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

Burhan Qurbani Burhan Qurbani Director: 2012 Year of lab participation: 1 Lab edition: Germany Country: Leif Alexis Producer: We Are Young. We Are Strong People from different walks of life in the German city of Rostock intersect when a rampaging mob besieges a residential building occupied by Vietnamese immigrants. Synopsis German Film Awards 2015 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role German Screen Actors Awards 2015 - Best Leading Actor Rome Film Festival 2015 Tribeca Film Festival 2015 Edinburgh International Film Festival 2015 Jerusalem Film Festival 2015 Nuremberg Film Festival "Turkey-Germany" 2015 - Öngören Prize Hof International Film Festival 2014 - Best Art Direction Festivals & Awards 2014 Year of release: Trailer IMDb 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 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

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

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Shuchi Talati Shuchi Talati Director: 2021 Year of lab participation: 9 Lab edition: India Country: Sanjay Gulati Producer: Girls Will Be Girls Follows the journey of 16 year old Mira, whose sexy, rebellious coming of age is disrupted by her young mother who never got to come of age herself. Synopsis Sundance Film Festival 2024 - Audience Award for World Cinema Dramatic, Special Jury Award for Acting Goteborg Film Festival 2024 South by Southwest Film Festival 2024 Sofia International Film Festival 2024 - Best Director Cleveland International Film Festival 2024 Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival 2024 - Emerging Filmmaker Award Miami Film Festival 2024 Seattle International Film Festival 2024 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2024 Nashville Film Festival 2024 Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2024 Festivals & Awards 2024 Year of release: Trailer IMDb 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 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

Submissions to the first Sam Spiegel Series Lab have ended, and we were overwhelmed by the response and the amount of submissions that bring the multifaceted stories of Israeli reality to the fore. Submitted projects included once-in-a-lifetime characters and fascinating stories that put the Conflict, the fears and the dreams of those who live here right on the table. The numbers seem to suggest that men and women submitted equally representing a true parity in our industry. Now our selection committee will have the hard work of selecting just 8 projects for this very first round. Do not despair - if it does not work out for your project this year, we will be back next year for more! Make sure to follow us to stay up to date about the next submissions. Good luck to the candidates! Submissions to the first Sam Spiegel Series Lab have ended, and we were overwhelmed by the response and the amount of submissions that bring the multifaceted stories of Israeli reality to the fore. Submitted projects included once-in-a-lifetime characters and fascinating stories that put the Conflict, the fears and the dreams of those who live here right on the table. The numbers seem to suggest that men and women submitted equally representing a true parity in our industry. Now our selection committee will have the hard work of selecting just 8 projects for this very first round. Do not despair - if it does not work out for your project this year, we will be back next year for more! Make sure to follow us to stay up to date about the next submissions. Good luck to the candidates! Submissions to the first Sam Spiegel Series Lab have ended NEWS ITEM 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 HOME FILM LAB SERIES LAB TEAM NEWS

Meet the JSFL participants from previous editions and get to know the films that were released. 13TH EDITION CATALOGUE 13TH EDITION PARTICIPANTS AND PROJECTS MENTORS JURY TEAM LAB FILMS Select Filmmaker Select Name of project LOAD MORE Hisham Suliman, Sari Bisharat Filmmakers Production Company Open Doors Films Yoav Halevy Producer When a young girl is murdered in her home village, an Arab detective in the Israeli police is assigned to the case - a suspected honor killing that compels him to confront his own values, his family, and the complex social fabric of the community he comes from. READ MORE Family Honor Israel Country Edition 13 Year 2025 C.B. Yi Filmmaker Production Company Yi Films Bo Chen, Ulrike Kniesner Producers A sheltered and talented young singer seeks escape in fleeting relationships, until three contrasting men confront him with what it means to be human, and what it takes to grow. READ MORE Pureland Austria Country Edition 13 Year 2025 Anna Gyimesi Filmmaker Production Company Hitchhiker Cinema Barbara Janišová Feglová Producer Middle aged Ilona, unable to accept her son's death, pays a young stranger to fill his void. As their emotional roles blur, the illusion begins to crack, forcing Ilona to finally begin to grieve. READ MORE Soft Hours Slovakia, Hungary Country Edition 13 Year 2025 Gadi Rimer Filmmaker Production Company Tiarafilms Harel Ben Melech Producer A real-estate agent falls in love with the remote country house she was asked to sell, and begins to lead a secret, parallel life in it. The place becomes her own private paradise. When the house is sold – she decides to do anything she can to prevent it. READ MORE The Real Estate Agent Israel Country Edition 13 Year 2025 Amos Holzman Filmmaker Production Company Alma Films Talia Bernstein Producer A family gathering, celebrating the ancient ceremony of Bris Milah, goes off the rails when Shira, the new mother, refuses to have her child circumcised. READ MORE Milah Israel Country Edition 13 Year 2025 Gilad Inbar, Benny Fredman Filmmakers Production Company Red Films LTD, United King Films, Amir Gedalia Productions Benny Fredman Producer Iris is an Israeli secret service operative. Her job is her essence. An unwanted pregnancy sends her into a spiral of panic attacks, putting both her life and her baby’s at risk. READ MORE Gut Feeling Israel Country Edition 13 Year 2025 Sacha Amaral Filmmaker Production Company Quadrophenia Films, C.R.I.M, Solal Films Agustin Gagliardi & Ricca Galdeano, Isabel Machado, Romain Bent Producers After losing their mother, Ian and Noah set out to find their father, drifting through broken homes and uncertain ties — not in search of rescue, but of somewhere they might finally belong. READ MORE Goodbye, Boys Brazil, Portugal, France Country Edition 13 Year 2025 Fellipe Fernandes Filmmaker Production Company Zebra Films Dora Amorim, Julia Machado Producers A former-addict male nurse, searches for his ex-boyfriend, fearing he may have become the latest victim in a string of murders haunting the queer community of a coastal city. Confronting the shadow of death, he navigates the line between fear and desire, in a journey of self-discovery and growth. READ MORE Don't Be A Stranger Brazil Country Edition 13 Year 2025 Or Engel Filmmaker Production Company Nawi Pro LTD Asaf Nawi Producer An ambitious policewoman is sent to investigate the disappearance of a lifeguard in Dado Beach, Haifa. Following in his footsteps, she finds herself uncovering the truth behind the mysterious murder of her own father. READ MORE Dado Beach Israel Country Edition 13 Year 2025 Nir Guilat Filmmaker Production Company Monchaz Films Eviatar Moncaz Producer A struggling actor by day and paramedic by night, is swept into a relentless shift. Between emergencies, he must prepare for an audition that forces him to confront the roles he plays in life—on, and off stage. READ MORE This Night Will Be White Israel Country Edition 13 Year 2025 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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Dani Rosenberg Dani Rosenberg Director: 2013 Year of lab participation: 2 Lab edition: Israel Country: Chilik Michaeli Producer: The Vanishing Soldier Eighteen-year-old Israeli soldier flees back to his girlfriend in Tel Aviv only to discover that the military elite is convinced he was kidnapped in the fog of war. Synopsis Locarno Film Festival 2023 Reykjavik International Film Festival 2023 Haifa International Film Festival 2023 - Best Film Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival 2023 Thessaloniki Film Festival 2023 Busan International Film Festival 2023 Israeli Film Academy Awards 2023 - Best Cinematography Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film Lab 2013 - 2nd Prize Winner Festivals & Awards 2023 Year of release: Trailer IMDb 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 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 Sam Spiegel Series Lab is a creative bridge between Israeli talent in the field of scripted series, and the international TV industry, assisting in voicing the diverse and unique stories of our region through project development, with leading script editors. Our mission is not only to educate future generations of Israeli screenwriters, but to ensure a strong local industry. The Series Lab is open to outstanding Israeli creators making their initial steps in the world of international TV. The Lab is seeking teams of producers and writers who are developing a promising scripted project- either series or limited series. Diversity is at the heart of the program, with creatives whose first language is Arabic, Amharic, Russian, Yiddish, and Hebrew are all strongly encouraged to apply. Creatives with projects originally written in these languages are eligible. The Series Lab will promote the development of the selected projects through mentorship and artistic guidance by some of the leading figures in Israeli and world television. The participants will advance from proposal to mini bible + script for a pilot episode, and verbal pitch preparation for the event that will end the Series Lab. ABOUT THE SERIES LAB The Series Lab is constructed of 3 sessions. Two sessions (one physical and one online) will include intensive one-on-one mentorships, group masterclasses, personal writing time in a supportive environment with the mentors, both Israeli and international. The third session is held with a view to exposing the projects and the creators to key figures in the international and Israeli television industry. In between sessions, participants will progress with personal meetings with mentors. Towards the closing session, participants will receive guidance of a professional verbal pitch, instructed by a professional pitch trainer. Selection criteria will include proposal overall quality and originality, feasibility, as well as creators’ profile and team. The Lab will be looking to highlight projects bringing an authentic local voice, in the belief that an honest, unique story can resonate internationally regardless of language and cultural differences. As part of the program, one exceptional project will win the Series Development Award. The award will provide a stipend to allow creatives to concentrate on developing their project. The award recipient will be announced at the closing session, where projects will be revealed to industry players. OUR METHOD The Series Lab continues the rich experience gained from the successful Sam Spiegel International Film Lab. The Series Lab allows Israeli creators, who in the past few years have brought to the world groundbreaking series, both art and entertainment- to continue to make a meaningful mark and aims to construct a creative bridge between Israeli talent in the field of scripted series and the international TV industry, assisting in voicing the diverse and unique stories of our region. The Series Lab takes place in Jerusalem and will culminate in a celebratory closing event. OUR VISION MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPANTS AND PROJECTS 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 HOME SERIES LAB WHO'S WHO MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY ADVISORY BOARD PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FAQ