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Meet the JSFL participants from previous editions and get to know the films that were released. Select Screenwriter Select Name of Project Big Crater Aleeza Chanowitz Screenwriter: Hebrew, English Language: Format : 9 Episodes x 30 Minutes Meny Aviram Producer: , Kastina Communications Logline: READ MORE Anxious about the future of the world, very pregnant Devorah (35) attends a wilderness survival course. But before she learns how to survive mother nature, she’ll first have to survive her own mother. Lab#: 3 Crossing the Line Rita Borodiyanski Screenwriter: Hebrew Language: Format : 8 Episodes x 35 Minutes Osnat Saraga Producer: , Paramount Israel (Ananey Studios) Logline: READ MORE How low must one go in order to climb up, when planning for the future is considered a luxury? Street-smart Liz finds family and future at the most unexpected place - checkpoints on the West Bank-Israeli border. Lab#: 3 Good Girls Go To Hell Bar Cohen, Tohar Sherman-Friedman Screenwriters: Hebrew Language: Format : 10 Episodes x 30 Minutes Shlomit Arviv Producer: , Dori Media Group Logline: READ MORE Tohar (17), the youngest daughter of the chief rabbi in a small West Bank settlement, decides to end her most significant relationship, and break up with God. Lab#: 3 I'm Afraid That's Our Time Marc Grey, Nitai Gat Screenwriters: Hebrew Language: Format : 10 Episodes x 45 Minutes Amir Ganor & Adi Bar Yossef Producer: , Endemol Shine Israel Logline: READ MORE Terrified by the implications of their psychologist’s suicide on their own well-being, four orphaned patients set out to prove that their therapist was in fact murdered. Lab#: 3 The Bride Adi Adwan Screenwriter: Arabic, Hebrew Language: Format : 8 Episodes x 48 Minutes Itai Tamir Producer: , Laila Films Logline: READ MORE In a Druze village where reincarnation shapes fate, investigator Jimmy Falah must solve his mentor's murder and find the mentor's missing 8-year-old granddaughter, uncovering past debts that could end the cycle of rebirth and revenge. Lab#: 3 The Lampshade Tomer Shushan Screenwriter: English, Hebrew, German Language: Format : 8 Episodes x 52 Minutes Yoav Gross Producer: , Yoav Gross Productions Logline: READ MORE Omer Atias, a private investigator, is sent to Berlin by a dying Holocaust survivor to retrieve a lampshade crafted from his skin, plunging into a perilous Nazi underworld to honor his final wish to be buried whole. Lab#: 3 The Mouth Aurit Zamir, Shiri Nevo Fridental Screenwriters: English, Spanish, Yiddish Language: Format : 8 Episodes x 50 Minutes Yoav Roeh Producer: , Gum Films Logline: READ MORE The story of two Jewish women, forced into sex work in early 20th century Buenos Aires by the Jewish criminal organization “Zwi Migdal”, inspired by the true story of the woman who brought it down. Lab#: 3 The Widow's Detective Boaz Frenkel Screenwriter: English, Yiddish, Germany Language: Format : 8 Episodes x 45 Minutes Eitan Mansuri Producer: , Spiro Films Logline: READ MORE An ultra-Orthodox PI from Brooklyn is hired by a young widow to find her missing brother-in-law to perform a "Halitza," a religious ceremony that frees her from the obligation to marry her late husband's brother, thus freeing her to remarry Lab#: 3 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 PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS 3RD EDITION SERIES CATALOGUE 3RD EDITION PARTICIPANTS AND PROJECTS JURY MENTORS TEAM

4 acclaimed script editors mentor the JSFL participants: Clare Downs, Jacques Akchoti, Thomas Hailer and Sari Azoulay Turgeman. 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 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 2024 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 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 PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS PAST MENTORS Chief Content Officer at Beta Film GmbH, Koby has more than 17 years of experience in television and film. A graduate of the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, Koby was previously chief content officer at YES, Israel’s leading satellite and OTT platform. Under his tenure, his credits included Fauda; Your Honour; On the Spectrum; Magpie; The Good Cop and Just for Today. Koby Gal-Raday Israel Avi Nesher's acclaimed films have played a major part in Israeli cinema's success and rise to international prominence. His films have netted multiple Israeli Academy Award wins and over two dozen nominations. Among his best-known features are Turn Left at the End of the World; The Troupe, which has become a cult classic; and Rage & Glory. His latest film is the 2023 feature The Monkey House. Nesher was awarded the Cinematic Excellence Award at the Haifa Film Festival; the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival and a star on the Avenue of the Stars. Avi Nesher Israel Eran Riklis is one of Israel's most acclaimed film makers and has been working as director, writer and producer for over thirty years. Among his best-known features are Lemon Tree; The Syrian Bride and Dancing Arabs. Riklis is a graduate of the National Film & TV School in Beaconsfield, England and also studied at the film department of the Tel Aviv University. Eran Riklis Israel 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 Gino Ventriglia is a script consultant for cinema and television production companies. He was the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship and achieved a double Master of Fine Arts in Directing and Screenwriting at USC. He has written for both screen and television and has been a tutor with the Torino Film Lab Writers’ Room (Transmedia Projects) and with the Biennale College Cinema, Cinema Festival of Venice. Gino Ventriglia Italy

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 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 PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS

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 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 PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS 3RD EDITION SERIES CATALOGUE 3RD EDITION PARTICIPANTS AND PROJECTS JURY MENTORS TEAM

4 acclaimed script editors mentor the JSFL participants: Clare Downs, Jacques Akchoti, Thomas Hailer and Sari Azoulay Turgeman. International Emmy winning producer & writer (Tehran, Your Honor, Hostages) Alon Aranya Writer/director (Fauda, The Debt, Warrior) Assaf Bernstein Producer In Transit, Founder- YES Studios Danna Stern Founding artistic advisor. TV creator & producer (Scenes from a Marriage, Our Boys, The Affair, In Treatment) Hagai Levi SVP, Development & Productions, Ananey Studios Osnat Saraga ADVISORY BOARD 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 PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS HOME SERIES LAB WHO'S WHO MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY ADVISORY BOARD PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FAQ

Each year, a jury consisting of worldwide film professionals chooses the awarded projects that will win production and development grants. CEO of the Austrian Film Institute since May 2004. After initially studying history, political science and ethnology at the University of Innsbruck, he obtained a law degree at the University of Vienna. At the end of 1999, Roland Teichmann started to work at the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber as a lawyer in the Industry Department. In 2001, he went on to become general manager of the Association of the Audiovisual and Film Industry, a body representing the interests of the Austrian film and music industry at the Federal Economic Chamber. Later on he was appointed CEO of the Austrian Film Institute. So far, Roland Teichmann has had the following functions (selection): Managing director of the Association of Film Distributors at the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, member of the board of the Austrian Film Commission, representative for Austria and board member of EFAD (European Film Agency Directors), chairman of the advisory board of the Television Film Fund managed by the Austrian communication regulatory authority RTR and member of the European Film Academy (EFA). Roland Teichmann HEAD OF JURY As co-president and chief operating officer, Steinman oversees the creative and business teams at 30WEST, a diversified entertainment company that includes a studio that finances film and television as well as an investment arm with corporate holdings in the culture and media space. 30WEST film and television projects include I, TONYA, TIGER KING and THE CONTRACTOR as well as the upcoming POWER BALLAD and BIG, BOLD, BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY. Prior to founding 30WEST, Steinman served as Co-President and Chief Operating Officer of Black Bear Pictures. Simultaneously, he was Chief Executive Officer of its Canadian distribution subsidiary, Elevation Pictures, where he built that company’s production services division. Before Black Bear and Elevation, Steinman served as a senior financing and sales agent in CAA’s Film Finance Group for close to a decade. Earlier in his career, Steinman worked as a corporate attorney at the Wall Street firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and then became a partner in a New York-based entertainment firm, where he developed his expertise in media law and film finance while representing producers, filmmakers and media companies. Steinman is a graduate of Harvard University, from which he holds both a JD and a BA in English and American Literature. He lives in New York with his wife and three children. Daniel Steinman Since her beginning in advertising and then film production, Diana Elbaum has produced a vast number of films. Most of them where showcased and awarded in major festivals. Her films cover a large sample of genre and come from all horizons and cultures. Diana set up her first company, Entre Chien et Loup, in 1989. In 2017, Diana Elbaum opened her new company, Beluga Tree, in association with Caviar (War Pony, Sound of Metal, The Rider, Bad Sisters). She produced over 100 features and documentaries with talents such as Chantal Akerman, Mahamat Saleh Haroun, Paul Verhoeven, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah Lisa Azuelos, Raoul Peck, Nabil Ben Yadir, Ari Folman, Yuval Adler, Eran Kolirin and Isold Uggadottir, Julie Bertucelli. In 2023, Diana coproduced un Certain Regard Jury prize, Kamal Lazraq's for LES MEUTES and the Jury Prize of the 80th Venice film Festival Agnieszka Holland's GREEN BORDER. In 2009, she received the European Film academy award for best producer Diana is deeply committed to training the next generation of producers internationally and join the expert and group leader team of EAVE in 2007. Since 2020, Diana is also a group leader for Indaba from the Realness Institute as well as EAVE's Access and Elan programs (Canada). Diana is also Member of the UPFF+ (Producer's union in Belgium) and member of the Oscar Academy, Cesar Academy and Paul Delvaux Academy. Diana Elbaum JURY 2024 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 PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS 13TH EDITION CATALOGUE 13TH EDITION PARTICIPANTS AND PROJECTS MENTORS JURY TEAM LAB FILMS

4 acclaimed script editors mentor the JSFL participants: Clare Downs, Jacques Akchoti, Thomas Hailer and Sari Azoulay Turgeman. 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 PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS 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 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

Frequently asked questions We are a team of two screenwriters, and only one of us meets the eligibility criteria, are we allowed to submit? Both screenwriters must meet the condition that this is their first or second series as creators/screenwriters/directors. In terms of previous experience, both screenwriters must meet the criteria and both must have p roven experience in writing a script and/or scripts for narrative or documentary films/series that have been screened in the cinema/leading international film festival/broadcast by a sustainable television channel, for a total length of more than 30 minutes. However, if one of the screenwriters does not meet the previous experience criteria, than the second screenwriter must have proven experience in writing a script and/or scripts for a narrative series that has been broadcast by a sustainable television channel, for a total length of more than 75 minutes. Is it possible to submit a project without a producer? No. Submission to the Series Lab is subject to an agreement with an active producer with proven professional experience. If the project producer meets the eligibility criteria, but the screenwriter does not, are we allowed to submit? The eligibility criteria relating to proven professional experience in writing/producing a script that has been broadcast/screened must apply both to the creator and the producer - the creator must have p roven experience in writing a script and/or scripts for narrative or documentary films that have been screened in the cinema/leading international film festival/broadcast by a sustainable television channel, for a total length of more than 30 minutes. The Producer must have a total length of at least 180 minutes, either screened at an A-list film festival or at the cinema, or broadcast on a sustainable television channel, and who owns/is employed by a production company registered in Israel. Additionally, under no circumstances can a screenwriter who has helmed two works or more as a lead screenwriter/creator/director be allowed to submit. Is the application open only to Sam Spiegel School or Film Lab graduates? Is there a priority for Sam Spiegel School graduates? No. The Sam Spiegel Series Lab application is open to any local creator who meets the eligibility criteria. Priority will not be given to Sam Spiegel School graduates. Are the preconditions regarding a work that has been broadcast on cinema or television flexible? No. Both the creator and producer must meet the preconditions associated with the broadcast of the work as specified in the regulations. Is the Lab intended for series aimed at the international or Israeli markets? The Sam Spiegel Series Lab aims to bring to the screen the diverse stories of our region. We believe the local, specific, authentic stories and voices can resonate internationally, regardless of language and culture differences. Can I submit more than one project? A screenwriter can submit only one project. The producer can submit up to two projects. What are the expected costs that Lab participants must bear during the program? There is no participation fee for the Sam Spiegel Series Lab . However, if the project team includes more than one screenwriter, the project team will bear the costs of travel and hospitality in Jerusalem during the first two sessions. Participants should expect the costs involved in translating the projects into English up to 3 times throughout the process. Additionally, The final session of the Lab will be a professional international exposure event, which will take place in Europe or the USA. The producer and the creator will bear part of the session's expenses, up to 1000$ per person. In case of a project with a second screenwriter joining the event abroad, the creators will need to cover his expenses fully. I write in Arabic, and I don't speak Hebrew. Can I submit my project in English? Generally the materials submitted to the Lab should be in Hebrew. In exceptional cases, and if the scriptwriter's working language is not Hebrew, it could be permitted to submit materials in English after obtaining written approval for this. For approval, send the request to labproducer@jsfs.co.il . Submissions in English that have not been approved in advance will not be accepted. Please note that the working languages at the Lab are Hebrew and English, and a good command of English is a basic requirement. How do I know if I am eligible for a request for support for translating the project into English? The Lab provides select low-income applicants with a stipend to translate the materials at the submission stage. In this matter, each case will be examined on its own merits after applying lab@jsfs.co.il . I was selected to participate in the Lab - what is the final product at the end of the process? The work focuses on three key aspects. Development of the written materials (mini bible + outline for a pilot episode), graphic pitch pitch, verbal pitch. What is a pitch deck? Pitch deck is a visual presentation that combines text and images presented to potential partners/investors. During the Lab, participants will build a pitch deck with experienced graphic designers. If I am accepted to the lab do I have to share the copyright of my project with the lab? No. The copyright will remain in the hands of the authors and / or the teams. I have an innovative format for a reality show. Can I submit it? No. Will not be considered: formats, game shows, children and youth series. Can a project be submitted after it was rejected in the past? A project may be submitted once more (total of two submissions) after receiving special permission from the Sam Spiegel Series Lab, based on the development of the project between both submissions. In order to receive this permission, the applicant must send a description of the major changes the project has undergone since the first submission, up to 1 week before the submission deadline. HOME SERIES LAB WHO'S WHO MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY ADVISORY BOARD PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS 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 PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS

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 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 PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS HOME SERIES LAB WHO'S WHO MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY ADVISORY BOARD PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FAQ PAST MENTORS Acclaimed creator and writer of several award-winning drama series and documentaries, including "The Girl from Oslo" for Netflix, the documentary series "Portrait", and Israel's most watched series "A Touch Away”. Weiss-Berkowitz is an experienced book editor, having worked closely with renowned Israeli authors. Weiss-Berkowitz is an active mentor in various programs, such as the Seriesmakers for international film directors transitioning to TV series; International series development workshop at HFF Munich; and the France-Israel residency for co-writing drama. She teaches TV writing at Tel Aviv University and SDSU California. Ronit Weiss-Berkowitz Best-selling Israeli crime writer, screenwriter, and literary scholar, specializing in the history of crime fiction, and head of the creative writing program in Tel Aviv University. His novels were translated into more than 20 languages and won numerous international prizes, including the prestigious Martin Beck award for best crime novel translated to Swedish, and Prix Mystere de la Critique in France. His first novel, “Black Tide” was adapted into film by French director Eric Zonca in 2018, and an eight-episodes TV drama based on his novels was made by Keshet Studios in Israel (“The Missing File”, 2019). In 2017, CBS produced “Wisdom of the Crowd”, an American crime drama based on an original idea by Mishani, who served as executive producer for the show. Dror Mishani Levin is an award-winning director and screenwriter who has worked on numerous TV shows, including the hit Israeli series, In Treatment, that sold to HBO, for which she won two Israeli TV Academy Awards. She wrote and directed the TV drama Three Fingers, nominated for Best TV Drama and she co-created Euphoria which was made into a hit by HBO. Daphna Levin

All the answers you need about getting into the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel International Film Lab. Can a project be submitted after it was rejected in the past? A project may be submitted once more (total of two submissions) after receiving special permission from the JSFL, based on the development of the project between both submissions. In order to receive this permission, the applicant must send the JSFL a description of the major changes the project has undergone since the first submission, up to 2 weeks before the submission deadline. Can a director/writer submit a number of projects in the same year? A director/writer may submit one project per JSFL edition. Can a producer submit a number of projects in the same year? Can more than one be selected in the same edition? A producer may submit two projects. Two projects by the same producer can be selected for the same edition. The website states the submitted project must be the first or second feature film. Can it be the director's third feature and producer’s first/second? The submitted project must be the first or second feature-length narrative film directed by the director/writer . There is no minimum or maximum of films for the producer, although the JSFL does look at producers' experience as part of the feasibility of the project. Can I apply to JSFL if I’m not a graduate of Sam Spiegel Film School? The JSFL is open to graduates of all film schools in Israel and worldwide. Can I apply to JSFL if I’m not a graduate of any film school? Yes, as long as you meet all the criteria as defined in the eligibility section. Does the project have to be an English speaking film? The film can speak any language, but the working script must be in English, as English is the working language of the JSFL. Which of the project team members need to participate at which of the three sessions? The filmmaker and co-writer or co-director, must participate in all three sessions (December/January, March/April & July). The producer must participate in the third session (July) and in one meeting at each of the first two sessions - via zoom. What happens if the project has two screenwriters? Can a second writer take part? The JSFL will cover the expenses of the filmmaker as detailed in JSFL/PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS. A second writer may join the sessions at their own expense, and share the same room assigned to the filmmaker. I'd like to submit an Israeli project. Will I need to translate my submission materials/script during the process? Or can I submit all my materials in Hebrew? Israeli projects are submitted in Hebrew. All the materials, including the script if you are selected to submit a full script, will be reviewed in Hebrew. Having said that, if the Israeli applicant prefers to apply in English, he or she may do so, after receiving a written approval from the Lab's staff. FILM FAQ 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 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 PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS