Congratulations and best of luck to the filmmakers!
👉 Israeli Film Competition:
Children of Hebron – Elad Yaakov Goldberg, Kerem Hemed Vilder, Yalla Films
Peace 2030 – Uri Levi, Liran Atzmor
👉 Short Film Competition:
Glug – Ori Gold, Liran Koren
👉 First Exposure – New Israeli Film
Let There Be Light – Tamar Eckhaus, Lev Orlov
Here are two recommended events taking place next week as part of DOCUTEXT, the documentary film festival at the National Library of Israel:
La’Isha – the story of a women’s magazine
🎬 Screening – Monday, 17/8, 18:30
⏮️Before the screening: A special tour and display featuring rare manuscripts and early editions by Jewish women writers.
⏭️After the screening: A conversation with the filmmakers, Orit Merlin Rozhenzwaig and Anna Somershaf, about womanhood, quiet revolution, MeToo, and glam.
🎬 Screening – Wednesday, 19/8, 20:30
⏮️Before the screening: A display of selected items from the Meir Shalev Archive.
⏭️After the screening: A Q&A with the film’s director, Adi Arbel.
For full details and tickets, please visit the festival website.
Congratulations to the filmmakers whose films made it to the finals of the 2026 Ophir Awards!
👏 Best Short Documentary Film
Ahmed is a movie star (Doron Djerassi, Stav Morag Meron)
👏 Best Short Animation Film
Pillowz (Animoshe)
In Pigeons Blood (Hod Adler, Chaya Moshayev, Lev Orlov)
Good luck 🤞🤞🤞
