Leaving Gur 14TH EDITION CATALOGUE 14TH EDITION PROJECTS MENTORS JURY LAB FILMS TEAM PARTNERS Leaving Gur Filmmaker: Brachi Haisherik Producers: Tammy Cohen, Adar Shafran Production Company: Tamar Productions, Firma Films Country: Israel Language: Hebrew Genre: Romantic Drama Lab Edition: 14 , 2026 SCENE PITCH SHORT SYNOPSIS A young Hasidic couple escapes the strict Gur community and sets out on a desert trek - beyond the reach of the supervision, the rules, and the communal control over their bedroom. Along the way, between walking by day and sleeping in a tent by night, their touchless marriage starts to unravel, revealing layers of shame, repression, and sexual trauma. In the raw space between past and present, between body and faith, a fragile intimacy is born - and with it, a chance for redemption. DIRECTOR'S NOTE I was married, through an arranged marriage within the Gur Hasidic community, at the age of twenty, full of hope. In the years that followed, my body and spirit were worn down by a traumatic initiation into marriage and sexuality, shaped by coercion, prohibitions, and scarring guidance. ״Leaving Gur״ grows from these wounds. Through a young couple's journey into the desert, I explore bodies shaped by control and the possibility of intimacy after trauma. I write this film as a fantasy of love and freedom, born within the world I belong to. ABOUT THE FILMMAKER Brachi Haisherik is a screenwriter and director from Israel's Gur Hasidic community. Her debut feature, ״Leaving Gur״, received production support from the Israel Film Fund, and won the Jury Award at PitchPoint, Jerusalem Film Festival. Her full-length documentary, ״Love in Hard Places״, is currently in production for Kan 11- Israel national broadcaster, and won the IMPACT Pitch Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival Her award-winning short films have screened internationally. ABOUT THE FILMMAKER PRODUCERS: Tammy Cohen, Adar Shafran ○ Tammy Cohen began her career at Norma Productions in 2004, where she held various production roles, up to Head Producer. In 2018 she started working as an independent producer, collaborating with other production companies while developing and producing her own projects under Tamar Productions. The film and series she produced over the years have received recognition and awards in Israel and worldwide. Selected projects: ״Floortime״, ״The Fire Dance״, ״Through the Wall״. ○ Adar Shafran is the owner and producer of Firma Films, an independent production company specializing in feature films, TV series, and commercials. As a producer, he is involved in the creative process from development through post-production. Over the years he has also directed music videos and commercials, and in 2023 directed his debut feature film "Running on Sand." Selected projects: ״Bros״, ״Maktub״, ״Through the Wall״. PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE ○ Firma Films ○ Shontzino 11 Tel Aviv. Israel ○ tamarc162@gmail.com ○ +972-526609147 PRODUCTION BUDGET ○ Total budget: 1,200,000 USD ○ Confirmed budget and source: 450,000 USD (Israeli Film Fund Production Grant) LANGUAGE Hebrew Genre Romantic Drama Back To Participants HOME TEAM NEWS LABS SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB SITE MAP ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT FILM FAQ FAQ PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION

The Time Tunnel of Sex 14TH EDITION CATALOGUE 14TH EDITION PROJECTS MENTORS JURY LAB FILMS TEAM PARTNERS The Time Tunnel of Sex Filmmaker: Iftach Illouz Producer: Gil Sima Production Company: Sima Films Country: Israel Language: Hebrew Genre: Comedy-Drama Lab Edition: 14 , 2026 SCENE PITCH SHORT SYNOPSIS Robbie, a young gay man struggling with sexual trauma and addiction, steals his parents' TV remote in a desperate cry for help. It is wartime, leaving them unable to watch the news. The next day, his father goes out to buy a new remote and is killed in a terror attack. During the week of mourning - the Shiva - Robbie wrestles with overwhelming guilt, finds unexpected comfort in a renewed closeness with his mother, and is drawn into sexual and emotional encounters that threaten his fragile sobriety. DIRECTOR'S NOTE My film confronts life in Israel and the moral dilemmas it entails, exploring how political trauma is inseparable from personal trauma. I believe our reality can no longer be defined by politicians serving interests or manufactured narratives. Instead, my film is a social and political act that seeks to inspire hope: that life in Israel can be better for everyone if we have the courage to confront our collective or personal wounds and demons, and begin to heal. ABOUT THE FILMMAKER Iftach Illouz is a filmmaker and creative director. His short film "Me After Dark" won Best Student Film at the 39th Haifa International Film Festival and screened at the Center for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv–Jaffa. He is a recipient of grants from the New Fund for Cinema and Television and the Rabinovich Foundation – Israel Cinema Project. Illouz is the Creative Director of Radical, a nonprofit cultural-political hub, and is currently pursuing an M.F.A. at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. ABOUT THE FILMMAKER PRODUCER: Gil Sima Gil Sima is an independent film & television producer and media entrepreneur with over a decade of industry experience, including film festival management, programming, and artistic direction. His company, Sima Films, is an independent production company founded in 2015. Productions include: "Tropicana", "Taboo – Amos Guttman", "Concerned Citizen", "Mini DV", "Shalall - A Reel War", "Sight", "Hounds", "Set Me as a Seal", "Girl Talk" and more. These films have screened at A-list festivals such as Sundance, Berlinale, Locarno, Karlovy Vary, Rotterdam, AFI, and BFI. They have been broadcast and streamed on platforms including: HBO, Amazon Prime Video, Fandor, Arte, Canal+, Yes Docu, Channel 8, Kan 11. PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE ○ Sima Films ○ Yehuda Halevi 60, Tel Aviv, Israel ○ boshes87@gmail.com ○ +972-525605044 PRODUCTION BUDGET ○ Total budget: 855,000 USD ○ Confirmed budget and source: 23,000 USD (Private Investor) LANGUAGE Hebrew Genre Comedy-Drama Back To Participants HOME TEAM NEWS LABS SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB SITE MAP ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT FILM FAQ FAQ PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION

Until You See People 14TH EDITION CATALOGUE 14TH EDITION PROJECTS MENTORS JURY LAB FILMS TEAM PARTNERS Until You See People Filmmaker: Eilon Bar Tal Producer: Michal Giladi Production Company: Michal Giladi Productions Country: Israel Language: Hebrew, Arabic, English Genre: Drama Lab Edition: 14 , 2026 SCENE PITCH SHORT SYNOPSIS Days into the war with Iran, a missile shatters the windows of the Tel Aviv apartment Noy shares with her husband and their traumatized son. To shield him, the family flees to a house they renovated in the Negev desert with another couple, close friends of theirs. They believe they've found refuge, until Rim, a twelve-year-old girl, appears at their door. When Noy learns that Rim is an orphan who escaped from Gaza, she insists on protecting her. But as the others turn against the girl, Noy must choose between saving her and protecting her own family. DIRECTOR'S NOTE Since October 7, the life I have known has been buried under a relentless avalanche. The very foundations of my world - my identity as an Israeli Jew and the stories I want to tell as a filmmaker, have been fractured and undermined. Through Noy’s journey in ״Until You See People״, I ask whether an individual can still act meaningfully in a reality that dismisses voices of reason and humanity as naïve and delusional. Much like Noy’s own path, making this film is an act of hope and a refusal to look away. ABOUT THE FILMMAKER Eilon Bar Tal is a 29-year-old filmmaker, a graduate of Tel Aviv University Film School.
His debut feature film "Estate", premiered in Mar del Plata Film Festival, received an Israeli Academy nomination and is set for theatrical release in late 2026. 
His short film "Mute" won the best film award at Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival 2021, and in 2024 he directed a documentary series named ״Politics in 90 Minutes״ for Israeli Television. ABOUT THE FILMMAKER PRODUCER: Michal Giladi Michal Giladi is an independent film producer from Tel Aviv. She began her career working across a range of film and television productions, gaining hands-on experience in productions. She has since produced several short films that have screened at international film festivals. Her first feature film as an independent producer, ״Estate״, directed by Eilon Bar-Tal, premiered at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival and is scheduled for theatrical release in Israel. Throughout her career, Michal has worked in collaboration with some of Israel’s leading film production companies. She is currently developing and producing a diverse slate of projects with established filmmakers and emerging voices. Her work focuses on bold, intimate films that explore meaningful social themes through a distinctive artistic language, for local and international audiences. PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE ○ Michal Giladi Productions ○ Tel Aviv ○ +972-543385025 PRODUCTION BUDGET ○ Total Budget: 1,050,000 USD LANGUAGE Hebrew, Arabic, English Genre Drama Back To Participants HOME TEAM NEWS LABS SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB SITE MAP ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT FILM FAQ FAQ PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION

Mazal 14TH EDITION CATALOGUE 14TH EDITION PROJECTS MENTORS JURY LAB FILMS TEAM PARTNERS Mazal Filmmaker: Helli Hardy Producers: Kobi Mizrahi, Ohad San Production Company: KM Productions Country: Israel Language: Hebrew Genre: Children Lab Edition: 14 , 2026 SCENE PITCH SHORT SYNOPSIS Mazal Ben-Baruch, 11¾, believes she is the unluckiest girl. She dreams of a perfect Bat Mitzvah (12 year old traditional birthday) that will finally make her popular. But when war breaks out, her father loses his job and her mother is called to reserve duty, her dream falls apart. Everything changes when her father finds work at an evacuee hotel, where Mazal sees a chance to reinvent herself and pretends to be an evacuee, earning her the first real friends of her life. But the better the lie works, the harder it becomes to escape. DIRECTOR'S NOTE I grew up in Israel, through periods of wars and conflicts. Looking back, what stays with me is how fear existed alongside everything else: worrying about whether I belonged, whether I had friends, whether a boy in my class liked me. Even when frightening things were happening around me, the everyday struggles of growing up could feel just as urgent. That contradiction is at the heart of "Mazal". Also, I never had a Bat Mitzvah myself. Maybe this is my chance. ABOUT THE FILMMAKER Helli Hardy is a screenwriter, director and producer. Graduate with honors of the Steve Tisch School of Film & Television at Tel-Aviv University. Her short films include "Just Ask Dad" (Best Short at Golden Ball FF), "Make Yourself at Home" (Busan FF, Clermont-Ferrand FF), and "The Babysitter" (Best Short Fiction at Montreal World FF). Hardy has spent the past decade working on TV and film sets, as a script supervisor. She also worked as a producer at Gaudeamus Production, was Head of Development at Alma Films. ABOUT THE FILMMAKER PRODUCERS: Kobi Mizrahi, Ohad San KM Productions by EAVE alumnus Kobi Mizrahi and Ohad San is focusing on creating sustainable relationships with young, innovative directors in order to produce shorts, features, and documentaries. The company’s feature films include "Cabaret Total" (won 2 Israeli Film Academy Awards, Honorable Mention at Mar del Plata). "The Road to Eilat" (won 3 awards including Best Feature at Jerusalem IFF), "The Dive" (won 4 awards at JFF, 2 awards at Locarno, screened a.o. at Toronto); "Water" (won Amnesty International Award, opened Venice Critics’ Week). KM Productions’ short films include "White Eye" (Oscar-nominated), "Mission Hebron" (EFA shortlisted), "I See You" & "A Bird's wish" (both winners of the Israeli Academy Awards) and others that have been screened at major festivals worldwide such as Cannes, Venice, IDFA, Locarno, Toronto, Telluride, SXSW, DOC NYC, Annecy and sold to HBO, Canal+ and more. PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE ○ KM Productions ○ 16, Shtand St. 6437426 Tel-Aviv ○ kobmiz@walla.com ○ +972-525785388 PRODUCTION BUDGET ○ Total budget: 1,268,000 USD ○ Confirmed budget and source: 16,800 USD (Yehoshua Rabinovich Foundation Development Grant) LANGUAGE Hebrew Genre Children Back To Participants HOME TEAM NEWS LABS SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB SITE MAP ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT FILM FAQ FAQ PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION

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The Sam Spiegel International Film Lab (JSFL) supports bold storytellers, who look deeply into the human experience in search for their unique truth. FILM LAB SERIES LAB LABS NEWS LOAD ALL NEWS Edition 15 of the Sam Spiegel International Film Lab is Open for Submissions! "Tell Me Everything" Leads This Year's Israeli Academy Awards With 16 Nominations "Children of the Monkey" World Premiere at the Venice Film Festival "Zejtune" wins Best Screenplay Award in Tribeca Film Festival The JSFL supports story tellers whose voices need to be heard and creates opportunities for a multitude of stories to reach audiences. Since its launch in 2011, The Sam Spiegel International Film Lab has become a leading force in the development of groundbreaking feature films by some of the world’s most promising talents. In December 2021 the Sam Spiegel Series Lab was launched with the aim of creating a bridge between Israeli creators and international audiences. The Sam Spiegel Labs support bold storytellers, who look deeply into the human experience in search for their unique truth. AND IN THE PEOPLE WHO TELL THEM WE BELIEVE IN STORIES LABS TEAM The Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School is the leading film school in Israel. It’s on the Hollywood Reporter list of 15 best global film schools for 7 years in a row, and was founded in 1989. The JSFS invests in young filmmakers telling the story of Israeli society with all its facets, placing the School as a hub for the flourishing Israeli cinema. Currently JSFS has 180 students enrolled in two tracks: the full track, a four-year program; and the screenwriting track, a two-year program. The School also runs a preparatory program for Arabic speakers from East Jerusalem, to ensure that this population has a chance to apply and learn at the School. Thus far, Sam Spiegel produces around 30 films a year and its graduates form the backbone of the Israeli cinema and television industry. Among the most prominent alumni are Golden Bear winner Nadav Lapid; “Shtisel” creator Yehonatan Indursky; and award-winning directors Rama Burshtein and Talya Lavie. ABOUT JSFS SCHOOL HOME TEAM NEWS LABS SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB SITE MAP ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT FILM FAQ FAQ PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION

4 acclaimed script editors mentor the JSFL participants: Clare Downs, Jacques Akchoti, Thomas Hailer and Sari Azoulay Turgeman. One of Israel’s leading film and television writers. His feature films include “Someone to Run With” and “The Human Resource Manager”, that were featured in numerous international film festivals and won nine Israeli Academy Awards, including Best Film and Best Screenplay. Stollman’s work for television includes the 2009 original mystery series “Pillars of Smoke” which he co-created and wrote. The series became a cult hit in Israel. Noah was co-creator and executive producer of HBO’S 2019 drama “Our Boys” and was head writer for the third and fourth seasons of the Netflix action-drama hit series “Fauda”. Lately, Noah co-created and co-wrote the supernatural suspense drama “The Malevolent Bride”, an Israeli-US collaboration. Noah Stollman Graduate of Tel Aviv University majoring in Psychology and Cinematic Studies (script-writing track). From 2009-2016 she served as a development manager at July August Productions. Nishri worked as script editor for Israeli television series such as “Yellow Peppers” by Keren Margalit (that was made into a BBC series), “Sirens” by Shachar Magen, and “Sleeping Bears” by Keren Margalit. Nishri took part in Biennale College Cinema, TFL extend, EAVE and Torino Film Lab as script consultant. Nishri’s content company, Quiddity, served as associate producer for canal+ tv series “Possessions”, and for Hagai Levi’s series “Scenes from a Marriage” made for HBO. Ossi Nishri Keren Margalit is an award-winning screenwriter and director, and a leading Israeli television creator. A graduate of the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School (1998), her graduation film won Best Script Award at the Munich Student Film Festival. Margalit’s 2002 debut film, All I’ve Got, was purchased by Paramount Pictures for remake. Her first series as director-writer, Yellow Peppers (2010) won the 2011 Israeli Television Academy Award and was purchased for remake in the UK (The A-Word). It was screened at the UN as part of autism awareness day in 2011. Sleeping Bears, her most recent series, premiered at the Berlinale 2018 to rave local and international reviews. Keren Margalit Gal Zaid is a creator, director and actor with over 20 years of experience in Israeli television. As head of scripted television at EndemolShine Israel, Zaid’s role is to develop fresh shows and unique talent into material with global appeal. Previously, Zaid was the head of drama both at Keshet and at Channel 10. He script-edited and starred in the world-renowned series, “Prisoners of War”, which was remade for Showtime as the Emmy Award winning international hit “Homeland”. He developed “Traffic Light”, the most successful comedy series in Israel to this day, which won an International Emmy Award for Best Comedy and was later sold to FOX. Gal Zaid MENTORS 2024 HOME TEAM NEWS LABS SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB SITE MAP ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT FILM FAQ FAQ PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION 3RD EDITION SERIES CATALOGUE 3RD EDITION PARTICIPANTS AND PROJECTS JURY MENTORS TEAM

Meet JSFL's scouting team, looking for the best talents worldwide for next year's edition. SCOUTS AND PITCHING Elad Samorzik is an experienced film programmer and consultant who is a member of the selection committee of the Berlin International Film Festival. Previously, he served for over a decade as Artistic Director of the Jerusalem Film Festival. Samorzik consults for the Sarajevo Film Festival’s Cinelink platform and programs for the Arava International Film Festival. His extensive career includes managing six film channels on Israel’s largest cable platform, HOT, and writing full-time for Haaretz. He has held key roles at the Haifa International Film Festival over seven years. Samorzik has also taught film courses at Tel Aviv University and conducted workshops at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. Over the years, Samorzik has participated as a jury member at international film festivals, including Thessaloniki, Cartagena, BAFICI, Vilnius, Les Arcs, Reykjavik and Festival Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal. He is a member of the European Film Academy and the Batsheva Dance Company’s Public Council. Elad Samorzik Scout Caroline Daube graduated in Film Producing from the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. Prior to that, she worked as a Marketing Manager at Kinowelt Filmverleih and studied theater in Munich, Paris, and Madrid. Since 2007, she has been an independent producer, founding Royal Pony Film while also working as a freelance producer. She later established Strange Bird, a company that collaborates with WOLF Consultants to bring innovative projects to a global audience. In 2009, Caroline completed the EAVE program. From 2011 to 2014, she served as Head of Marketing at The Match Factory, and from 2016 to 2023, she was involved with the co-production market PITCH POINT at the Jerusalem Film Festival (JFF). Caroline Daube Scout In 2012, after more than 20 years in distribution, Dominique Welinski founded DW, a production and consulting company. Since then, she curates and produces the Factory program at Director’s Fortnight in Cannes. She has produced or co-produced among others: Sanjeewa Pushpakumara Burning Birds; Alireza Khatami’s Oblivion Verses; Midi Z Road to Mandalay; John Tengrove The Wound; Suba Sivakumaran House of My Fathers and Yona Rozenkier The Dive and The Road to Eilat. DW is currently developing films in Sri Lanka, Israel, India and Greece. The pitch training is in courtesy of the Shuster Polakoff foundation. Dominique Welinski France Pitch Trainer HOME FILM LAB WHO'S WHO MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ HOME TEAM NEWS LABS SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB SITE MAP ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT FILM FAQ FAQ PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION

Each year, a jury consisting of worldwide film professionals chooses the awarded projects that will win production and development grants. In her 6.5 years at Netflix Sam has closely collaborated with producers and broadcasters across the whole of EMEA to build an extensive slate of co-productions. She has worked across all EMEA markets to bring local language library content to Netflix. In 2022 She became head of UK/IE content acquisitions and all content for Israel. She recently commissioned the first original Israeli series BROS as well as establishing deals with all local Israeli broadcasters and producers to bring the best local content to the Israel content slate. Previous to Netflix Sam worked at Sky for 6 years in production and before that as a script editor at the BBC. Sam Blanco Head of UK/IE Acquisitions and Israel Content, Netflix , UK Sandra Stern is the Vice Chairman of the Lionsgate Television Group, serving as a key member of the Company’s senior management team for nearly 20 years and helping to guide Lionsgate’s television business to record-breaking revenue growth during nearly every year of her tenure. Lionsgate Television is producing a robust slate of scripted series this year. Twelve of these series are already in their third seasons or later, including THE ROOKIE, GHOSTS, and the hit drama POWER BOOK III: RAISING KANAN. Upcoming series include Seth Rogen’s half-hour comedy THE STUDIO, as well as the thriller THE HUNTING WIVES and the highly anticipated SPARTACUS: HOUSE OF ASHUR. Stern has innovated deals for iconic Lionsgate series including MAD MEN (AMC), WEEDS (Showtime) and ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (Netflix). She also played a key role in Lionsgate’s acquisition of global entertainment platform eOne and in the investment in leading talent management & production company 3 Arts Entertainment. Sandra Stern Vice Chairman of the Lionsgate Television Group , USA Lauren worked all eight seasons on the original DEXTER for Showtime, graduating from staff writer to co-executive producer. She then developed, wrote and executive produced a pilot with Ryan Murphy, HBO’s OPEN (2014), starring Michelle Monaghan. Under a nine-year overall deal with CBS, she developed several pitches and sold nine pilots, including Netflix’s INSATIABLE (2018-19), starring Debby Ryan, which she show-ran for two seasons. Lauren’s broadcast credits include NBC’s E-RING, ABC’s ONCE UPON A TIME, and CBS’s GOOD SAM. Lauren is currently developing a modern reboot of the classic nighttime 90’s soap opera, MELROSE PLACE, with several original cast members attached, in addition to several other projects, which range from procedural to edgy dramedy. Lauren Gussis American television writer and producer , USA JURY 2024 HOME TEAM NEWS LABS SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB SITE MAP ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT FILM FAQ FAQ PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION 3RD EDITION SERIES CATALOGUE 3RD EDITION PARTICIPANTS AND PROJECTS JURY MENTORS TEAM

JSFL's filmmakers have the opportunity to meet with decision makers and worldwide film professionals. LOAD MORE Producer Agnieszka Dziedzic Koi Studios aga.a.dziedzic@gmail.com Director of Acquisitions Alexis Hoffman BAC Films a.hofmann@bacfilms.fr Head of Acquisitions Alfred Deragne Indie Sales aderagne@indiesales.eu Executive Director Anne Laurent-Delage Austrian Films anne.laurent@austrianfilms.com Producer Antonin Svoboda Coop99 welcome@coop99.at International Sales Manager Austin Kennedy Magnolia Pictures akennedy@magpictures.com Artistic Director Ava Cahen Semaine de la Critique a.cahen@semainedelacritique.com Producer Barbara Albert Coop99 barb.albert@web.de Producer Barbara Pichler KGP Filmproduktion pichler@kgp.co.at Partner Berenice Vincent Totem Films berenice@totem-films.com Producer Caroline Daube Royal Pony Film daube@royalponyfilm.com Acquisitions Manager Claudia Solano Match Factory claudia.solano@matchfactory.de Producer Damir Ibrahimovic Deblokada Film Production Producer Dominique Welinski DW Films dwelinski@gmail.com Head of Press and Public Relations Dr. Olga Havenetidis Film Commission Bayern olga.havenetidis@fff-bayern.de Festivals and Markets Emelie Dauptain Austrian Film emilie.dauptain@austrianfilms.com Programmer Evgeny Gusyatinskiy IFFR e.gusyatinskiy@iffr.com Artistic Director, Tribeca Film Festival Frederic Boyer Tribeca Film Festival fboyer@tribecafilmfestival.org Managing Director Gertraude Müller Ernstberger GWFF gme@gwff.de Producer Hannah Janal Bootstrap Film hannahjanal@gmail.com Managing Director Helge Albers Hamburg Film albers@moin-filmfoerderung.de Commissioning Editor, ZDF Holger Stern ZDF Stern.H@zdf.de Producer Hugo Grumbar Embankment Films hg@embankmentfilms.com Director Isaac Zablocki Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan izablocki@mmjccm.org Director and Founder Jamie Bialkower Jump Street Films jamie@jumpstreetfilms.com.au Managing Partner Jana Edelbaum Ideal Partners idealpartnersj@mac.com Assistant Manager Jenny Cheng Asian Film Academy jenny.cheng@afa-academy.com CEO Joana Vicente Sundance Film Institute elda_monterroso@sundance.org Executive Director Josie Lin Asian Film Academy josie.lin@afa-academy.com Director Jovan Marjanovic Sarajevo Film Festival joja@sff.ba DECISION MAKERS OVER THE YEARS HOME FILM LAB WHO'S WHO MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ HOME TEAM NEWS LABS SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB SITE MAP ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT FILM FAQ FAQ PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION

4 acclaimed script editors mentor the JSFL participants: Clare Downs, Jacques Akchoti, Thomas Hailer and Sari Azoulay Turgeman. Michel Franco Michel Franco is an award-winning filmmaker who was born in 1979 in Mexico City. The films he has written, directed, and produced have helped put Mexican cinema in the global spotlight. His most recent feature film, DREAMS, premiered at Berlinale 2025 and stars Academy Award®- winner Jessica Chastain, Isaac Hernández and Rupert Friend. His other films include MEMORY, starring Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard, who won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film FesXval; SUNDOWN, starring Tim Roth and Charlotte Gainsbourg (in CompeXXon, Venice Film FesXval 2021), NEW ORDER (Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize, CompeXXon, Venice Film FesXval 2020), APRIL'S DAUGHTER (Special Jury Prize, Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film FesXval 2017), CHRONIC, starring Tim Roth (Best Screenplay, CompeXXon, Cannes Film FesXval 2015), and AFTER LUCIA (Prize Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film FesXval 2012). He has also produced films under his Teorema banner including Lorenzo Vigas’ DESDE ALLÁ (Golden Lion, CompeXXon, Venice Film FesXval 2015), David Zonana’s two first features MANO DE OBRA (Official SelecXon, Toronto InternaXonal Film FesXval 2019) and HEROIC (Official SelecXon, Sundance Film FesXval 2023). Thomas Pibarot He first started in Tv at TPS CINEMA as an intern in 1998 and then went on to developing, programming and buying feature films for 7 TV movie channels, including four years as Head of Acquisitions for Cinema. He then joined cinema distribution with Bac Films in 2007 to work in acquisitions. He then joined Jean Labadie in launching Le Pacte, a new Distribution, International sales and Coproduction company. He was Head of Acquisitions there for 15 years, overseeing 250 theatrical releases. Through his tenure at le Pacte he was involved in the production of films as diverse as Heli by Amat Escalante, Only lovers left alive by Jim Jarmusch, Thelma by Joachim Trier, Madre and As Bestas by Rodrigo Sorogoyen. As of 2023, he started a new adventure for more personal projects, developing an activity of acquisition consultant for various European distributors, while advising producers on distribution and sales. He mentors for several workshops including Production and Storytelling (Taipei, Dubaï, Studio Darom, Nantes), Femis/Ludwisburg, First Cut Lab, TFL Audience design lab, and is the curator for the TFL ComedyLab. He’s a visiting lecturer in various cinema schools: Eicar, CLCF, Cifacom, Esec. Fémis. He’s a member of the Writing and development commissions for both Bretagne and Normandie regions, as well as Sofica. He’s a voting member of the Goya Film Academy. Shadi Jamil Habib Allah Screenwriter-director born and raised in Ein Mahel, a village near Nazareth, Palestine. Graduated summa cum laude from the Sam Spiegel Film & Television School in 2019. Habib Allah holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Jordan University of Science and Technology in Irbid, Jordan. In 2018, he created the ARCHETIVE STUDIO for architectural projects. He leads weekly architecture & photography workshops with youth, teaching them to be creative thinkers in space. Habib Allah’s award-winning films portray Palestinian life in the West Bank and Israel in both documentary and fiction. He is currently developing his first feature-length film, which was selected for the Locarno Film Festival and the Asia Pacific Screen Lab's immersive development programme. Since 2021, Habib Allah has been a lecturer of screenwriting, directing and editing at Sam Spiegel’s Study programs in Arabic. Benjamin Freidenberg Screenwriter-director and film studies scholar at the Hebrew University who graduated summa cum laude from the Sam Spiegel Film & Television School in 2009. Freidenberg is a lecturer of International Cinema and the Head of Study Programs in Arabic at Sam Spiegel, which operates film training and education for youth and adults in Palestinian cities and refugee camps. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in linguistics and is currently completing his PhD at the Department of Italian and French Studies. His research focuses on film language, targeting the linkage between historical linguistics, trauma and the development of cinematographic theories in European thought. In 2016, he founded the Jerusalem Filmmakers Guild (NGO) to represent Jerusalem-based filmmakers, including Palestinians from East Jerusalem. In 2019, he co-founded the Jerusalem International Women's Film Festival. Benjamin previously worked as a content writer and researcher for the Jerusalem Cinematheque Film Archives and Harvard University Images Collections. Maya Dreifuss Maya Dreifuss is a filmmaker, Senior Professor, and Head of the Film Directing and Production Department at the Steve Tisch School of Film and Television at Tel Aviv University. Following her award-winning debut feature She Is Coming Home (2013), and two previous short films that were screened at the Cannes Film Festival, Maya has written and directed Highway 65, an Israel-French co-production thriller. The film won the grand prize at the Reims Polar Thriller Film Festival 2024, received wide distribution in France, and later that year was nominated for 9 awards at the Israeli Academy. Omri Marcus Omri Marcus is an experienced content creator and creative director who specializes in harnessing the powers of groundbreaking technology. Tasked with leading Gitam-BBDO, the largest media conglomerate in Israel, into the era of artificial intelligence, Omri manages multifaceted projects that span creativity, technology, business, and strategy. Following the events of October 7th, Omri was also tasked with overseeing the company's Creative War Room, producing a wide array of videos and images aimed at conveying Israel's perspective to specific audiences. Marcus has extensive experience in all aspects of content creation, from developing a popular dating show in China, through creating innovative mobile apps in India to leading a successful political campaign in Israel. With over 20 years of experience generating award-winning content worldwide, Omri thrives on driving new ideas from concept to launch and seeing them through high growth to meet business objectives. During his time in a multi-year development contract with Red-Arrow Entertainment and in his work as creative director at companies such as Viacom and Screenz, Omri delivered content that pushed boundaries while still meeting audience engagement, retention, and market share KPIs. As a comedy writer, Omri has earned three Israeli TV Academy awards for his work as part of the writing staff of "Eretz Nehederet" (What a Wonderful Country), one of Israel's most successful comedy shows. Omri is the founder of Comedy for a Change - an international community of comedy writers dedicated to leveraging the power of comedy for driving social change. 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4 acclaimed script editors mentor the JSFL participants: Clare Downs, Jacques Akchoti, Thomas Hailer and Sari Azoulay Turgeman. HOME TEAM NEWS LABS SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB SITE MAP ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT FILM FAQ FAQ PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION 13TH EDITION CATALOGUE 13TH EDITION PARTICIPANTS AND PROJECTS MENTORS JURY TEAM LAB FILMS PITCH TRAINER In 2012, after more than 20 years in distribution, Dominique Welinski founded DW, a production and consulting company. Since then, she curates and produces the Factory program at Director’s Fortnight in Cannes. She has produced or co-produced among others: Sanjeewa Pushpakumara Burning Birds; Alireza Khatami’s Oblivion Verses; Midi Z Road to Mandalay; John Tengrove The Wound; Suba Sivakumaran House of My Fathers and Yona Rozenkier The Dive and The Road to Eilat. DW is currently developing films in Sri Lanka, Israel, India and Greece. The pitch training is in courtesy of the Shuster Polakoff foundation. Dominique Welinski France Founding member of the script analysis team of the Creative Europe Producer Training Programme, EAVE, Clare has been with the JSFL since its inception in 2011 and in that context she mentored JSFL films such as The Kindergarten Teacher (Critics Week, Cannes 2014); The Accused (Venice, Toronto 2018); Murina (Camera d’Or, Directors’ Fortnight 2021); Cinema Sabaya (Israel’s Oscar submission 2022). She was Director of the Association of Independent Producers (1978-1980); Director of International Creative Affairs for The Ladd Company (1981-83); Producer of award-winning films - The Dress (1985) BAFTA best short; the feature High Season (1987) San Sebastian, Best Screenplay. A much sought-after consultant to various film funds and many international script workshops. Clare Downs UK Screenwriter and script consultant, Jacques has been an integral part of the Sam Spiegel International Film Lab since its inception in 2011. A graduate of NYU, he has worked with directors such as Bresson and Von Trier. He was involved with the development of award-winning films, many of which premiered at Cannes: A Screaming Man (Jury Prize, 2010 Cannes); Girls of the Sun (Cannes 2018); Raw (Cannes Critics Week 2016). A teacher of writing and directing at La Femis since 1988, Jacques has facilitated many international screenwriting and development workshops. Jacques Akchoti France Thomas Hailer is the Artistic Director of the Nordic Film Days, Lübeck. From 2008 to 2019 he was responsible for the program of the International Competition as Berlinale curator alongside the festival director. He has been working as a dramaturg and script consultant since 1995. As a freelance dramaturg, he supervised, among others, the film adaptation of A.S. Neill‘s classic children‘s book The Green Cloud as well as Bernd Sahling‘s German Film Award-winning feature film The Duds. His current projects include script consulting for Barbara Kronenberg‘s directorial debut Mission Ulja Funk which premiered at the Berlinale 2021. Thomas Hailer Germany Hagai Levi is a writer, director and producer who, among others, wrote and directed the adaptation of Scenes from a Marriage for HBO, in 2015 Levi won the Golden Globe award for best drama series as the co-creator and co-producer of the series The Affair (Showtime, 2014); he co-created, co-directed and co-produced the HBO series Our Boys which won the Israeli academy award for best series. In 2005, Levi created, co-produced and co-directed the Israeli TV series BiTipul, later adapted to the HBO's series In Treatment (2007-2010). Hagai Levi Israel Sari Azoulay Turgeman is a director, screenwriter and script doctor, born in Cannes, France. Her first feature film “Wait For Me״ had its world premiere in competition 1-2, at the 2022 Warsaw Film Festival. It won the Best International Film prize at the Colluseum International Film Festival, and at the Film Festival One Country One Film. In 2008, she founded her own company for script consulting services (Scriptlight.com) and developed her own screenwriting method, which she teaches in professional workshops and masterclasses. Sari works as an artistic consultant for the Israeli Film Funds and as a mentor in workshops worldwide. She developed, script edited and screen wrote series such as Fauda (seasons 2, 3 4, 5) . She script edited the films “The Cousin” and “The Testimony”, which both took part in the Venice film festival and more. Lately she began work on her next feature film. Sari Azoulay Turgeman Israel MENTORS 2025