Special Jury Award – Shooting
Director: Netalie Braun | Producers: Netalie Braun, Tal Barda
Jury’s justification: This film is a thought-provoking cinematic essay on the relationship between documentary and war — and its meaning.The filmmaker’s point of view on the behind-the-scenes of documentary filmmaking raises timely ethical questions for us as documentary creators, especially in days like these.With a strong and assured hand, the director orchestrates a masterful work of editing, cinematography, use of archival footage, and research — a film with deep resonance that we believe will stay with us for a long time.
Albi Changemaker Award – The Smugglers | Michel Elrahb
Directors and producers: Toni Copty, Yaniv Berman
Jury’s justification: The character we chose at times resembles a kind of Jaffa-based Sisyphus, or maybe Don Quixote, who must obtain, import, or smuggle contemporary Arabic literature against all odds— all while remaining deeply committed to preserving the Palestinian history of Jaffa. You have created a refuge from ill winds and an island of cultural and social optimism.
