Takeshi Fukunaga Director: 2018 Year of lab participation: 7 Lab edition: Japan / USA Country: Eric Nyari Producer: Ainu Mosir A coming of age tale about Kanto, a 14 year old boy, and a descendant of Japan's indigenous Ainu people, who struggles to come to terms with the recent loss of his father. One day, he learns about the small hole in the cliff in nearby forest that Ainu people considered a path to the other side of the world - where dead people live. Kanto decides to visit the hole, hoping to see his deceased father. Synopsis Tribeca Film Festival 2020 - Special Jury Mention Taipei Film Festival 2020 Guanajuato International Film Festival 2020 - Best International Feature Film Hawaii International Film Festival 2020 Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2020 Festivals & Awards 2020 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 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 JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ

LANGUAGE ​ ​ GENRE ​ ​PRODUCTION BUDGET ​ ​ ​PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE ​ DIRECTOR'S NOTE SYNOPSIS A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Angeles. ​ Katherine Fairfax Wright SCENE PITCH Katherine Fairfax Wright Producer: ​ & Malik Vitthal Imperial Dreams 1 Lab Edition: , Year 2012 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 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 JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ

LANGUAGE ​ ​ GENRE ​ ​PRODUCTION BUDGET ​ ​ ​PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE ​ DIRECTOR'S NOTE SYNOPSIS Run escapes... He just killed the Prime Minister of his country. In order to do so, he had to act as if he was a crazy man, wandering through the city. His life comes back by flashes. Ernest Kouamé Claire Gadea SCENE PITCH Claire Gadea Producer: ​ & philippe lacôte Run 1 Lab Edition: , Year 2012 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 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 JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ

As part of the 2nd session of the Sam Spiegel Film Lab's 12th Edition, we were privileged to host a masterclass with Academy Award winner, writer and director Guy Nattiv to talk about his short film “Skin” that won the Oscar, his feature “Skin” and the process of writing and directing. His generous spirit and unique and inspirational insights were invaluable to all of our participants. Thank you Guy! "From Short to Feature, with an Oscar on the Way": Masterclass with Guy Nattiv NEWS ITEM 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 PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS HOME FILM LAB SERIES LAB TEAM NEWS

LANGUAGE Hebrew Drama GENRE Production Budget $1,050,000 ​PRODUCTION BUDGET Production company profile Transfax Film Productions was established in 1989 as an independent production company specializing in feature film production and co-production. The company has produced over 40 feature films and international co-productions -many winning international prizes including Keren Yedaya’s Or (Camera D’or)& That Lovely Girl, and A Strange Course of Events by Raphael Nadjari (Quinzaine des Realisateurs) and Our Father by Meni Yaish. Production Company Transfax, Tel Aviv, Israel marek@transfax.co.il +972 50 523 8766 Producer profile Marek Rozenbaum, Producer, Israel Marek Rozenbaum holds a degree in Social work and Film from the Tel Aviv University. He has directed 2 films and produced over 40 feature films and international co-productions, among them award-winning films that have received worldwide recognition. Mr. Rozenbaum is the recipient of five Ophir Best Film Awards. He served as Chairman of Israel's Film and Television Producers Association and today is a Member of its Board as well as chairing the Israeli Academy of Film and Television for a decade. ​PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE Director’s Note When I was seven and a half, I lost my mother. Six months later, I was sexually abused. During my teens, I was diagnosed with complex post-traumatic stress disorder. My father and his wife didn’t know how to handle my emotional state, and sent me to a Society for Protection of Nature hiking camp. Their hope was that it’ll offer me the healing I needed. I did. In camp I met boys and girls my own age, who like myself were labeled as “at-risk youth”. One a month we’d go on exhausting hikes in different locations across the country. During those hikes we started to bond, and for the first time in my life I had real friends who served as a sort of alternative family to me. This hiking camp group changed my life forever, and is the inspiration for the “Survival Camp” where the film’s main character - Rafaela - is being sent. Rafaela’s emotional journey, her trauma and the main conflict she deals with throughout the plot are based on my own biography. “Seven Chapters in Survival” is a journey to the heart of Israel’s periphery: be it geographically, culturally or socially. The film’s main character and her friends all come from dysfunctional families, and are forced to survive and grow out of nothing. The film showcases the wild beauty of these untamed teenagers, their spirit, their courage and their desire to grow and become strong, independent persons despite the unbearable environment in which they grew up and their terrible personal stories. The geography of the film - all the way from Eilat in the south to Hermon in the north - reflects the main character and her friends, the wild landscapes referencing their spirits. During the main characters’ journey, they meet various characters (people and animals alike) who are usually exempt from public, cultural and cinematic discourse. The film focuses on these “transparent” people and locations, giving them the center stage. In all the films I wrote and directed there was always a female heroine who the plot revolved around. My heroines all reflect the physical and emotional journeys I’ve been on, as they face different struggles specific to the female experience. My inspiration for the film’s directing-style, general atmosphere, tone and art are derived from films such as: “Badlands” (Terrence Mallick), “Happy as Lazzaro” (Alice Rohrwacher), “Whale Rider” (Niki Caro), “Beasts of the Southern Wild” (Benh Zeitlin), “Princess Mononoke” (Hayao Miyazaki), “Rosetta” (the Dardenne brothers), “American Honey” (Andrea Arnold) and Nomadland (Chloe Zhao)... Films where the heroines go through a turning of age journey and find salvation and peace by connecting with their wild sides. The film is divided into seven chapters, referencing Jewish mythology where the world is created in seven chapters - including the creation of man. It is a narrative of evolution, of blossoming out of the wilderness, out of the fringes, from nothing. The concept of creating something substantial out of so-called barren land excites me. A lot. DIRECTOR'S NOTE SYNOPSIS Synopsis Rafaela (15) is kicked out of the house by her stepmother Rachelle (40) and her biological father Mike (45), after having told them a secret that could potentially destroy the new life they’re trying to build. She’s sent to “Survival Camp” for the summer holidays, a program designed to set at-risk youth straight and teach them Jewish and Israeli values. Under the instruction of Yaron (20), the “Survival Camp”’s questionable counselor, Rafaela and the rest of the program’s participants hike across Israel: from Eilat in the south to the Hermon in the north. Rafaela is forced to withstand difficult physical and mental survival challenges, all while battling internally with her traumatic past and gnawing doubts: the difference between truth and lies, reality and imagination. During this cross-country journey Rafaela is exposed to the Israeli periphery: geographically, culturally and socially speaking. She acquires her very own set of survival skills, as well as the tools to unpack the unbearable reality she’s been living in. She also forms an unbreakable bond with the other participants- who serve as a temporary replacement family. With the help of her new friends and various characters she meets along the way, Rafaela slowly breaks free of the symbiotic relationship she has with her father, faces the doubts and guilt eating away at her, finds the answers to the questions tormenting her and breaks free. ​ Marek Rozenbaum SCENE PITCH Marek Rozenbaum Producer: ​ & Odeya Rosenak Seven Chapters in Survival 9 Lab Edition: , Year 2021 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 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 JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ

LANGUAGE ​ ​ GENRE ​ ​PRODUCTION BUDGET ​ ​ ​PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE ​ DIRECTOR'S NOTE SYNOPSIS A grumpy old man sees opportunity when he learns of a mysterious German man he suspects is a Nazi in hiding. ​ Mariana Secco SCENE PITCH Mariana Secco Producer: ​ & Alvaro Brechner Mr. Kaplan 1 Lab Edition: , Year 2012 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 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 JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ

LANGUAGE ​ ​ GENRE ​ ​PRODUCTION BUDGET ​ ​ ​PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE ​ DIRECTOR'S NOTE SYNOPSIS ​ ​ Katja Adomeit (Adomeit Film ) SCENE PITCH Katja Adomeit (Adomeit Film ) Producer: ​ & Illum Jacob Trance Mountain 10 Lab Edition: , Year 2022 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 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 JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ

is how Netflix executive Larry Tanz opened an enlightening and engaging evening with our students and alumni, referring to the opportunity of being a student and creator in these times. Larry Tanz, Vice President Europe Middle East and Africa Series and Anna Nagler, Director Local Language Series, Central and Eastern Europe, visited the School for an exclusive talk moderated by writer-director Asaf Bernstein (Fauda) on the topic of Netflix and authentic storytelling. "This is an exciting time to be sitting where you are" NEWS ITEM 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 PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS HOME FILM LAB SERIES LAB TEAM NEWS

Congratulations to JSFL alumni who have been selected for L’Atelier- Cannes Film Festival 2022 for promising projects: Ihab Jadallah (edition 9) with his project developed in the lab, Michal Vinik (edition 1), and Levan Koguashvili winner of WIP (edition 8) of the film lab. We are proud of you and wish you the best of luck. Congratulations to JSFL alumni who have been selected for L’Atelier- Cannes Film Festival 2022 for promising projects: NEWS ITEM 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 PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS HOME FILM LAB SERIES LAB TEAM NEWS

The Sam Spiegel International Film Lab has selected the 11th edition lineup which includes projects from Italy; Greece; North Macedonia; France/Belgium; Hungary; Sweden and Israel. Looking forward to welcoming everyone in Jerusalem. Let the work begin...! 11th Edition of the Film Lab opens next week! NEWS ITEM 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 PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB HOME TEAM NEWS LABS HOME FILM LAB SERIES LAB TEAM NEWS

Kayis Emre Director: 2018 Year of lab participation: 7 Lab edition: Ukraine / Turkey Country: Olena Yershova Producer: Anatolian Leopard Employees attempt to hide the death of a leopard to save the zoo where they work. Synopsis Toronto International Film Festival 2021 - FIPRESCI Prize Ankara International Film Festival 2021 - Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Actor, Best Actress Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival 2021 - Best First Film, Best Art Direction Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2021 Jerusalem Film Festival 2022 Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film Lab 2018 - 1st Prize Winner Festivals & Awards 2021 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 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 JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ

Junfeng Boo Director: 2013 Year of lab participation: 2 Lab edition: Singapore Country: Raymond Phathanavirangoon Producer: Apprentice Inevitably, a transfer to a maximum security prison will eventually challenge the integrity and ethics of a young correctional officer on his way to become a chief executioner. Synopsis Cannes Film Festival 2016 Toronto International Film Festival 2016 BFI London Film Festival 2016 QCinema International Film Festival 2016 - Best Picture (Asian Next Wave) Hawaii International Film Festival 2016 - Narrative Feature Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2016 Fribourg International Film Festival 2017 - Critic's Choice Award, Grand Prix Asian Film Awards 2017 - Best Editor St. Louis International Film Festival 2016 - Best Feature Festivals & Awards 2017 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 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 JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ