PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FAQ SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS APPLICATION The Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Series Lab is open to Israeli screenwriters who meet the criteria. Call for entries for the Series Lab's 3rd edition is closed. TARGET PARTICIPANTS The Series Lab is open to outstanding Israeli creators making their initial steps in the world of 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. ELIGIBILITY The Lab is open to teams of creators and producers, with a scripted series in development, which is the creator's first or second series as a creator/head scriptwriter/director. Projects must not have secured a broadcaster for writing/production agreement but can be supported for development. Teams must be citizens/residents of Israel with both writer and producer having proven experience as detailed. The language of the proposed series must be at least 50% Hebrew or Arabic, Russian, Amharic, Yiddish and any other language related to the local culture. In addition, 50% of the series must take place in Israel, or the protagonist of the series must be an Israeli character. The following will not be accepted: formats, game shows, series for children and YA (young adults). For all eligibility criteria, selection process, and program information please see rules and regulations. The proposal submitted to the Series Lab should be in Hebrew. In exceptional cases, it might be permitted to submit a proposal in English, after obtaining written approval. If you want to apply with a proposal in English, please send an email to labproducer@jsfs.co.il with the reason you want to submit materials in English (Only well-reasoned requests will be considered). SELECTION PROCESS The selection process includes 2 stages: STAGE 1 STAGE 2 1. Submission of project dossier, in accordance with the guidelines of the open call published by the Lab. Dossier includes: Logline (a one-sentence summary of the series) Summary: a description of the world in which the series takes place and the main conflict at the heart of the series (1 page max) Description of the season narrative arc (3-5 pages) Characters description (up to one paragraph on each character | 2-pages max) Personal and artistic declaration of intent (relating to the creator’s connection with the work, vision, tone, style, genre, etc. | 1 page max) A peek at the second season (not relevant in the case of a limited series | ½ page max) First episode synopsis (1 page max) An inspirational picture for the project Under no circumstances should a proposal be more than 10 pages long, with font size of 12. ACCEPTANCE After receiving notice for being selected for the Lab, creators will have 3 days to confirm their committed participation in the program. The selected projects will be required to provide the written materials in English within 7 days of notice of acceptance. The working language in the Lab is in Hebrew and/or English. Creators that have financial difficulties with the English translation of the proposal, may ask for financial assistance from the Lab. The Lab will support a number of applications according to an amount decided in advance. For more information please check our FAQ or contact: lab@jsfs.co.il RULES & REGULATIONS APPLY HOME SERIES LAB WHO'S WHO MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY ADVISORY BOARD PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FAQ

LANGUAGE ​ ​ GENRE ​ ​PRODUCTION BUDGET ​ ​ ​PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE ​ DIRECTOR'S NOTE SYNOPSIS In the heart of Istanbul's prison, Zakir controls the letters prisoners receive. His average day is spent between the censorship office, his colleagues and his evening writing class. For a writing assignment, he steals a photo from one of the letters, in which appears Selma, an inmate's wife. More than an inspiration, she becomes an obsession for Zakir. ​ Serkan Cakarer SCENE PITCH Serkan Cakarer Producer: ​ & Serhat Karaaslan Passed By Censor 5 Lab Edition: , Year 2016 Back To Participants PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FAQ SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS HOME FILM LAB WHO'S WHO MENTORS JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ

LANGUAGE ​ ​ GENRE ​ ​PRODUCTION BUDGET ​ ​ ​PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE ​ DIRECTOR'S NOTE SYNOPSIS Everyone adored Yael (32), the star of Israel's national handball team, until she crushed her knee. Now, her former teammates, her girlfriend, and the snotty teenagers she coaches, they all despise her, or worse pity her. All except Sari (17) the goalie, who still looks up to Yael like before. ​ Benny Fredman SCENE PITCH Benny Fredman Producer: ​ & Sivan Noam Shimon The Handball Coach 12 Lab Edition: , Year 2024 Back To Participants PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FAQ SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS HOME FILM LAB WHO'S WHO MENTORS JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ

LANGUAGE Hebrew, Russian, Spanish Drama GENRE Estimated Budget in USD: $1073000 Rabinovitch film fund development grant 15000 dollars ​PRODUCTION BUDGET Production company: Ananey Studios Address Raul Wallenberg 24, Tel Aviv Telephone 0525424285 Email Osnat.Saraga@paramount.com Ananey Studios is an award-winning Tel Aviv based studio that develops and produces inventive content spanning a variety of genres and target demos from live-action preschool shows to high-concept dramas, kids’ and teens’ must-watch TV shows, sitcoms, animation, documentaries, lifestyle programs and formats. Osnat Saraga is SVP of Development & Production at Ananey Studios, is one of Israel's most experienced and beloved TV & film producers. Osnat has won 13 Israeli TV Academy Awards. Putting Ananey on the map as an innovator and elevating the company’s reputation in the local and international scenes as the go-to quality content producer. Osnat is responsible for some of Israel’s most successful productions in all genres; and most notably recently as executive producing Ananey’s Greenhouse Academy for Netflix and Malevolent Bride for Kan and A+E Studios. ​PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE I grew up in a poor neighborhood, hung out with a bad crowd and was in an extremely toxic relationship. My immigrant parents, who didn't have the tools or knowledge to help me, asked me to enlist in the army - in hopes that my service would be a ticket out of the neighborhood. My incentive was qualifying for the increased release grant combatants were entitled to. Terms such as "the occupation", "apartheid" and even "Palestinian" meant little to nothing to me, much like the vast majority of soldiers serving the checkpoints. Soon enough I found myself serving in the Tulkarem checkpoints. Most of the soldiers came from poor neighborhoods and difficult backgrounds. The only thing we cared about was our own survival. Morals were the luxury of elitist rich-kids, and those were never recruited to the checkpoints. DIRECTOR'S NOTE SYNOPSIS The story of a young Israeli woman, daughter of first-generation immigrants, who grew in a poor neighborhood and decides to complete her army service in the Tulkarm checkpoints in order to qualify for the bonus release grant - with which she could both support her parents and fulfill her boyfriend's dream of starting a new life in Miami. But somehow, against all odds, it is in the hellish reality of the West Bank checkpoints that she is exposed to an alternate life, and begins to follow her own dreams. ​ Osnat Saraga SCENE PITCH Osnat Saraga Producer: ​ & Rita Borodiyanski Checkpoints 11 Lab Edition: , Year 2023 Back To Participants PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FAQ SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS HOME FILM LAB WHO'S WHO MENTORS JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ

LANGUAGE ​ ​ GENRE ​ ​PRODUCTION BUDGET ​ ​ ​PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE ​ DIRECTOR'S NOTE SYNOPSIS ​ ​ Katya Trichkova SCENE PITCH Katya Trichkova Producer: ​ & Hristo Simeonov Protected species 7 Lab Edition: , Year 2018 Back To Participants PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FAQ SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS HOME FILM LAB WHO'S WHO MENTORS JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ

Jow Zhi Wei Director: 2016 Year of lab participation: 5 Lab edition: Singapore Country: Fran Borgia Producer: Tomorrow is a long time A middle-aged widower whose relationship with his sensitive teenage son in the densely packed spaces of contemporary Singapore slowly becomes unbearable. Synopsis Berlin International Film Festival 2023 Hong Kong International Film Festival 2023 Festivals & Awards 2023 Year of release: Trailer IMDb PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FAQ SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS HOME FILM LAB WHO'S WHO MENTORS JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ

The second edition of the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Series Lab, which took off in June 2023, will culminate at Series Mania Forum, in March 2024 in a pitching event which will introduce the international television market to up-and-coming new Israeli storytellers. Seven Israeli projects will finish the program this year at the pitching event moderated by AC Coppens. Among them are Israeli Academy winners Orit Fouks Rotem, who directed Israel’s entry for best international feature at the Academy Awards Cinema Sabaya and Nur Fibak who won best short documentary- A Minor Crime; successful Israeli screenwriter and actor Rotem Kaplinski whose first feature film was a commercial hit in Israel, and more. The Sam Spiegel Series Lab is a creative bridge between Israeli talent in the field of scripted series, and the international TV industry, assisting in voicing the diverse and unique stories of our region through project development, with leading editors. An initiative of the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, one of the top 15 best schools in the world according to the Hollywood Reporter, the Series Lab is a sister to the International Film Lab that is now in its 12th edition. "We are delighted to welcome the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Series Lab for the first time as part of the Creative Bazaar, our talent incubator organized prior to the Series Mania Forum," said Laurence Herszberg, General Director of Series Mania. "Since its inception, Series Mania has always highlighted Israeli talent by regularly inviting Israeli shows, actors and actresses and representatives of the Israeli TV industry. This year, seven producer-writer duos - selected by the Series Lab which is an initiative of The Sam Spiegel Film and TV School, one of the best film and television schools in the world - will have the opportunity to present and promote their projects to the international series community. The Festival's commitment to Israeli creativity will be further demonstrated with this new opportunity.” Dana Blankstein Cohen, the executive director of the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School said “We are delighted to partner with the leading series festival in the world and recognize the importance of having our unique stories reach an audience in these challenging times for our region. It is crucial, more than ever, to allow freedom of speech and support the role of creative people. These seven projects represent our steadfast commitment to ensure creative responsibility and encourage a diversity of voices to be heard.” The Lab is supported by film and TV production company New Mandate Films, Israeli entertainment content enterprise United King Films, the Jerusalem Film and Television Fund, the Jerusalem Municipality and the Foreign Affairs office. The Second Edition of the Series Lab will conclude in Series Mania NEWS ITEM PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FAQ SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS HOME FILM LAB SERIES LAB TEAM NEWS

LANGUAGE ​ ​ GENRE ​ ​PRODUCTION BUDGET ​ ​ ​PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE ​ DIRECTOR'S NOTE SYNOPSIS ​ ​ Dimitri Verbeeck SCENE PITCH Dimitri Verbeeck Producer: ​ & Anthony Nti Postcard 8 Lab Edition: , Year 2019 Back To Participants PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FAQ SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS HOME FILM LAB WHO'S WHO MENTORS JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ

Dea Kulumbegashvili Director: 2017 Year of lab participation: 6 Lab edition: Gorgia Country: Rati Oneli Producer: Beginning In a sleepy provincial town, a Jehovah's Witness community is attacked by an extremist group. In the midst of this conflict, the familiar world of Yana, the wife of the community leader, slowly crumbles. Yana's inner discontent grows as she struggles to make sense of her desires. Synopsis Toronto International Film Festival 2020 - FIPRESCI Prize San Sebastián International Film Festival 2020 - Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress New York Film Festival 2020 Busan International Film Festival 2020 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2020 Adelaide Film Festival 2020 - Best Feature Singapore International Film Festival 2020 - Best Director Jerusalem Film Festival 2021 Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film Lab 2017 - 2nd Prize Winner Festivals & Awards 2020 Year of release: Trailer IMDb PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FAQ SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS HOME FILM LAB WHO'S WHO MENTORS JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ

Nora Martirosyan Director: 2014 Year of lab participation: 3 Lab edition: Armenia Country: Dan Burlac Producer: Should the Wind Drop An engineer must decide whether to reopen the airport in Nagorno Karabakh. Synopsis Toronto International Film Festival 2020 AFI Fest 2020 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2020 - First Feature Special Mention Cannes Film Festival 2021 Jerusalem Film Festival 2021 Festivals & Awards 2020 Year of release: Trailer IMDb PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FAQ SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS HOME FILM LAB WHO'S WHO MENTORS JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ

László Nemes Son of Saul Kayis Emre Anatolian Leopard Dea Kulumbegashvili Beginning Orit Fouks Rotem Cinema Sabaia Shuchi Talati Girls Will Be Girls Ernesto Contreras I Dream in Another Language Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic Murina Abner Benaim Plaza Catedral Philippe Lacôte Run Mikel Gurrea Suro Nadav Lapid The Kindergarten Teacher Yona Rozenkier 35 Downhill Gonzalo Tobal Acusada Takeshi Fukunaga Ainu Mosir Shiri Nevo Friedenthal All I Can Do Junfeng Boo Apprentice Adriano Valerio Banat (Il Viaggio) Michal Vinik Barash (Blush) Ivan Marinović Black Pin Sanjeewa Pushpakumara Burning Birds Diego Mondaca Chao (CHACO) Yehonatan Indursky Driver Amikam Kovner and Assaf Snir Echo Veronica Kedar Family Alamork Marsha Fig Tree Laszlo Csuja & Anna Nemes Gentle Malik Vitthal Imperial Dreams Pini Tavger More Than I Deserve Bradley Liew Motel Acacia Alvaro Brechner Mr. Kaplan Asaph Polonsky One Week and a Day Serhat Karaaslan Passed By Censor Ritesh Batra Photograph Tsivia Barkai Red Cow Nora Martirosyan Should the Wind Drop Morgan Simon Taste of Ink Maximiliano Schonfeld The Black Forest (La helada negra) Noam Kaplan The Future Tonislav Hristov The Good Driver Juan Sebastián The Other Son Paul Negoescu The Story of A Summer Love Asa Hjorleifsdottir The Swan Dani Rosenberg The Vanishing Soldier Mikko Myllylahti The Woodcutter's Story Jow Zhi Wei Tomorrow is a Long Time Dominga Sotomayor Too Late to Die Young Shalom Hagar Under the Shadow of the Sun Keren Ben Rafael Virgines Burhan Qurbani We Are Young. We Are Strong HOME FILM LAB WHO'S WHO MENTORS JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FAQ SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS

After eight months of intensive work on their scripts with top-notch mentors, 11 international and Israeli projects were pitched in front of an audience of international decision makers and local industry professionals. This year’s festivities took place in conjunction with the Jerusalem Film Festival’s Industry Days. The international jury this year included jury chair Semaine de la Critique artistic director, Ava Cahen; Kirsten Niehuus, CEO Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg; László Csuja , Writer/director, Hungary; Noa Regev, CEO, Israel Film Fund and award-winning producer Alexander Rodnyansky. To wathc the all pitch and the scenes please click here: https://www.filmlab.jsfs.co.il/lab10-participants/ The JSFL's outstanding mentors are Clare Downs, Thomas Hailer, Jacques Akchoti and Eran Riklis. 10th Annual Pitching Event! NEWS ITEM PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FAQ SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS HOME FILM LAB SERIES LAB TEAM NEWS