THE WIM VAN LEER AWARD FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CELEBRATES 31 YEARS!
THE OSCARS FOR HIGH SCHOOL FILM PROGRAMS IN ISRAEL
The Youth Film Competition, founded in 1991 in memory of Wim Van Leer, will be held at the Jerusalem Film Festival for its 31st consecutive year. The Competition, which provides high school film students from all over Israel with the opportunity to screen their work for the first time, has become an important festival tradition.
Every year, over 100 films, both dramas and documentaries, are submitted to the Competition, reflecting the experiences of young people: Their desires, fears, loves, spiritual and ethical perspectives. Out of these films, fifteen are accepted to the Official Competition and selected to premiere at the Festival before an audience of hundreds of young viewers.
At the end of the Youth and Cinema event, the winners are announced in a moving and festive ceremony.
Moderator: Tuval Shafir
Jury Members: Yedidia Vital, Dana Shatz, Itamar Chen
The awards are generously sponsored by Amy Sorensen and the Nathan Cummings Foundation, the Jerusalem Cinematheque, and MANHI Jerusalem
“One on One” Workshop
Actor and filmmaker Tuval Shafir in conversation with filmmaker and scriptwriter, winner of the Ophir Israeli Academy Award, Talya Lavie – On Film, Love, and Everything in Between