PROJECTS 

Annual Summer Event – Tel Aviv Cinemateque 1.8.10

On Sunday 1.8 at 16:00 the Tel Aviv cinemateque hosted a grand summer event for Forum Members 

We wish to thank the 120 members and guests that were present at the announcement of the
finalists of the annual documentary film competition and the publication of the annual
Israeli Documentary Film Catalog.

 The heart of the event was a HD in documentary film workshop.

 The workshop was held in collaboration with Canon, Sony and Panasonic
and included two parts:
 A theoretical part, dealt with an explanation of the format, editing equipment and the
working method, and a practical workshop that  introduced cameras and innovative HD equipment.

the presentation

Pitching Workshop - Cinema South Festival - 3.6.10

A pitching workshop for young filmmakers was held in the frame of the 9^th Cinema South Festival in Sderot. The workshop, initiated and produced by Osnat Trabelsi, is a collaboration of the Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, the Rabinovich Foundation – Cinema Project, the Israeli Documentary Filmmakers Forum, The Second Authority for Television and Radio and Cinema South Festival.

 The purpose of the workshop is to provide an opportunity for filmmakers making their debut to experience the process of presenting a film to funds,
broadcasting bodies and leading producers, and to assist them with getting
to know industry representatives.
participating filmmakers are students from diverse film schools in Israel who are
about to make their graduation film.

 The workshop was hosted by Danny Moja; the jury this year included
Liran Atsmor – Channel 8, Development, Eleanor Kovarski – Reshet,
Artistic Consultant, Documentary, Yoav Abramovich – Rabinovich Foundation,
Production Manager  – Cinema Project, Guy Lavi – Yes Docu, Director,
and Yossi Mulla – The Second Authority of Television and Radio, Executive Producer

Awards:

 A 10,000 NIS award from the Rabinovich Foundation was given to director Doron Gerassi
and producer Adin Wiener from the Sam Spiegel School for their submission for
a documentary film entitled "Free Improvisation".

 From the jury's explanations: "The submission presents wonderful characters,
a humane point of view on relations between music and life and their separation".

 A 10,000 NIS award from the Gesher Film Fund was given to Ariel Chen from
Ma'aleh School for his submission for a documentary film entitled "Speculations".

 From the jury's explanations: "This is an intimate, courageous creation which touches
the complexity of life and belief".

 The jury mentioned the high quality of the projects and their presentation which improves
each year and indicates the importance of the learning process during
the annual pitching in the Cinema South Festival.

  C.O.N.F.L.I.C.T Workshop With Robert Thirkell - 9-10.5.10

How to choose the most suitable format for a certain documentary?
How to turn a problematic rough-cut into a winning film?
How to resolve structure and narrative problems in a documentary story?

These questions and others were answered by British television producer Robert Thirkell
during a two day practical workshop in which he presented the model he created:
C.O.N.F.L.I.C.T – a model for creating strong documentary stories in the most suitable format
 (film/documentary series/reality).

65 Israeli filmmakers and producers participated. The workshop was a collaboration
of the DocAviv festival, the Makor Foundation, the Israeli Documentary Filmakers Forum
and Hypermedia which initiated and produced the event.

The workshop was held with the support of the British Council, the Israeli Film and Television
Directors Guild and the Israeli Producers Guild.

The workshop was hosted by producer Robert Thirkell who arrived from the UK especially
for the event. Thirkell is an expert in documentary formats and has a vast background
in creation and production of award winning television programs.
In 2006 he was selected as Britain's number one television producer in the list of the
100 most important media people in the UK (of Broadcast magazine).