Winners

Best Film, on behalf of the Municipality of Rehovot Surrogate Director: Tali Shalom Ezer A brave look at a relationship developing between a woman surrogate and her young patient. The film manoeuvres beautifully between the sexual therapy, and the family story holding a painful secret. A bold subject directed in an impressive openness and sensitivity. Outstanding acting by lead actors Amir Wolf and Lana Etinger. Directed by Tali Shalom Ezer with precision and compassion. Wonderful cinematography of Radek Ladczuk. Impressive editing by Aya Somech.

Best Documentary Film, in memory of Vicky Shiran, on behalf of the Second Authority for Television and Radio The award includes state-wide distribution. Desert Brides Director: Ada Ushpiz Ushpiz' film deals with great talent with an important subject that has not been exposed in this way until now - the sacrifices made by Bedouine women today. About 40% of Bedouine women are forced to live in polygamous families, against their will. In Desert Brides we learn about the lives of three of them. The filmmaker was able to tell a fascinating and touching tale, and create a film in which the cinematic qualities are as impressive as its' important message.

Most Promising Director, from Prof. Michael and Sara Sela Silence Director: Hadar Morag A questionable relationship between 12 year old Majda, an Arab girl, and 45 year old Amnon, an Israeli man, is the basis for the unusual film by director Hadar Morag .With great artistry Morag tells the tale of her heroine, played with extreme talent by Mashda Abdalla.

Citation for an outstanding film by the jury 4 Kilometres Director: Miri Shapiro The jury awarded a citation to the film 4 Kilometres directed by Miri Shapiro. The film lovingly follows the four kilometres that 15 year old Hulud walks through, on a journey that will allow her to free herself from the life she once wished for. An exceptional expressive cinematography by Paul Robinson.

Citation for an outstanding film by the jury Ana Asfoura (I am a bird) Director: Dana Darvish A short animation film by director Dana Darvish about a woman-fish rising from the sea. The film Includes a soundtrack of the singer Fairouz, with exceptional animation, containing beautiful images and imagination.

Development Grants for a feature-length script, on behalf of the Pais Council for Culture and Arts and the Gesher Multicultural Film Fund Ajuim Smadar Shteinberg In an ultra orthodox Jewish Jerusalem neighbourhood, an 11 year old girl looks out of her window on her neighbour, who is also her teacher, and who is pregnant from her married lover. The synopsis creates a rich, real world, and the original story is touching. It has apparent literate qualities based on the writer's short story. It has depth and poetry, and is told in a highly sensitive way with much love.

Development Grants for a feature-length script, on behalf of the Pais Council for Culture and Arts and the Gesher Multicultural Film Fund Ben Zaken Efrat Corem With laconic and precise writing, the writer is able to present a closed world with no way out and no hope of a mother, her son and a granddaughter. Through the cinematic language which the writer uses, one can feel at this early stage the suffocating and distressed atmosphere.

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