1998 Festival

July 9th-18th, 1998
Opening Film: The Big Lebowski by the Coen Brothers
Guests: Roberto Benigni, Manoel de Oliveira, Jeroen Krabbe, Alan Rickman, Jesse Peretz, Jeremy Thomas, Stanley Kwan, Ferzan Ozpetek, Andreas Thomopoulos, Lidia Bobrova 

Awards for Israeli and International Cinema: 

Wolgin Award - Best Israeli Feature:

Day after Day by Amos Gitai 

Wolgin Award - Best Israeli Documentary:

Machboim by Iris Rubin
Another Land by Amit Goren 

Honorable Mention:

The South – Alice never Lived Here by Sini (Senyora) Bar-David
My Own Daughter by Mooly Landsman 

Wolgin Award - Best Short Film:

With Rules by Dover Kosashvili 

Honorable Mention:

Lulu by Keren Yedaya
Bonfire Night by Sharon Amrani 

The New Foundation for Cinema and Television Award:

Pinkas’ Dream by Ruth Walk 

Lipper Award for Best Israeli Screenplay:

Day after Day by Amos Gitai
With Rules by Dover Kosashvili 

The Noga, Israel Film Service and Jerusalem Cinematheque Award:

What I Saw in Hebron by Dan and Noit Geva 

Anat Pirchi TV Drama Award:

The Shadow of Your Smile by Eitan Anner 

Honorable Mention:

How to Cover your Ass by Assi Dayan
What Now? by David Noy 

In The Spirit of Freedom Award:

The Kid from the Chaaba by Christophe Ruggia 

Honorable Mention:

The Other Side of the Tracks by Bertrend and Nils Tavernier 

The Jewish Experience - Best Feature:

Life is Beautiful by Roberto Benigni 

The Jewish Experience - Best Documentary:

HOLLYWOODISM: Jews, Movies & the American Dream by Simcha Jacobovici 

Honorable Mention:

Treyf by Alisa Lebow & Cynthia Madansky 

Life Achievement Award:

Manoel de Oliveira

Festival Fellowship:

Roberto Benigni
Stanley Kwan
Maggie Cheung
Assi Dayan
Alan Rickman
Jeroen Krabbe'

Important Titles:
He Got It by Spike Lee
In the Company of Men by Neil Labute
Pi by Darren Aronofsky
Carla's Song by Ken Loach
Funny Games by Michael Haneke
Hold you Tight by Stanley Kwan
Hana-bi by Takeshi Kitano
Life Is Beautiful by Roberto Benigni
Frank Lloyd Wright by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick