Each year, a jury consisting of worldwide film professionals chooses the awarded projects that will win production and development grants. 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 As Head of Film Fund and Funding Executive at the FFF Bayern since 2019, Judith Erber is responsible for feature film productions, international co-productions, distribution and sales. She graduated from Munich Filmschool HFF with a degree in Production and Media Management after several years in the film industry. She subsequently worked as producer and production consultant. From 2012 to 2019, she was part of the LfA team as a specialist in film funding and film financing before joining the FFF. Judith Erber has served on the IDM committee and as a jury member at the Vienna Business Agency, is a guest lecturer at the HFF and a board member of the Friends of the HFF Munich. Judith Erber Florian Weghorn is the Chief of Staff of the Berlinale and works closely with Tricia Tuttle and the team on the strategic development of the festival. He joined the Berlinale in 2002, initially starting at the Generation section. From 2008 to 2014, he was the section’s Co-Director and a curator of its around 60 short and feature films screened each year. Between 2012 and 2019, he was also a member of the Berlinale Competition selection committee. From 2014 to 2024, Florian served as the Programme Manager of Berlinale Talents and further expanded the talent development initiative into a year-round community with nowadays more than 10,000 alumni. Florian Weghorn Arash T. Riahi is an Austrian director, producer and dramatic advisor of Iranian origin. He co-founded Golden Girls Filmproduktion in 2007. Co-president of the Austrian Academy of Film. His body of work as a director and producer won more than 200 awards. His first fiction film 'For a Moment Freedom' was Austria's candidate for the Academy Awards in 2010. The last films as a producer were “How to be Normal” (Berlinale Perspectives 2025), “Perla” (Rotterdam Film Festival Tiger Competition 2025),“The Witness” (Winner of Venice Filmfestival, Orizzonti Extra 2024), “Eismayer" (2022, winner of Venice Critics week), "Born in Evin" (2020, Winner of Berlinale Documentary award), "Once upon a time in Venezuela" (2020 Sundance) and “Solo" (2019, Cannes Acid). Arash T. Riahi JURY 2025

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 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

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 2023 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. American television writer and producer Lauren Gussis Vice Chairman of the Lionsgate Television Group Sandra Stern Lionsgate Television Group Head of UK/IE Acquisitions and Israel Content, Netflix Sam Blanco Netflix 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 HOME SERIES LAB WHO'S WHO MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY ADVISORY BOARD PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FAQ

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). 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. 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. He also received a distinguished grant from Europe’s Format Academy for Entertainment, Television & New Media (EMC), an accolade reserved for those shaping the future of media. Omri also contributes to various publications, sharing his insights on technology, content, and contemporary issues. 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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 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 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 GUEST 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. He also received a distinguished grant from Europe’s Format Academy for Entertainment, Television & New Media (EMC), an accolade reserved for those shaping the future of media. Omri also contributes to various publications, sharing his insights on technology, content, and contemporary issues. Omri Marcus Craig Emanuel is practicing as an attorney for more than 40 years. Most recently Craig was a partner in Paul Hastings’s Century City office and was previously the chair of the Firm’s Global Entertainment and Media Group. Starting in November 2023, Craig is currently working full time with his client of nearly 30 years, Ryan Murphy ("Nip/Tuck", "Eat, Pray, Love"). Regularly named among the most influential in Hollywood, Craig has been recognized in The Hollywood Reporter’s “Power Lawyers Top 100” list and Variety’s “Dealmakers Impact Report” and “Variety500” list, among other leading publications. He is ranked in Chambers USA in Media & Entertainment, where clients appreciate his “‘great sense of the business and what's happening in the industry’” . Craig Emanuel

Each year, a jury consisting of worldwide film professionals chooses the awarded projects that will win production and development grants. As Head of Film Fund and Funding Executive at the FFF Bayern since 2019, Judith Erber is responsible for feature film productions, international co-productions, distribution and sales. She graduated from Munich Filmschool HFF with a degree in Production and Media Management after several years in the film industry. She subsequently worked as producer and production consultant. From 2012 to 2019, she was part of the LfA team as a specialist in film funding and film financing before joining the FFF. Judith Erber has served on the IDM committee and as a jury member at the Vienna Business Agency, is a guest lecturer at the HFF and a board member of the Friends of the HFF Munich. Judith Erber Florian Weghorn is the Chief of Staff of the Berlinale and works closely with Tricia Tuttle and the team on the strategic development of the festival. He joined the Berlinale in 2002, initially starting at the Generation section. From 2008 to 2014, he was the section’s Co-Director and a curator of its around 60 short and feature films screened each year. Between 2012 and 2019, he was also a member of the Berlinale Competition selection committee. From 2014 to 2024, Florian served as the Programme Manager of Berlinale Talents and further expanded the talent development initiative into a year-round community with nowadays more than 10,000 alumni. Florian Weghorn Arash T. Riahi is an Austrian director, producer and dramatic advisor of Iranian origin. He co-founded Golden Girls Filmproduktion in 2007. Co-president of the Austrian Academy of Film. His body of work as a director and producer won more than 200 awards. His first fiction film 'For a Moment Freedom' was Austria's candidate for the Academy Awards in 2010. The last films as a producer were “How to be Normal” (Berlinale Perspectives 2025), “Perla” (Rotterdam Film Festival Tiger Competition 2025),“The Witness” (Winner of Venice Filmfestival, Orizzonti Extra 2024), “Eismayer" (2022, winner of Venice Critics week), "Born in Evin" (2020, Winner of Berlinale Documentary award), "Once upon a time in Venezuela" (2020 Sundance) and “Solo" (2019, Cannes Acid). Arash T. Riahi JURY 2025 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. Denis Leroy Born in Lebanon, Denis Leroy lived in several European countries before moving to France to pursue a Marketing degree at ESC Toulouse (TBS) and then Film Studies at the Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris 3). His career spanned various production roles, from production management of documentaries to English-language series and co-productions (Alliance Films - Canada), HIT (UK), and Gaumont TV, where he became Head of TV Production and Executive Producer until 2001. He then joined Warner Bros. TV as VP European Production based at its European headquarters in London. There, he oversaw the development of Scripted formats from the Warner Bros. catalog, including adaptations of lead titles from Jerry Bruckheimer Television, and served as production executive for WB TV (outside North America), including pilot productions. He joined the Banijay Group, now the leading European based Studio, in 2017. He is currently Senior Director of the Group's Central Scripted Team, led by J.Jensen and Matthews and Director of Scripted Formats & Literary Rights. Banijay's Central Scripted Team works to facilitate the development of scripted series and the circulation of projects and intellectual property across 60 fiction labels. Present in 22 territories, Banijay producers delivered more than 110 titles and series / year on average in 2024. Joe Peracchio Producer and screenwriter Joe Peracchio has written for Deception and The Flash. He was a writer and actor for the Emmy nominated Fences on PBS for two seasons and has worked as a writer and producer on over 60 episodes of primetime network TV. He currently serves as Consulting Producer on several drama series in development with Netflix International. Joe is a professor of TV drama writing and screenwriting at USC. Elad Sonego Elad Sonego, Senior Vice President at Paramount and Chief Creative Officer of Paramount’s Tel-Aviv based Ananey Studios. Also a lecturer and studio instructor at the Design Faculties of Shenkar College and the Holon Technological Institute. A Veteran of the Israeli Music Industry, and Veteran of the IDF, Gay, an Activist and a father of two twin boys. Elad specializes in bringing the best of Israeli storytelling to broadcasters and streamers from all around the world, including Paramount+, HBO Max, Netflix, Nickelodeon and others. His unique aesthetic approach and global networking skills has brought together many partnerships that made shows happen. Elad has been and still is working closely with Israel’s most successful and prominent writers. Among them: Noah Stollman, Dafna Levin, Ron Leshem, Amir Mann, Giora Chamizer, Omer Goldman, Shachar Magen and others. Also working on documentaries by Israel’s leading directors. Among them: Iris Zaki, Yossi Bloch, Paz Swartz, Ari Pines and more. Merav Shacham Merav Shacham is a Designer, animator, and director who owns a studio specializing in design and animation for television, screen, and music. She teaches courses in Motion design at the Visual Communication Department at Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art. In 2021, she completed a Master's program in Visual Communication M.Des at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. PROFESSIONAL GUESTS 2025 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

Fig Tree Fig Tree Alamork Marsha Davidian Producer Naomi Levari & Saar Yogev Lab Edition 3 , 2014 SCENE PITCH Production Country Israel SYNOPSIS 16 year old Jewish Mina, is trying to navigate between a surreal routine dictated by the civil war in Ethiopia and her last days of youth with her Christian boyfriend Eli. When she discovers that her family is planning to immigrate to Israel and escape the war, she weaves an alternate plan in order to save Eli. But in times of war, plans tend to go wrong. Marsha's coming of age film debut film is based on her childhood memories of a civil-war-torn Ethiopia. DIRECTOR'S NOTE LOG LINE 16 year old Jewish Mina, is trying to navigate between a surreal routine dictated by the civil war in Ethiopia and her last days of youth with her Christian boyfriend Eli. When she discovers that her family is planning to immigrate to Israel and escape the war, she weaves an alternate plan in order to save Eli. But in times of war, plans tend to go wrong. Marsha's coming of age film debut film is based on her childhood memories of a civil-war-torn Ethiopia. ABOUT THE FILMMAKER PRODUCER Naomi Levari & Saar Yogev PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE PRODUCTION BUDGET LANGUAGE GENRE 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 PROFESSIONAL GUESTS 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 PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ

The Swan The Swan Asa Hjorleifsdottir Producer Birgitta Bjornsdottir Lab Edition 3 , 2014 SCENE PITCH Production Country Iceland SYNOPSIS A wayward nine-year-old girl is sent to the countryside to work and mature, but finds herself instead deeply entangled in a drama she can hardly grasp. DIRECTOR'S NOTE LOG LINE A wayward nine-year-old girl is sent to the countryside to work and mature, but finds herself instead deeply entangled in a drama she can hardly grasp. ABOUT THE FILMMAKER PRODUCER Birgitta Bjornsdottir PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE PRODUCTION BUDGET LANGUAGE GENRE 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 PROFESSIONAL GUESTS 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 PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ

Milk & Honey Milk & Honey Lev Brodinsky Producers Yael Perlov, Alma Ben-Zeev Lab Edition 10 , 2022 SCENE PITCH Production Country Israel SYNOPSIS 1993. In a government-built temporary caravan site for immigrants from the Soviet Union and Ethiopia, Roma (13) is trying to find his place in the Israeli society. Together with his family – they fight, each in his own way – to secure a better future for them towards the near dismantling of the caravan site. At the local pool, a few of Roma's classmates discover that he has not been circumcised and humiliate him. Roma is desperate. He takes a knife and tries to circumcise himself. He is taken to the hospital to be circumcised properly. There, he is offered to change his name to an Israeli one - "Rami". Just before the dismantling of the caravans, Roma celebrates his bar mitzvah at the site. The ceremony is over and the dancing begins. Roma dances. His face is sealed, without a smile or an expression. DIRECTOR'S NOTE After we immigrated to Israel and were housed in a caravan site, my biggest secret was my late circumcision. I was different and was ashamed of it. I remember the hospital, I remember the tension before the circumcision surgery, and the slow and painful recovery. A swift wave of a sharp knife, a piece of skin less and I could look up and be proud of my Judaism again. It's a story about the complexity of immigration and the price you have to pay. The loss of an old identity in order to create a new one. Sometimes at any cost. LOG LINE 1993. In a government-built temporary caravan site for immigrants, Roma (13) is trying to find his place in Israeli society and create his new identity. With his family, they struggle, each in his own way, to secure a better future. ABOUT THE FILMMAKER PRODUCERS Yael Perlov, Alma Ben-Zeev Yael Perlov is a film producer and editor. She is a two-time laureate of the Israeli Film Academy Award, for editing the film Late Marriage (2001), as well as for editing & producing the film Ben-Gurion,Epilogue,(ARTE,NDR) winner as the best documentary film (2016). As well, she is the laureate of the Film Art Award of the Ministry of Education and Culture (2006). As part of the Film Department at the Tel Aviv University, where she has been teaching for two decades, she initiated and produced Water (2012) - joint projects of Israeli and Palestinian students –that opened the Critics Week at the Venice International Film Festival and won the Amnesty Prize. Yael has conducted the restoration of her father's films, the late David Perlov (1930-2003). Among them: Diary (in Cooperation with CNC and Centre Pompidou), Memories of Eichmann Trial (Centre Pompidou, MoMa). Yael has been invited to teach and instruct students in various academies: VGIK Film Academy in Moscow; UCL London (2021, ongoing), and as a resident lecturer at Duke University, USA (2022). PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE Yael Perlov, Alma Ben-Zeev, Simya Films Hateena 12, Kfar Kish 1933000. simyafilma.prod@gmail.com , +972-544821789 PRODUCTION BUDGET Production Budget 570,000 $ LANGUAGE Russian, Hebrew, Amharic Drama GENRE 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 PROFESSIONAL GUESTS 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 PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ

Banat Banat Adriano Valerio Producer Mario Mazzarotto Lab Edition 4 , 2015 SCENE PITCH Production Country Italy SYNOPSIS Two Italians looking for work and happiness abroad. DIRECTOR'S NOTE LOG LINE Two Italians looking for work and happiness abroad. ABOUT THE FILMMAKER PRODUCER Mario Mazzarotto PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE PRODUCTION BUDGET LANGUAGE GENRE 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 PROFESSIONAL GUESTS 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 PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ