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The Experimental Cinema and Video Art Awards 2017
The Experimental Cinema and Video Art Awards 2017
About the series

The films in this competition are nominated for: 

The Lia van Leer Award, courtesy of Rivka Saker

Ostrovsky Family Fund Award

Genesis - deGenesis
Dir.: Michel Platnic | Israel 2017 | 15 minutes |

Genesis – deGenesis draws inspiration from the biblical narrative of the creation of the world, as recounted in the Book of Genesis

The Experimental Cinema and Video Art Awards 2017

Dir.:
Michel Platnic
Ritual for 3 Tiny Movements
Dir.: Chen Sheinberg | Israel 2016 | 4 minutes |

An interaction between  a stick insect and a mechanical  object  give rise to a dance composed of  a series of gentle  movements of  the stick insect.               

The Experimental Cinema and Video Art Awards 2017

Dir.:
Chen Sheinberg
Sham (There)
Dir.: Thalia Hoffman | Israel 2016 | 15 minutes |

Over the course of 24 hours people and cargo pile upon a truck standing on a trail in the Judea-plain. Lingering between past and future, the ongoing moment of lacking knowledge turns itself into a state of life.

The Experimental Cinema and Video Art Awards 2017

Dir.:
Thalia Hoffman
Sush
Dir.: Shahar Freddy Kislev | Israel 2016 | 5 minutes |

The film documents a gradual process of self-formation, from a single cell to a fully articulated snack.

The Experimental Cinema and Video Art Awards 2017

Dir.:
Shahar Freddy Kislev
Family Movie
Dir.: Tal Shochat | Israel 2017 | 11 minutes |

The video features a requiem walk of about 50 people that form some sort of extended family, or a tribe intersecting personal, social, and political matters.

The Experimental Cinema and Video Art Awards 2017

Dir.:
Tal Shochat
Sleepers
Dir.: Ruth Patir | Israel 2016 | 15 minutes |

Sleepers was shot at St. Mark’s Church sanctuary in September 2016 in the midst of a tumultuous election season. The dreams of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama described in the work were collected by writer Sheila Heti.

The Experimental Cinema and Video Art Awards 2017

Dir.:
Ruth Patir