THE 23RD INTERNATIONAL PITCHING FORUM FOR FILM AND TV

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30TH, MIRRORS HALL 10:00-15:00

OPEN TO INDUSTRY

A creative crossroad for filmmakers and television creators/producers in all stages of development and production seeking co-productions and international liaisons.

In English, subject to change.

INTERNATIONAL TABLE:

AGATHE BERMAN, PITCHOLOGY, PARIS

ALBERTO SCIAMMA, DIRECTOR, SPAIN

DGANIT ATIAS, HEAD OF ORIGINAL CONTENT, YES

HUGO ROSAK, HEAD OF INDUSTRY KARLOVY VARY IFF

MARIA CHOUSTOVA, ATOMS & VOID, NETHERLANDS

NOAH STOLLMAN, SCREENWRITER AND MENTOR

OSHRI COHEN, ELLESENCE STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES

TUDOR GIURGIU, DIRECTOR OF TRANSYLVANIA FF

YUVAL HOROWITZ, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, KESHET TV

Moderated by Oded Grober

Berlin Wall

In 1990, against the backdrop of the fall of the Berlin Wall, in a small town in northern Israel, the mother of twelve-year-old Rafael disappears after a violent argument with his father. Consumed by guilt and haunted by recurring nightmares in which his mother takes her own life, Rafael climbs onto a wall and refuses to come down until she returns.

Director and Screenwriter : Roy Krispel Production : Itay Tamir, Laila Films

Beyond The Fence

Cast out from their religious homes, a group of ex-Orthodox teen girls land at an isolated desert farm. At the core, two intertwining stories: Alice (14) and Ariela (16)’s fierce friendship and drive to leave religion and restrictions behind, against the farm’s struggle to survive and hold the group within its religious borders.

Creator and Writer : Tehilla Ruddell, Elisheva Weil Production : Arik Bernstein, Talia Bernstein, Alma Films

Don’t Forget Flora

A nature photographer who prefers birds to people lives in a trailer in the desert with her beloved husband. But as his dementia progresses, she discovers that he has a daughter she never knew about. She tracks her down and forms a connection that surprises them both, blurring the line between belonging and obsession.

Director and Screenwriter : Yotam Knispel Production : Harel Ben Melech Project development supported by the Rabinovich Foundation

Libido

“Libido” is a drama series centered on Ayelet, an eccentric sex therapist, and four of her patients. As they confront crises in their sex lives and relationships, Ayelet faces her own upheaval when she and her husband decide to open their marriage.

Director and Screenwriter : Nadav Ben Simon Production : Many Aviram, Kastina Productions

Nikolas and the Mythfits

Nikólas and his two friends are dragged by Zeus into the Greek myths to make them less violent, tragic and problematic. Of course, they make them spectacularly absurd instead. After every visit, they return better equipped for school.

Director : Avishai Simchovitz Screenplay : Avishai Simchovitz (subject to change) Based on a book series by Pamos Ionides Production : Amit Russell Gitzlter, Vasilis Karmitsanis (The Hive Studio)

Prince

Fiction Feature Film

A surprise Bar Mitzvah party planned by Yoni, a divorced father of an only son, turns from a joyful family gathering into a score-settling battleground when the one uninvited guest – Anya, Yoni’s ex-wife – demands her place in her son’s celebration.

Director and Screenwriter : Tomer Katri Production : Ami Livne - Liv Films

Seven Blades Of Grass

Treblinka, 1942.

During the darkest days of the Holocaust, enslaved prisoners in Treblinka find strength in the Golem — an ancient Jewish myth and transform despair into an extraordinary act of resistance the Nazis tried to erase.

2D Animated Feature Film Supported by: The Claims Conference Development supported by the Rabinovich Foundation

Writer & Director : Benjamin Ross Producers : Andrew Ruhemann - Passion Pictures UK Yoram Honig & Moshe Alafi - Content Nation ILS Design & Animation : David Polansky, Michael Faust

Still You Are

When their grandmother dies suddenly, Roni and Alon (23), twins, travel to Brazil with the tickets she bought them, determined to fulfill her dream. However, while Roni is drawn to the edge and to danger in order to avoid feeling, her secular brother undergoes a surprising and profound process of becoming religious.

Director and Screenwriter : Rotem Avidani Production : 2-Team Productions

The Cantor

A failed cantor promoter tries to escape the shadow of his legendary cantor father. His opportunity comes when the most prestigious position in the field unexpectedly becomes vacant. But standing in his way are businessmen, ruthless rivals, mysterious and volatile rabbis, and one sex tape that could destroy an entire industry.

Director and Screenwriter : Aviad Stechelberg Producer : Leah Tonik

The Investigators

Police investigator Sarah discovers her daughter killed the son of a crime family leader from Jasser. Fearing the family’s revenge and distrustful of the system, she sabotages the investigation from within. Meanwhile, Qassem, the family’s investigator, will do anything to uncover the truth and prove himself.

Director : Dani Lerner Screenplay : Dani Lerner, Omer Tadmor Production : Tzafrir Kochanovsky, Miri Ezra Co-producer : Liat Feldman