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ההרשמה למחזור ה-15 של חממת סם שפיגל לקולנוע בינלאומי נפתחה רשמית!
יוצרים.ות שנמצאים.ות בתהליך כתיבת תסריט לסרט הראשון או השני שלהם.ן (עלילתי באורך מלא) – זה הרגע שלכם.ן.
אנחנו מזמינים.ות אתכם.ן לעבור תהליך פיתוח עמוק, מדויק ומקצועי, ולהצטרף לקהילה יצירתית ובינלאומית מעוררת השראה.
כבר מעל עשור שחממת סם שפיגל מפתחת סרטי קולנוע פורצי דרך מהארץ ומהעולם, שרבים מהם מגיעים לפסטיבלים המובילים והנחשבים ביותר בעולם. הסרט הבא יכול להיות שלכם.ן.

תאריכי הגשה: 27.7.26 עד 24.8.26
לפרטים נוספים והגשה:
https://labs.jsfs.co.il/filmapplication

For over a decade, the JSFL has developed groundbreaking feature films from Israel and across the globe, sending many of them to the world's leading film festivals.
If you are in the early/mid-stages of writing your first or second screenplay for a feature-length film, we invite you to take a deep professional dive, develop your script with top-tier mentors, and join our vibrant international creative community.
Submission Dates: July 27 – August 24, 2026
Apply now & find more info here: https://labs.jsfs.co.il/filmapplication

Moshe Rosenthal's “Tell Me Everything”, developed in the 7th edition of the Sam Spiegel International Film Lab, leads this year's Israeli Academy Awards with an all-time record of 16 nominations!

From its earliest development stages, we knew this was an exceptional project. Following its selection as the opening film of the Jerusalem Film Festival, “Tell Me Everything” is now nominated in all the leading categories, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.

The Israeli Academy Awards are Israel's highest honors in cinema, and the winner of the Best Film award will represent Israel in the competition for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.

Congratulations to the entire team, and best of luck!

We are proud and happy to announce that "Children of the Monkey" by Tommaso Landucci and Damiano Femfert, graduates of our 11th edition, will take part in the Orizzonti competition at the upcoming prestigious Venice Film Festival.
Congratulations to Tommaso and Damiano on this wonderful achievement.

Congratulations to Alex Camilleri, for winning the Best Screenplay Award in the international competition of the Tribeca Film Festival with his film "Zejtune", developed at the 10th edition of the Sam Spiegel International Film Lab.

After it's successful world premiere in Sundance Film Festival, "Tell Me Everything" by Moshe Rosenthal was announced as the opening film for the Jerusalem Film Festival 2026, with a festive screening at the iconic Sultan's Pool.
The film, developed in our 7th edition of the Sam Spiegel International Film Lab, takes place in the 1980s, as pop music soars and AIDS spreads, and tells the story of 12-year-old Boaz who discovers a shattering truth about his beloved father. The film was produced by Green Productions and United King Films.

חממת הסדרות של סם שפיגל פתוחה להגשות!

חממת סם שפיגל לסדרות נועדה ליוצרים.ות ישראלים.ות אשר עושים.ות את צעדיהם.ן הראשונים בעולם הטלוויזיה הישראלי והבינלאומי. החממה מחפשת צוותים של מפיקים.ות ותסריטאים.ות אשר מפתחים.ות סדרות או מיני-סדרות עלילתיות מבטיחות, בכל ז׳אנר, המיועד לקהל בוגר.

הקול הקורא למחזור 5 של חממת הסדרות ייפתח להגשות ב-7 ביוני, 2026.
דדליין להגשות: ה-7 ביולי, 2026 (בשעה 14:00 שעון ישראל)

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The Sam Spiegel Series Lab is open to submissions!

The Series Lab is open to outstanding Israeli creators making their initial steps in the world of Israeli and international TV. The Lab is seeking teams of producers and writers who are developing a promising scripted project- either series or limited series, in any genre intended for an adult audience.

Call for entries for the Series Lab's 5th Edition will be open for applications from June 7, 2026.
Deadline for submissions: July 7, 2026 (at 14:00 Israel Time

Congratulations to Myrsini Aristidou from Cyprus, participant of the Sam Spiegel International Film Lab's 9th Edition, that won the audience award at the Sundance Film Festival 2026, as part of the World Cinema Dramatic Competition. What a great way to start the film's journey around the world!

Congratulations to Alex Camilleri, writer and director of the film "Zejtune" (that won the first prize at the Sam Spiegel Film Lab's 10th Edition), that will hold it's world premiere at the Göteborg Film Festival 2026. Good luck to Alex and the team!

The 1st Session of Sam Spiegel International Film Lab's 14th Edition concluded last week in Jerusalem - after an intensive week filled with workshops, masterclasses, tours, dinners and of course - personal working and writing time for each participant with his mentor, on their feature film project.
10 projects from all around the world (Brazil, Austria, Germany, Hungary and Israel) arrived at the Scots House Hotel in Jerusalem, for an exciting week of work alongside their mentors Clare Downs (UK), Jacques Akchoti (France), Thomas Hailer (Germany) and Sari Turgeman (Israel).
During the week, the filmmakers went through an A.I. workshop led by Omri Marcus, a walking tour in the Old City of Jerusalem guided by filmmaker Benjamin Freidenberg, and a masterclass with award-winning screenwriter and director Michel Franco.

The participants of the 14th edition of the Sam Spiegel International Film Lab leave Jerusalem with notebooks full and a creative spirit that continues with them beyond this moment.

We thank everyone who made this week possible: The Beracha Foundation, Edmond de Rothschild Foundation, Shuster Polakoff Foundation, The Sam Spiegel Estate, Ministry of Culture and Sport, Embassy of Hungary Tel Aviv, Institut Français Israel, Embassy of France in Israel, FFA – German Federal Film Fund, Austrian Film Institute, State of Israel – Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
See you at the next session.

We are proud to share that two films developed at the Sam Spiegel International Film Lab will hold their world premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2026.
Moshe Rosenthal's film "Tell Me Everything" (developed in our 7th Edition of the International Film Lab) takes place in the 1980s, as pop music soars and AIDS spreads, and tells the story of 12-year-old Boaz who discovers a shattering truth about his beloved father.
Myrsini Aristidou's film "Hold on to Me" (developed in our 9th Edition) tells the story of 11-year-old Iris who learns her estranged father, Aris, is back in town for his own father’s funeral.

The festival will take place in Utah on January 22–February 1, 2026. Good luck, Moshe and Myrsini!

Three alumnus of the Sam Spiegel International Film Lab are screening at the prestigious Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival this year.
Congratulations to Shai Carmeli Pollak, whose feature The Sea won the Best Picture award at the Ophir Prizes; to Netalie Braun and her film Oxygen, which won the best feature awards at the Jerusalem Film Festival; and to Mihal Brezis and Oded Binun with Dead Language, that also screened at the Tribeca film festival and won the best script award at the Jerusalem Film Festival.
Good Luck in Tallinn!

As part of the Ophir Israeli Academy Awards 2025, that took place last week, "The Sea" - written and directed by Shai Carmeli Pollack and developed at the Lab's 5th Edition - won 5 awards, including Best Film and Best Script. The film will represent Israel at the Oscar Academy Awards.

"Dead Language" by Mihal Brezis and Oded Binnun, developed at the Lab's 4th Edition, won Best Art Direction Award.

Photo: Shai Carmeli Pollack, courtesy of Ophir Awards