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Israeli Narrative and Documentary Features - Jury

Israeli Narrative and Documentary Features - Jury
Lior Ashkenazi

Lior Ashkenazi, renowned and influential cultural icon in Israel, is an actor who appears in film, television, and the theater. He is the recipient of three Ophir Awards. Ashkenazi’s professional résumé includes several successful and acclaimed films including LATE MARRIAGE, FOOTNOTE, FOXTROT, NORMAN and HELLO GOODBYE. On television, Ashkenazi appeared in numerous series that became classics, including IN TREATMENT and OUR BOYS. Ashkenazi recently completed his directorial debut. 

Maya Kenig

Screenwriter, director, and editor. Studied cinematography at the Sam Spiegel Film School and the London Film School. In 2012, she directed her first feature, OFF WHITE LIES, which premiered at the Berlinale. In 2015, she co-directed the documentary THE BENTWICH SYNDROME. In 2018, she directed IN THE SHADE OF THE PALM TREE, as part of the SLOWER project. Kenig was the editor of several feature films and television series, including PEACHES AND CREAM and ON THE SPECTRUM, for which she was awarded the Israeli Academy Prize for Editing. She is about to direct another feature film, MILK.

Anat Even

Documentary filmmaker, winner of the Ministry of Education and Culture Award for Cinema Arts, and the Landau Award for the Performing Arts. Anat Even's films deal with memory, identity, and belonging, through which she observes and studies reality and society in Israel. Her films have been presented at international festivals and screened on galleries and museums in Israel and abroad. Even co-edits the online magazine TAKRIV. Her films include: DUDA (1994), COMPROMISE (1996), DETAINED (2001), SATURDAY IN JENIN (2002), PRELIMINARIES (2005), CLOSURE (2009), and DISAPPEARANCES (2017).