International film festival – Klub Mostar – Sarajevo, Bosnia, July
"A different war" (Nadav Gali), "The red tape" (Danny Rosenberg), "The substitute" (Talia Lavie), "Road marks" (Shimon Shai), "Tolya" (Reuven Brodesky).
Tabor film festival, Croatia, July
"Sabbath Entertainment" (Michal Brezis & Oded ben-Nun), "Cock fight" (Sigalit Lipshitz), "The red tape" (Danni Rosenberg), "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi), "House" (David Ofek), "The substitute" (Talya Lavie), "Sea Horses" (Nir Bergman), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli), "Minus plus" (Shachar Cohen), "Underdog" (Eran Merav).
Molodist festival, Kiev, Ukraine, Octorber
"Draft's night" (Naomi Lev-Ari), "Diet Leibovitch" (Avishag Leibovitch), "Solonskaya" (Ruth Litan), "Road" (Nadav Lapid), "Happy birthday Yemima" (Yishay Orien).
Prizes for school films 2006
"Road" (Nadav Lapid), Golden Bear prize in Avensy Austria
"The red tape" (director Danni Rosenberg) Silberne bar prize in Avensy Austria
"Road marks" Director Shimon Shai, First prize at the Jerusalem film festival
"Neila" director: Zohar Markman, First prize at the student film festival in Ashdod.
"Draft's night" Director Naomi Lev-Ari, First prize at the Victoria independent cinema festival, Canada.
"Happy birthday Yemima" Director: Yishai Orian
First prize at the international student film festival in Tel-Aviv, Israeli contest.
"The red tape" Director Danny Rosenberg, First prize at the Harry Warner film festival, USA.
"The substitute" Director Talya Lavie. First prize at the BASE festival, Barcelona.
"The substitute"
Spectators award at the Berlin festival (the Panorama), Germany.
"The substitute"
Second prize at the SHORT SHORTS festival, Japan
"Everybody knows" (04') director Rachel Ziser
Director and best actress awards in the Montevideo festival, Uruguay.
"In the company of a dead cat" (06') Director: Vadim Antonevich
Cinematography award at the Jerusalem film festival.
"In the wrong place" (05') director: Tamar Zinger & Mayan Rogel
The "open house" prize, Jerusalem
"Tolya" (06') director; Reuven Brodesky
Special Mention at the Jerusalem film festival
"The substitute" (05') director Talya Lavie
Special Mention at the student film festival in Tel Aviv, international Competition
"The substitute" Special mention at the Rochester festival, USA
"The substitute" Special mention at the short cinema festival, Norway
"Solonskaya" (05') director Ruth Litan
Special Mention at FIFA festival, France
"Vika" (05') director Tzivia Barkai
Special Mention at the KINDERFILMFEST, Berlin, Germany
Special Mention at the Elsima festival, France
"Border Project " (03') Kobi Gal-Radai & Yael Hersonsky
Special Mention at the BLACK MARIA festival, USA
"A quiet street" (06') director Benjamin Friedenberg
Cinematography award for Itay Marom at the Student film festival in Tel Aviv.
"Hamis Fais" script by Ido Brown
The David Perlov grant, 2006
"Meluchia" script by Asaf Lapid
Hepching prize at the south cinema festival, 2006
Prizes for school films 2005
First prize at the Haifa film festival for "Happy birthday Yemima" (Yishay Orian)
First prize at the Media school lodge festival Poland for "Solonskaya" (Ruth Litan)
Third prize at the spring doc festival for "Diet Leibovitch" (Avisag Leibovitch)
Special Mention at the Berlin festival for "Don Quixote in Jerusalem" (Danni Rosenberg)
Special Mention at the Media school Lodz festival, Poland for "The substitute" (Talya Lavie)
Creators' encouragement prize for "Women in picture" festival, Rehovot.
Local and international prizes 2003/4
Prize for the best program' VGIK festival, Moscow, 2004
Prize for the best school at the Karlovy Vary festival, 2004
First prize for "The red tape" (Danny Rosenberg) at the Jerusalem film festival (Volagen competition), 2004
First prize for "A different war" (Nadav Gal) at the New York children's film festival, USA 2004
Prize for the script of " Shabbath Entertainment" (Michal Berzis & Oded ben Nun) at the Munich film festival,
Germany' 2004
Jury award for "Oneg Shabbat" at the Poitier festival, France, 2004
Jury award for "A different war" at the Taipei festival, Taiwan, 2004
People's award for "Blue and white collar" (Noam Kaplan) at the Karlovy Vary festival, 2004
Special Mention for "Sliding Flora" (Talya Lavie) at the international Melbourne festival, 2004
Special Mention for "Sliding Flora" (Talya Lavie) at the Karlovy Vary festival, Czech republic, 2004
Special Mention for "Father-son" (Idan Hubel) at the Lokenia festival, Italy, 2004
First prize for "Sabbath Entertainment" at the Montevideo festival, Uruguay, 2003
First prize for the script of "Minus Puls" (Shachar Cohen) at the Echo film festival, Prague, 2003
First prize for "Sabbath Entertainment" at the Lodz festival, Poland, 2003
First prize for "Pepes' clock" (Michael Peretz) at the Hamburg festival, 2003
First prize for "Mothers' dance" (Zelda Hoha) at the Jerusalem film festival (Volagen competition), 2003
First prize for "Soldat" (Shalom Hager) at the 'left bank' festival, Tel-Aviv, 2003
Second prize for "Underdog" in the Berno festival, Czech republic, 2003
Second prize for "The orchard" (Roee Harodi) at the spring doc festival, Tel-Aviv, 2003
Third prize for "Underdog" at the Taipei festival, Taiwan, 2003
Special Mention for "Underdog" (Eran Merav) at the Berlin festival, panorama, 2003
Special Mention for "Oneg Shabbat" at the Jerusalem festival (Volagen competition) 2003
Special Mention for "Miss Entebbe" (Omri Levi) at the Berlin festival, KINDERFILM, 2003
Special Mention for "Miss Entebbe" at the Zelin festival, Czech Republic, 2003
Special Mention for actress "Miss Entebbe" (Meirav Avrahami) at the Jerusalem festival, 2003
Special Mention for "Pepe's clock" at the Taipei festival, Taiwan, 2003
Special Mention for "Sliding Flora" (Talia Lavie) at the Haifa film festival, 2003
UNESCO award for best script for "The red tape" (Danny Rosenberg) 2003
International and Israeli prizes for the schools films 2002-2003
• First prize for "Oneg Shabbat" (Michal Brezis & Oded ben-Nun) at the Montevideo festival, Uruguay, 2003
• First prize for script for "Minus Plus" (Shachar Cohen) at the Echo film festival, Prague, 2003
• Special Mention for "Underdog" at the Berlin festival, Panorama, 2003
• First prize for "Sabbath Enetrtainment" (Michal Brezis & Oded ben-Nun) at the Lodz festival, Poland, 2003
• First prize for "Mother's dance" (Zelda Hoha) at the Jerusalem film festival (Volagen competition) 2003
• Best film award for "Underdog" (Eran Merav) at the Lodz festival, Poland, 2002
• First prize for "Underdog" at the Jerusalem film festival (Volagen competition) 2002
• First prize for "Pepe's Watch" (Michael Peretz) at the Hamburg film festival, 2002
• First prize for "Up to 800 calories" (Orit Zamir) at the Avensy festival Austria, 2002
• First prize for "Fuses" (Amit Drori) at the Avensy festival, Austria, 2002
• First prize for "Minus Plus" (Shachar Cohen) at the Jewish Toronto festival, Canada, 2002
• First prize for "Soldat" (Shalom Hagar) at the Jewish cinema festival, Jerusalem cinematheque, 2002
• First prize for "Soldat" at the 'left bank' festival, Tel Aviv 2003
• Second prize for "Underdog" at the Berno festival, Czech republic, 2003
• Second prize for "The grace of truth" (Shalom Hagar) Jerusalem cinematheque, 2003
• Second prize for "The orchard" (Roee Harodi) at the spring doc festival, Tel-Aviv2003
• Third prize for "Underdog" at the Taipei festival, Taiwan, 2003
• Special Mention for "Sabbath Entertainment" (Michal Brezis) at the Jerusalem festival (Volagen competition) 2003
• Special Mention for "Miss Entebbe" (Omri levi) at the Berlin festival, KINDERFILM, 2003
• Special Mention for "Miss Entebbe" at the Zelin festival, Czech republic, 2003
• Special Mention for actress "Miss Entebbe" (Meirav Avrahami) at the Jerusalem film festival, 2003
• Special Mention for "Pepes Watch" at the Taipei festival, Taiwan, 2003
• Special Mention for "how are you in revenge" (Nachumi Luz) at the Jerusalem film festival (Volagen competition)
2002
• Special Mention for "Sliding Flora" at the Haifa film festival, 2003
• UNESCO award for best script for "The red tape" (Danny Rosenberg) 2003
Retrospectives / tributes for the school 2002-2003
So far 65 tributes and special screenings have been performed around the world for the school, among them: The Modern Art Museum in New-York; The London festival, England; Rotterdam festival, Holland; Clermont Prand festival, France; Potsdam festival, Germany; Montpelier festival, France; the Berlin art Academy and more. During each event, celebratory screenings of a selection of the schools best films takes place, beginning with graduation productions and to the present.
In the 14 years of creation, the school has produced numerous children films that have succeeded around the world among them: "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi) – included in the top 5 finalists for the Oscar for student films; "Chester Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi) – Special Mention at the Berlin film festival, 97'; "Something valuable" (Dorit Hakim) the golden lion at the Venice film festival, 97'; "Pepes Watch" (Michael Peretz) the Berlin film festival, 03'; and more.
Retrospectives / tributes for the school 2001-2002
The Jewish institute in Krakow, Poland November 2001
The Bonn Cinematheque, Germany November 2001
The Augsburg festival, Germany November 2001
Screenings in a number of Universities in China May-June 2001
Screenings in 30 cinemas around Germany March-September 2001
Rome festival, Italy November 2000
Sienna festival, Italy November 2000
The Boston Jewish festival, USA November 2000
The Pittilianno festival,Italy October 2000
The Viadolid festival, Spain October 2000
The Ankara festival , Turkey September 2000
The Odenesa festival, Denmark August 2000
The Manila festival, Philippines June 2000
The Jewish Toronto festival, Canada May 2000
The Hungarian institute for film, Budapest January 2000
International prizes 2000
• Best film award for "Cock Fight" (Sigalit Lipshitz) at the Montpelier festival, France
• Best film award for "Cock fight" (Sigalit Lipshitz) at the Munich festival, Germany
• Best film award for "Operation YY" (Oded Loten) the Munich festival, Germany
• First prize for "Naughty" (Avner Mazlich) at the Buenos Aires festival, Argentina
• Second prize for "Cock fight" (Sigalit Lipshitz) at the Chicago film festival, USA
• Script award for " Cock fight" (Sigalit Lipshitz) at the Munich festival, Germany
• First prize for "The last Tango" (Gay Michael) at the Jewish Hirona festival, Spain
• Best film award for "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi) at the Majorca festival, Spain
• Judges award for "Sabbath Entertainment" at the St. Petersburg festival, Russia.
• Special Mention for "on the way up" (Yuval Zafrir) at the Taichung festival, Taiwan
• Special Mention for "Rooster fight" (Sigalit Lipshitz) at the Bologna festival, Italy.
Retrospectives aroud the world 1999
In 1999, 10 retrospectives / tributes to the school and its films took place in the following international festivals:
Cork, Ireland – October: "Urshalem" (Dan Geva), "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi), "House" (David Ofek), "Sea Horses" (Nir Bergman), "Telephone bill" (Ohav Plantz), "In good hands" (Oded Davidoff), "Only in some cases" (Raanan Alexandrovitch), "Sami Molcho – Private detective" (Shachr Rosen), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli), "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin).
MITO museum of arts – Japan – September: "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi), "Bonfire night" (Sharon Amrani), "Great kid" (Keren Margalit), "Striptease" (Amnon Kotler), "in day light" (Yoram zach), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi), "The story teller" (Ayelet Lerer), "In good hands" (Oded Davidoff), "Personal Goals" (Ran Carmeli).
Bratislava, Slovakia – June: "The storyteller" (Ayelet Lerer), "in day light" (Yoram zach), "Only in some cases" (Raanan Alexandrovitch), "House" (David Ofek).
Ludwigsburg, Germany – June: "Self goal" (Ran Carmeli), "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin), "Sea Horses" (Nir Bergman), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi), "House" (David Ofek), "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi).
Troy, Portugal – June: "Great kid" (Keren Margalit), "House" (David Ofek), "Walrus" (Nir Bergman), "Only in some cases" (Raanan Alexandrovitch),"high rise" (Arik Rotshtein), "Something valuable" (Dorit Hachim), "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi).
Avensy, Austria – June: "Garbage can" (Shai Davidi), "Telephone bill" (Ohav Plantz), "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi), "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin).
Shanghai, China – May: "Urshalem" (Dan Geva),"Homeland" (Dror Sabo), "House" (David Ofek), "Roger and out" (Yoav Gurfinkel), "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin), "Cotton balls" (Adva Magal), "Visions" (Galit Rosen), "In good hands" (Oded Davidoff), "Sami Molcho – Private detective" (Shachr Rosen), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli), "Telephone bill" (Ohav Plantz), "Sea Horses" (Nir Bergman), "Something valuable" (Dorit Hachim), "Great kid" (Keren Margalit), "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi).
Seoul, Korea – May: "You're my sea" (Noa Levi), In good hands" (Oded Davidoff), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi), "The storyteller" (Ayelet Lerer), "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi), "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin), "Only in some cases" (Raanan Alexandrovitch), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli).
Montevideo, Uruguay – March: "Great kid" (Keren Margalit), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli), "Urshalem" (Dan Geva), "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi), "House" (David Ofek), "Sea Horses" (Nir Bergman), "The storyteller" (Ayelet Lerer), "Telephone bill" (Ohav Plantz), "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin), "In good hands" (Oded Davidoff), "Only in some cases" (Raanan Alexandrovitch).
Moscow, Russia – February: "Urshalem" (Dan Geva), "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi), "House" (David Ofek), "Walrus" (Nir Bergman), "Telephone bill" (Ohav Plantz), "In good hands" (Oded Davidoff), "Only in some cases" (Raanan Alexandrovitch).
International prizes 1998
• "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi) was chosen as one of the top five finalists for the student Oscars, Los-Angeles.
• The silver lion for "Something valuable" (Dorit Hachim) at the Venice film festival.
• First prize for "Walrus" at the Lodze festival, Poland.
• First prize for "Bedouin Sand" in the short films category in the Chicago festival, USA.
• First prize for "Bedouin Sand" in the Taichung festival, Taiwan.
• First prize for "Grieving period" (Hai Cohen) at the Taichung festival, Taiwan.
• First prize for "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli) at the Montevideo festival, Uruguay.
• Second prize for "Sea Horses" (Nir Bergman) at the international film festival for students in Tel-Aviv.
• Second prize for "Something valuable" at the Krakow festival, Poland.
• Best scrip award for "Great kid" (Keren Margalit), at the Munich film festival, Germany.
• Second prize for "The late letter" (Anat Dotan) at the Serge-Pontage festival, France.
• Third prize for "The storyteller" (Ayelet Lerer) at the Serge-Pontage festival, France.
• Jury award for "Something valuable" at the Montpelier festival, France.
• Jury award for "You are my Sea" (Noa Levi) at the Torino women's film festival, Italy.
• The Golden bear award for "Bedouin Sand" at the Linz festival, Austria.
• Special Prize for "Bedouin Sand" at the Dresden festival, Germany.
• Bronze award for "A late letter" at the Linz festival, Austria.
• Special Mention for "Bonfire Night" at the Jerusalem film festival.
• Special Mention for "Striptease" at the Haifa film festival.
In 1998, 9 retrospectives / tributes were held for the school and its films in the following international film festivals:
Poitier, France – December: "22/m" (Uri Frost), "You're my sea" (Noa Levi), "Sea Horses" (Nir Bergman), "House" (David Ofek), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi).
Lodz, Poland – October: "Great kid" (Keren Margalit), "Only in some cases" (Raanan Alexandrovitch, "The storyteller" (Ayelet Lerer), "Urshalem" (Dan Geva), "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi), "House" (David Ofek) "Sea Horses" (Nir Bergman), "Telephone bill" (Ohav Flantz), "In good hands" (Oded Davidoff), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli), "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin).
Wilhelm Shabel, Germany – October: "Grieving period" (Hai Cohen), "Asimon Vasimel" (Eitan Anar), "Perdidel" (Ido Glass), "Bedouin Sand" (Omry Levi), "Mother is marrying Avram" (Sharon Amrani), "Korby's Girlfriend" (Avi Mossel), "Candy from a stranger" (Ron Ofer), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli), "Urshalem" (Dan Geva), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi), "The storyteller" (Ayelet Lerer).
Singapore – April: "Go Lions!" (Arik Rotshtein), "The new Mrs. Fox" (Eitan Anar), "House" (David Ofek), "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin), "Urshalem" (Dan Geva), "Personal" (Ran Carmeli).
Taichung, Taiwan – April: "Go Lions!" (Arik Rotshtein), "The new Mrs. Fox" (Eitan Anar), "House" (David Ofek), "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin), "Urshalem" (Dan Geva), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli).
Mon, Belgium – March: "Roger and out" (Yoav Gurfinkel), "Go Lions!" (Arik Rotshtein), "Telephone bill" (Ohav Flantz), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli).
Bratislava, Slovakia – March: "The storyteller" (Ayelet Lerer), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli), "Only in some cases" (Raanan Alexandrovitch, "House" (David Ofek), "Telephone bill" (Ohav Plantz), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi).
Bombay, India – March: "Only in some cases" (Raanan Alexandrovitch, "In good hands" (Oded Davidoff), "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli), "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi).
Flickerfest , Sydney, Australia – January: "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi), "The storyteller" (Ayelet Lerer), "In good hands" (Oded Davidoff), "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli), "House" (David Ofek).
Prizes for the school in 1997
First prize at the Volgin competition, the Jerusalem film festival for "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi).
Special Mention at the Volagin competition, the Jerusalem film festival for "Bedouin Sand" (Omri Levi).
Special Mention for "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi), Berling festival.
Canal+ Award for "Chester, Jones and I" (Aviv Maaravi), Valencia festival, Spain.
Moon festival, Belgium for "Personal Goals" (Ran Carmeli).
UFVA festival award, USA for "House" (David Ofek).
Special Mention for "Luna and the donkey" (Yifat Elkayam) at the Larisa festival, Greece.
Retrospectives for the schools films 1997
Rotterdam festival, Holland – January 97'
Dublin festival, Ireland – March 97'
Larisa festival, Greece – March 97'
Dresden festival, Germany – April 97'
Potsdam festival, Germany – April 97'
Mexico City festival, Mexico – October 97'
Sao Paulo festival, Brazil – October 97'
Opsalla festival, Sweden – October 97'
Manheim festival, Germany - November 97'
Prizes for school films 1996
Best school in the world award for 1996, international student films festival, Tel Aviv
Best school at the student international Karlov Vari film festival, Czech Republic.
Best school in the world award for 1996, Lodz festival, Poland.
Best school in the world award for 1996, Figura de-Poz festival, Portugal.
First prize for "Personal Goals" (Ran Crmeli) at the international student film festival, Tel Aviv.
First prize for "Only in some cases" (Raanan Alexandrovitch), Lodz student film festival
Third prize for "Only in some cases" (Raanan Alexandrovitch), Krakow festival, Poland
Special Mention for "Only in some cases" (Raanan Alexandrovitch) at the Torino festival, Italy
First prize for "Pirouette" (Adam Verdi) at the Potsdam festival, Germany
First prize for "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin), at the Montpellier festival, France
Best experimental script award for "Visions" (Galit Rosen RIP), Palm Springs, USA
Best actor award for "Perdidel" (Ido Glass), at the Larisa festival, Greece
Special Mention for "Closing doors quietly" (Ayelet Ofarim) at the FIFA festival, Biarritz
Special Mention for "The last helping" (Ayelet Lerer) Montktinni festival, Italy
Jury award for "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin), at the Torino women's film festival, Italy
First prize for "Roger and out" (Yoav Gurfinkel) at the Jerusalem film festival
First prize for "Personal goals" (Ran Carmeli), at the Amos Guttman young director's competition
Best directors award for Shachar Rosen for "Sami Molcho – Private detective" in the Israeli short film competition
Special Mention for "Luna and the donkey" (Yifat Elkayam) at the Amos Guttman Young director's competition.
Retrospectives for school films 1996
Museum of Modern Art, New-York – November 1996
Kiev festival, Ukraine – October 1996
Figura de-Poz – October 1996
Valencia festival, Spain – July 1996
Hoaska festival, Spain – June 1996
St. Petersburg, Russia – June 1996
Krakow festival, Poland – May 1996
Prizes for the school films 1995
First prize at the Oberhausen festival, Germany for "House" (David Ofek)
Special Jury award for "House" at the San-Francisco festival, USA
Journalism award for "In good hands" (Oded Davidoff) at the Larisa festival, Greece
Montaktinni festival award for "House" (David Ofek), Italy
Special Mention for "take your son" (Dan Geva) at the Montaktinni festival, Italy
Special Mention for all the schools' films at the Montaktinni festival for their high level
First prize for "High rise" at the short film competition in Israel / the Israeli institute for film
Experimental film award for "22/m" (Uri Frost) in the short film competition in Israel
Second prize at the "Golden lens" competition for Amit Yasur for "Amura" in the short films category
Special Mention for "Visions" (Galit Rosen RIP) at the Jerusalem film festival
Prizes for the school films 1994
Special prize for the school at the Edinburgh festival for the general high level of its films and its contribution to the
festival
First prize for "House" (David Ofek) at the Edinburg festival
First prize for "House" (David Ofek) at the Jerusalem film festival
First prize for "House" (David Ofek) at the international student film festival (David Ofek – the most promising director
of the festival)
First prize at the short film competition of the Israeli film institute for "Everything has its price" (Daphne Levin)
Second prize for "Octane 96" (Oded Davidoff) at the Krakow festival, Poland
First prize at the "Golden lens" competition for Avi Mossel for "Siker" (director: Noah Stolman) in the short films
category
Editing award for "Perdidel" (director: Ido Glass) in the short film competition
Music award for Adi Cohen for "Everything has its price" (director: Daphna Levin) in the short films competition
Artistic design award for Ronen Zar for "Siker" (director: Noah Stolman) in the short films competition
Special Mention for "Being a queen" (Tali Shemesh) in the short films competition
Special Mention for "House" (David Ofek) in the short films competition
Prizes for the school films 1993
First prize for "Telephone bill" (Ohav Flantz) in the Edinburg film festival
First prize for "Telephone bill" (Ohav Flantz) in the Israeli New-York/Los Angeles festival
Second prize for "Cotton Balls" (Adva Magal) at the Vitoria festival, Spain
Special Mention for the schools' films at the Munich international student festival
Special Mention for the script of "Cotton Balls" (Adva Magal).
Special Mention for "Neighbours" (Dana Neibalt) Montreal festival
Special Mention for the school for excellence in film – Jerusalem film festival
Short film award for "Living dreams" (David Ofek), Jerusalem film festival
The Michael Solomon award for "Urshalem" (Dan Geva), Jerusalem film festival
First prize for "Chicken soup" (Sivan Arbel) at the short film competition/ Israeli film institute
First prize for "Telephone bill" (Ohav Polantz) in the short Israeli film competition
First prize for the documentary "Living dreams" (David Ofek) in the short film competition
Cinematography award for Dan Geva for "Urshalem" in the short film competition
The Uzi Peres award for Ohav Flantz for "Telephone bill" in the short Israeli film competition
The Uzi Peres award for Halil Efrat for "Moving" in the short Israeli film competition
Artistic management award for Reuben Cohen for "Telephone bill" (Ohav Flantz) in the short Israeli film competition
Special Mention for Oded Davidoff for "Octane 96" in the short Israeli film competition
Special Mention for Adva Magal and Eyal Benbenishti for "On a journey we went" in the short Israeli film competition
Special Mention for the acting crew of "Chicken Soup" (Sivan Arbel) in the short Israeli film competition
The "Golden lens" award for Alon Eilat for "14 years do not erase 27" (filming short feature films).
Third prize at the "Golden lens" competition for Avi Mossel for filming "Good came out of bad" (filming short feature
films).
Second prize at the clips competition for "Rikki" (Ziknei Zfat)/ Yoav Gurfinkel in the Haifa festival.
Prizes for the school films 1992
The Jerusalem festival cinema award for "Neighbours" (Dana Neiblat)
First prize – the Aliza Shagrir foundation competiton to "Neighbours" (Dana Neiblat)
The short films competition award for the documentary "Galia" (Noa Harnick)
The short Israeli film competition award for "Cotton Balls" (Adva Magal)
Special Mention for directing "Yellow" (Ohav Flantz) at the short Israeli films competition
Special Mention for "Neighbours" (Dana Neiblat) in the short Israeli films competition
Second prize for Sharon Meir for filming "Wind" (director: Ayelet Ofarim) at the "Golden lens" competition.
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