JSFL is aimed at filmmakers from all over the world that are developing their 1st or 2nd fiction feature film. 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 JSFL is aimed at writers/directors from all over the world who are developing a 1st or 2nd fiction feature film. Projects must be at an advanced stage of development, having a full script, that is a solid, workable draft. If the script writer is not the director, he/she must submit and participate with a director. TARGET PARTICIPANTS JSFL selects a mix of Israeli and international projects, 12 in total. The international projects are by invitation only, while the Israeli projects can apply through an open call. Eligible Lab applicants are writer/directors [1], who are within the process of working on their first or second full-length feature film, and have directed at least two short films or a television drama or documentary film, or an episode in a television series (two from any of the above), whose production has inspired international and/or local attention [2]. The filmmaker states that they possess a script for a full-length feature film, which they wrote or were a full partner in writing; that they possess full copyrights to the script, and possess the ability to develop it independently, or with the assistance of a script writing partner. In the case that a film is submitted by a script writer, who is not a director, the project must be attached to a director, and the director must take part in the Lab as well. Each project must have a producer committed to the project and he/she cannot be the filmmaker him/herself. English is the working language of the JSFL. Candidates must have sufficient fluency and comprehension in the language. _______________________________________ [1] A director who does not serve as the sole scriptwriter of the project is allowed to invite a scriptwriting partner to the Film Lab, upon advance approval by the Film Lab staff. All expenses of the participation of this script writer will be borne by the director or their representative. In the case that a film is submitted by a scriptwriter, who is not a director, the project must be attached to a director, and the director must take part in the Lab as well. All expenses of the participation of this director will be borne by the script writer or his representative. [2] A candidate who has directed only one short fiction which has attracted international attention is eligible to apply to the JSFL. The Lab is entitled to separately examine exceptional cases such as this and other. International projects- materials must be submitted in English. Israeli projects- materials may be submitted in Hebrew, for the submission process only. ELIGIBILITY Participation fee is 1,000 Euro per project. Throughout the entire duration of the Jerusalem based activities, the JSFL will host the JSFL participants from across the world and from Israel, and will provide local transportation, lodging and board (full breakfast; lunch and/or dinner). Participants must pay all air-travel costs for the sessions. This includes the expenses of the producer for the third session. JSFL will cover two nights of lodging for the producer in July. In many countries bursaries and scholarships are available for this kind of training. PARTICIPATION FEES The selection process includes 3 stages: 1. Submission of project dossier . Dossier includes: A logline & short synopsis 3-5 page synopsis Director's/writer's statement Link to director's/writer's previous work Biographies and filmographies of all partners and project status. Projects selected for 2nd stage: 2. Submission of full script . Candidates will have approx. 10 days from notification to submission of script, which means script must be ready in advance (at the International projects, in English). Projects selected for 3rd stage: 3. Interviews - Physical Interviews for Israeli projects, and Online Interviews via Skype/Zoom for International projects. Both writer/director & producer must be present in the interview. Selected filmmakers will be informed by the end of October 2023. For more information please check our FAQ or contact: lab@jsfs.co.il SELECTION PROCESS The selection process includes 3 stages: 1. Submission of project dossier . Dossier includes: A logline & short synopsis 3-5 page synopsis Director's/writer's statement Link to director's/writer's previous work Biographies and filmographies of all partners and project status. Projects selected for 2nd stage: 2. Submission of full script . Candidates will have approx. 10 days from notification to submission of script, which means script must be ready in advance (at the International projects, in English). Projects selected for 3rd stage: 3. Interviews - Physical Interviews for Israeli projects, and Online Interviews via Skype/Zoom for International projects. Both writer/director & producer must be present in the interview. Selected filmmakers will be informed by the end of October 2023. For more information please check our FAQ or contact: lab@jsfs.co.il SELECTION PROCESS The Sam Spiegel International Film Lab Grand Production Prize- 35,000-50,000 USD The Sam Spiegel International Film Lab- Emerging Filmmaker Production Award- 15,000-20,000 USD Generously donated by the Beracha Foundation *The Lab holds the rights to change the amount of the prizes. The prizes will be given to the main director/ writer of the film. PRIZES Each edition of the JSFL lasts 7- 8 months over 3 sessions that take place in Jerusalem and/or online. The first session is a 4-6 days session held usually in December. The second is a 4-6 day session held usually in March or April, and the final 3–5-day session takes place in July. The first two sessions focus on writing: each filmmaker progressing through dialog with the script editor they have been assigned. The producer must attend one online meeting during these sessions. Between these two sessions, and before the final one, an online meeting is scheduled to aid the progression of the writing. The third session revolves around the JSFL pitching event, which takes place during the Jerusalem Film Festival, and introduces the projects to an internationally renowned jury and an audience of influential decision makers including producers, sales agents and festival programmers. The film producers must be present and take part in the pitching. In preparation for the third and final session, the filmmakers are required to produce one scene from the script (not longer than 3 min), which will be screened at the pitching event and will serve to communicate the artistic vision of the director. The scene will also be uploaded to the Lab's website. Ahead of the pitching event filmmakers will receive a short pitching training (courtesy of the Shuster Polakoff Foundation). JSFL SCHEDULE 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

JSFL is aimed at filmmakers from all over the world that are developing their 1st or 2nd fiction feature film. PARTICIPATION Each edition of the JSFL lasts 7- 8 months over 3 sessions that take place in Jerusalem and/or online. The first session is a 4-6 days session held usually in December. The second is a 4-6 day session held usually in March or April, and the final 3–5-day session takes place in July. The first two sessions focus on writing: each filmmaker progressing through dialog with the script editor they have been assigned. The producer must attend one online meeting during these sessions. Between these two sessions, and before the final one, an online meeting is scheduled to aid the progression of the writing. The third session revolves around the JSFL pitching event, which takes place during the Jerusalem Film Festival, and introduces the projects to an internationally renowned jury and an audience of influential decision makers including producers, sales agents and festival programmers. The film producers must be present and take part in the pitching. In preparation for the third and final session, the filmmakers are required to produce one scene from the script (not longer than 3 min), which will be screened at the pitching event and will serve to communicate the artistic vision of the director. The scene will also be uploaded to the Lab's website. Ahead of the pitching event filmmakers will receive a short pitching training (courtesy of the Shuster Polakoff Foundation). JSFL SCHEDULE The Sam Spiegel International Film Lab Grand Production Prize- 35,000-50,000 USD The Sam Spiegel International Film Lab- Emerging Filmmaker Production Award- 15,000-20,000 USD Generously donated by the Beracha Foundation *The Lab holds the rights to change the amount of the prizes. The prizes will be given to the main director/ writer of the film. PRIZES PARTICIPATION FEES Participation fee is 1,000 Euro per project. Throughout the entire duration of the Jerusalem based activities, the JSFL will host the JSFL participants from across the world and from Israel, and will provide local transportation, lodging and board (full breakfast; lunch and/or dinner). Participants must pay all air-travel costs for the sessions. This includes the expenses of the producer for the third session. JSFL will cover two nights of lodging for the producer in July. In many countries bursaries and scholarships are available for this kind of training. The selection process includes 3 stages: 1. Submission of project dossier . Dossier includes: A logline & short synopsis 3-5 page synopsis Director's/writer's statement Link to director's/writer's previous work Biographies and filmographies of all partners and project status. Projects selected for 2nd stage: 2. Submission of full script . Candidates will have approx. 10 days from notification to submission of script, which means script must be ready in advance (at the International projects, in English). Projects selected for 3rd stage: 3. Interviews - Physical Interviews for Israeli projects, and Online Interviews via Skype/Zoom for International projects. Both writer/director & producer must be present in the interview. Selected filmmakers will be informed by the end of October 2023. For more information please check our FAQ or contact: lab@jsfs.co.il SELECTION PROCESS 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

All the news about the call for entry and applications for next edition's JSFL. APPLICATION International Projects The application is by referral only; no direct registration options are available. Call for entries for the next JSFL is now closed. APPLY NOW Israeli Projects The JSFL is open to graduates of all film schools, who meet the criteria. Call for entries for the next JSFL is now closed. APPLY NOW ELIGIBILITY JSFL selects a mix of Israeli and international projects, 12 in total. The international projects are by invitation only, while the Israeli projects can apply through an open call. Eligible Lab applicants are writer/directors [1], who are within the process of working on their first or second full-length feature film, and have directed at least two short films or a television drama or documentary film, or an episode in a television series (two from any of the above), whose production has inspired international and/or local attention [2]. The filmmaker states that they possess a script for a full-length feature film, which they wrote or were a full partner in writing; that they possess full copyrights to the script, and possess the ability to develop it independently, or with the assistance of a script writing partner. In the case that a film is submitted by a script writer, who is not a director, the project must be attached to a director, and the director must take part in the Lab as well. Each project must have a producer committed to the project and he/she cannot be the filmmaker him/herself. English is the working language of the JSFL. Candidates must have sufficient fluency and comprehension in the language. _______________________________________ [1] A director who does not serve as the sole scriptwriter of the project is allowed to invite a scriptwriting partner to the Film Lab, upon advance approval by the Film Lab staff. All expenses of the participation of this script writer will be borne by the director or their representative. In the case that a film is submitted by a scriptwriter, who is not a director, the project must be attached to a director, and the director must take part in the Lab as well. All expenses of the participation of this director will be borne by the script writer or his representative. [2] A candidate who has directed only one short fiction which has attracted international attention is eligible to apply to the JSFL. The Lab is entitled to separately examine exceptional cases such as this and other. International projects- materials must be submitted in English. Israeli projects- materials may be submitted in Hebrew, for the submission process only. TARGET PARTICIPANTS JSFL is aimed at writers/directors from all over the world who are developing a 1st or 2nd fiction feature film. Projects must be at an advanced stage of development, having a full script, that is a solid, workable draft. If the script writer is not the director, he/she must submit and participate with a director. SELECTION PROCESS The selection process includes 3 stages: STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 Projects selected for 2nd stage: 2. Submission of full script . Candidates will have approx. 10 days from notification to submission of script, which means script must be ready in advance (at the International projects, in English). Projects selected for 3rd stage: 3. Interviews - Physical Interviews for Israeli projects, and Online Interviews via Skype/Zoom for International projects. Both writer/director & producer must be present in the interview. 1. Submission of project dossier . Dossier includes: A logline & short synopsis 3-5 page synopsis Director's/writer's statement Link to director's/writer's previous work Biographies and filmographies of all partners and project status. Script draft in the original language - For reference only (This draft will not be read by the selection committee) Selected filmmakers will be informed by the end of October 2024. For more information please check our FAQ or contact: lab@jsfs.co.il PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS 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

Checkout Checkout Jonathan Dekel Producer Chilik Michaeli Lab Edition 7 , 2018 SCENE PITCH Production Country Israel SYNOPSIS In this cheeky Mossad comedy, Dov is a Jewish American spy in Istanbul desperate to convince his Israeli peers that he has located a legendary terrorist. On the verge of being forced to retire, he is desperate to prove that he is the hero he always thought he would be. The film is inspired by the filmmaker’s own experience as an American who joined the Israeli Special Forces, and felt the clash between American culture and Israeli machismo. DIRECTOR'S NOTE ABOUT THE FILMMAKER PRODUCER Chilik Michaeli 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

Meet the JSFL participants from previous editions and get to know the films that were released. LOAD MORE Select Name of project Select Filmmaker Or Engel Filmmaker Production Nawi Pro LTD Asaf Nawi Producer Eliya is an ambitious policewoman who is sent to investigate the disappearance of a lifeguard in Dado Beach in Haifa. The investigation draws her back to her childhood’s trauma, as the case of the lifeguard leads her to find the person responsible for her father’s murder. READ MORE Dado Beach Israel Country Lab Edition 13 , 2025 Fellipe Fernandes Filmmaker Production Zebra Films Dora Amorim Producer When a series of murders haunts Recife's LGBTQIA+ community, Luca, a non-binary trans person, embarks on a search for their ex-boyfriend, uncovering unexpected connections between fear and desire along the way. READ MORE Don't Be A Stranger Brazil Country Lab Edition 13 , 2025 Hisham Suliman, Sari Bisharat Filmmakers Production Open Doors Films Yoav Halevy Producer Sharif (42), an Arab investigator with the Israeli Police in Nazareth, is asked to work on a case involving the murder of an Arab girl, Wujud (17). Sharif believes this is another case of an honor killing, embarks on a journey to solve the case and confronts his own demons. READ MORE Family Honor Israel Country Lab Edition 13 , 2025 Sacha Amaral Filmmaker Production Quadrophenia Films, Protest Studios Agustin Gagliardi & Ricca Galdeano, Romain Bent Producers After losing their mother, brothers Ian and Noah embark on an emotional journey in search of their father, facing family, social, and personal challenges as they seek a home and a lost connection. READ MORE Goodbye, Boys Brazil, France Country Lab Edition 13 , 2025 Gilad Inbar, Benny Fredman Filmmakers Production Red Films LTD, United King Films, Amir Gedalia Productions Benny Fredman Producer Is she a combat fighter or a mom protecting her unborn child? This is the cruel dilemma facing Alice Tavor (35), a pregnant Shin Bet agent, on a real-time chase after one of her informants who's taken hostages. READ MORE Gut Feeling Israel Country Lab Edition 13 , 2025 Amos Holzman Filmmaker Production 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 Lab Edition 13 , 2025 C.B. Yi Filmmaker Production Yi Films Ltd Bo Chen Producer Without a clear perspective or foothold in life, the young, talented Felix threatens to slide into the abyss. A group of sex workers save him from death and show him what resilience and solidarity mean. In their community he finds the will and the path of reconciliation with himself. READ MORE Pureland Austria Country Lab Edition 13 , 2025 Anna Gyimesi Filmmaker Production Hitchhiker Cinema, Kino Alfa, Kometa Films Barbara Janišová Feglová, Genovéva Petrovits, Edyta Janczak-Hiriart Producers Middle-aged Ilona has been waiting for her missing son for ten long years. Her life, filled with endless hope and uncertainty, is shaken by the arrival of a young stranger who steps into her son’s place and leads her onto the path of mourning. READ MORE Soft Hours Slovakia, Hungary, France Country Lab Edition 13 , 2025 Gadi Rimer Filmmaker Production Tiarafilms Harel Ben Melech Producer A young real-estate agent falls in love with the remote, neglected country house she was asked to sell, and gradually begins to lead a secret and parallel life in it. The place becomes her own private paradise. When the house is sold, she decides to do anything to prevent it. READ MORE The Real Estate Agent Israel Country Lab Edition 13 , 2025 Nir Guilat Filmmaker Production Monchaz Films Eviatar Moncaz Producer Aviv (35), a washed-up actor by day and paramedic by night, is thrust into an unpredictable night shift that doubles as his last chance to prepare for a career-defining audition. As the city pulses around him, he’s pulled into a whirlwind of encounters that force him to confront the choices and dreams he’s left behind. READ MORE White Night Israel Country Lab Edition 13 , 2025 Efrat Rasner Shefa Filmmaker Production Lama Films Ayelet Kait, Amir Harel Producers Following the unexpected death of her husband, Yula tries to find solace for her pain in forming a relationship with the recipient of her late husband’s heart, without telling him who she is. Their relationship will ultimately force Yula to confront the loss and the pain of parting. READ MORE After You Israel Country Lab Edition 12 , 2024 Elinor Nechemya, Sivan Gal Boico Filmmakers Production Gum Films LTD Aurit Zamir, Yoav Roeh Producers Years after estranging herself from her sexually abusive father, Dekel discovers the line between the victim and the perpetrator is finer than she thought. READ MORE Curtain Call Israel Country Lab Edition 12 , 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

Meet the JSFL participants from previous editions and get to know the films that were released. LOAD MORE Select Filmmaker Select Name of project Efrat Rasner Shefa Filmmaker Production Lama Films Ayelet Kait, Amir Harel Producers Following the unexpected death of her husband, Yula tries to find solace for her pain in forming a relationship with the recipient of her late husband’s heart, without telling him who she is. Their relationship will ultimately force Yula to confront the loss and the pain of parting. READ MORE After You Israel Country Lab edition 12 , 2024 Elinor Nechemya, Sivan Gal Boico Filmmakers Production Gum Films LTD Aurit Zamir, Yoav Roeh Producers Years after estranging herself from her sexually abusive father, Dekel discovers the line between the victim and the perpetrator is finer than she thought. READ MORE Curtain Call Israel Country Lab edition 12 , 2024 Karla Lulić Filmmaker Production Dobar Films, Croatia; Avanpost Media, Romania; Delirium Films, Serbia Karla Lulić, Jelena Madaric Producers A story about Dora, a professional mourner. She is the best mourner in the village, and when she cries, even the dead weep. READ MORE Mirror of Nightingales Croatia, Romania, Serbia Country Lab edition 12 , 2024 Teresa Zofia Czepiec, Maciej Sobieszczański Filmmakers Production Pokromski Studio, Poland; Iota Production, Belgium Mikołaj Pokromski Producer A 9-year-old girl travels alone to Belgium in search of her mother who abandoned her, determined to reclaim her love. When she discovers her mother has created a new family, she desperately fights for her place in this new life in a foreign world. READ MORE My Heart My Enemy Poland, Belgium Country Lab edition 12 , 2024 Olivér Rudolf, Zsigmond Kung Filmmakers Production Kino Alfa, Hungary; Vrai Vrai Films, France Genovéva Petrovits, Florent Coulon, Jörgen Andersson Producers Éva is a mother in her forties who is disappointed with her life and becomes tired of feeling insignificant. She finds liberation and a new identity behind a scary monster mask. READ MORE My Mother, The Monster Hungary, France Country Lab edition 12 , 2024 Omer Sterenberg Filmmaker Production Lama Films Ayelet Kait, Amir Harel Producers Two best friends from the Golan Heights are heading to Eilat, to celebrate the upcoming military draft of one of them. An unpredictable hitchhiker joins them, dragging their friendship into a whirlwind of hormones, violence, gender and fear that makes them question their fate as Israeli men. READ MORE Pause Israel Country Lab edition 12 , 2024 Hillel Rate Filmmaker Production Lev Orlov Films Lev Orlov Producer Avner reluctantly permitted the community to bury his beloved daughter outside the cemetery's fence after her suicide. Now, he believes that adding her name to a new respected-memorial for the fallen will atone for this sin. But when his estranged son returns for house arrest, what seems like an obstacle to achieving his goal, brings the most profound healing. READ MORE The Good Fence Israel Country Lab edition 12 , 2024 Sivan Noam Shimon Filmmaker Production Red Films LTD Benny Fredman Producer A former European handball champion, is determined to return to the court. Her knee is shattered, and even her partner no longer believes in her. Only one of her trainees still admires her as before. READ MORE The Handball Coach Israel Country Lab edition 12 , 2024 Dénes Nagy Filmmaker Production Campfilm, Hungary; Films De Force Majeure, France; Novak Prod, Belgium Sára László, Olivier Dubois, Marcell Gerő, Jean-Laurent Csinidis Producers A Hungarian cattle farm worker in his mid-40s goes on an organized tourist holiday, with his wife, for the first time in his life, to Provence. It sets him off on an inner journey of discovery and understanding of his own freedom. READ MORE The Vacation Hungary, France, Belgium Country Lab edition 12 , 2024 Coralie Watanabe Prosper Filmmaker Production Bunbuku, Japan; No Yelling Productions, France Miyuki Fukuma, Delphine Tomson, Garance Cosimano Producers Tom, in her thirties, lives in France with Saki, her Japanese wife and their four year old boy, Genki. The family leads a fulfilling life until their world is flipped upside down during a trip to Japan where Saki passes away suddenly. READ MORE Wagako 我が子 France, Japan, Belgium Country Lab edition 12 , 2024 Omer Ben-David, Vera Grinblat Filmmakers Production 2-Team Productions Estee Mecklberg Producer An introverted 15-year-old, flees her dysfunctional family into a strict religious boarding school, where she discovers a new home under the wings of a destructive girl. Through them, we enter a world with no good or bad, just survival. READ MORE Who Lives There? 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Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis Oded Binnun, Mihal Brezis Director: 2015 Year of lab participation: 4 Lab edition: Israel Country: Yael Abecassis Producer: Dead Language A chance encounter leads Aya to pick up a stranger at the airport. When he disappears, he leaves behind a gnawing hunger-one which perhaps only a complete stranger could fulfill. Synopsis Tribeca Film Festival 2025 Festivals & Awards 2025 Year of release: Trailer IMDb PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FAQ SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING 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

Get to know the films that participated in JSFL and were theatrically released, screened at major festivals and won grand prizes. László Nemes Son of Saul Kayis Emre Anatolian Leopard Dea Kulumbegashvili Beginning Orit Fouks Rotem Cinema Sabaia Shuchi Talati Girls Will Be Girls Ernesto Contreras I Dream in Another Language Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic Murina Abner Benaim Plaza Catedral Philippe Lacôte Run Mikel Gurrea Suro Nadav Lapid The Kindergarten Teacher Jonathan Dekel Checkout Tom Nesher Come Closer Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis Dead Language Maya Dreifuss Highway 65 Noam Kaplan The Future Juan Sebastián The Other Son Sacha Amaral The Pleasure is All Mine Dani Rosenberg The Vanishing Soldier Pavel Vesnakov Windless Yona Rozenkier 35 Downhill Gonzalo Tobal Acusada Takeshi Fukunaga Ainu Mosir Shiri Nevo Friedenthal All I Can Do Junfeng Boo Apprentice Adriano Valerio Banat (Il Viaggio) Michal Vinik Barash (Blush) Ivan Marinović Black Pin Sanjeewa Pushpakumara Burning Birds Diego Mondaca Chao (CHACO) Yehonatan Indursky Driver Amikam Kovner and Assaf Snir Echo Veronica Kedar Family Alamork Marsha Fig Tree Laszlo Csuja & Anna Nemes Gentle Malik Vitthal Imperial Dreams Marianna Brennand Fortes Manas (Sisters) Pini Tavger More Than I Deserve Bradley Liew Motel Acacia Alvaro Brechner Mr. Kaplan Asaph Polonsky One Week and a Day Serhat Karaaslan Passed By Censor Ritesh Batra Photograph Tsivia Barkai Red Cow Nora Martirosyan Should the Wind Drop Morgan Simon Taste of Ink Maximiliano Schonfeld The Black Forest (La helada negra) Tonislav Hristov The Good Driver Paul Negoescu The Story of A Summer Love Asa Hjorleifsdottir The Swan Mikko Myllylahti The Woodcutter's Story Jow Zhi Wei Tomorrow is a Long Time Dominga Sotomayor Too Late to Die Young Shalom Hagar Under the Shadow of the Sun Keren Ben Rafael Virgines Burhan Qurbani We Are Young. We Are Strong HOME FILM LAB WHO'S WHO MENTORS 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

Get to know the films that participated in JSFL and were theatrically released, screened at major festivals and won grand prizes. László Nemes Son of Saul Kayis Emre Anatolian Leopard Dea Kulumbegashvili Beginning Orit Fouks Rotem Cinema Sabaia Shuchi Talati Girls Will Be Girls Ernesto Contreras I Dream in Another Language Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic Murina Abner Benaim Plaza Catedral Philippe Lacôte Run Mikel Gurrea Suro Nadav Lapid The Kindergarten Teacher Jonathan Dekel Checkout Tom Nesher Come Closer Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis Dead Language Maya Dreifuss Highway 65 Noam Kaplan The Future Juan Sebastián The Other Son Sacha Amaral The Pleasure is All Mine Dani Rosenberg The Vanishing Soldier Pavel Vesnakov Windless Yona Rozenkier 35 Downhill Gonzalo Tobal Acusada Takeshi Fukunaga Ainu Mosir Shiri Nevo Friedenthal All I Can Do Junfeng Boo Apprentice Adriano Valerio Banat (Il Viaggio) Michal Vinik Barash (Blush) Ivan Marinović Black Pin Sanjeewa Pushpakumara Burning Birds Diego Mondaca Chao (CHACO) Yehonatan Indursky Driver Amikam Kovner and Assaf Snir Echo Veronica Kedar Family Alamork Marsha Fig Tree Laszlo Csuja & Anna Nemes Gentle Malik Vitthal Imperial Dreams Marianna Brennand Fortes Manas (Sisters) Pini Tavger More Than I Deserve Bradley Liew Motel Acacia Alvaro Brechner Mr. Kaplan Asaph Polonsky One Week and a Day Serhat Karaaslan Passed By Censor Ritesh Batra Photograph Tsivia Barkai Red Cow Nora Martirosyan Should the Wind Drop Morgan Simon Taste of Ink Maximiliano Schonfeld The Black Forest (La helada negra) Tonislav Hristov The Good Driver Paul Negoescu The Story of A Summer Love Asa Hjorleifsdottir The Swan Mikko Myllylahti The Woodcutter's Story Jow Zhi Wei Tomorrow is a Long Time Dominga Sotomayor Too Late to Die Young Shalom Hagar Under the Shadow of the Sun Keren Ben Rafael Virgines Burhan Qurbani We Are Young. We Are Strong 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 12TH EDITION CATALOGUE GREETINGS 12TH EDITION PARTICIPANTS AND PROJECTS JURY MENTORS LAB FILMS LIVE

Jonathan Dekel Jonathan Dekel Director: 2018 Year of lab participation: 7 Lab edition: Israel Country: Chilik Michaeli Producer: Checkout In this cheeky Mossad comedy, Dov is a Jewish American spy in Istanbul desperate to convince his Israeli peers that he has located a legendary terrorist. On the verge of being forced to retire, he is desperate to prove that he is the hero he always thought he would be. The film is inspired by the filmmaker’s own experience as an American who joined the Israeli Special Forces, and felt the clash between American culture and Israeli machismo. Synopsis Festivals & Awards 2025 Year of release: Trailer IMDb PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FAQ SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING 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

Dead Language Dead Language Oded Binnun, Mihal Brezis Producer Yael Abecassis Lab Edition 4 , 2015 SCENE PITCH Production Country Israel SYNOPSIS A chance encounter leads Aya to pick up a stranger at the airport. When he disappears, he leaves behind a gnawing hunger-one which perhaps only a complete stranger could fulfill. DIRECTOR'S NOTE ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS PRODUCER Yael Abecassis 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

Independence Park Independence Park Moshe Rosenthal Producer Alona Refua Lab Edition 7 , 2018 SCENE PITCH Production Country Israel SYNOPSIS In 1987, on the verge of his bar mitzvah, 12-year-old Boaz discovers his father is secretly gay. Fear and shame replace admiration, and as the AIDS crisis sparks mass panic, Boaz becomes convinced his father, Meir, is a danger to the family. In a desperate act, he outs him—tearing the family apart. Meir is cast out, and Boaz is left to become “the man of the house”, to his mother and two sisters. Nine years later, broke and emotionally drained by his codependent mother, Boaz confronts his choices and sets out to find his estranged father in the shadowy cruising parks of Tel Aviv—seeking closure, and perhaps a second chance. DIRECTOR'S NOTE ABOUT THE FILMMAKER PRODUCER Alona Refua 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