Haifa International Film Festival
| Location | Haifa, Israel |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1983 |
| Awards | Golden Anchor, Carmel Award, Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Film titles | Approximately 27 features and documentaries (plus shorts and animations) |
| Hosted by | Ethos – The Haifa Municipality Art, Culture and Sports Association Company |
| Website | www |
The Haifa International Film Festival (Hebrew: פסטיבל הסרטים הבינלאומי חיפה) is an annual film festival that takes place every autumn (between late September and late October[1]), during the week-long holiday of Sukkot, in Haifa, Israel.
History
The festival was inaugurated in 1983[2] and was the first of its kind in Israel.[3] Over the years, it has become the country's major cinematic event.[4]
The Haifa International Film Festival attracts a wide audience of film-goers and media professionals from Israel and abroad.[1] Throughout the week, special screenings are held of c.170 new films.[2] Apart from movies screened around the clock at seven theaters, the festival features open-air screenings. Film categories include feature films, documentaries, animation, short films, retrospectives and tributes.[5]
Winners
2024: 40th festival
The following awards were announced on January 9, 2025:[6]
- Israeli Cinema Awards
- Real Estate (Hebrew: נדל"ן), written and directed by Anat Maltz:[7]
- Best Film
- Best Screenplay Award for a Narrative Feature for Anat Maltz
- Jury award for Best Narrative Feature: Halisa, written and directed by Sophie Artus
- Best Documentary Film: Kafka’s Last Trial, directed by Eliran Peled
- Best Debut Film: My Missing Screw, directed by Nitsan Tal
- Best Research for Documentary Film: Hagit Ben-Yaakov, Shani Bar David, and Efrat Shalom Danon for Abortion in the Holy Land
- Best Acting Award in a Narrative Feature: Hili Yosef-Zada for the role of Shahar in Girls Like Us
- Real Estate (Hebrew: נדל"ן), written and directed by Anat Maltz:[7]
- Best Artistic Achievement Award: cinematographer Saar Mizrahi and art director Barak Vazan for Cabaret Total
- The Israeli Short Film Competition
- Best Independent Film (two films)
- Aba, directed by Claudio Steinberg
- The Event Horizon, directed by Shira Geffen
- Best Independent Film (two films)
- Carmel – The International Cinema Competition
- Best Film Award: The Brutalist, directed by Brady Corbet
- Honorable Mention: The Seed of the Sacred Fig, directed by Mohammad Rasoulof
See also
References
- 1 2 Brown, Hannah (7 September 2015). "Haifa film festival announces guest list". The Jerusalem Post.
- 1 2 "Haifa International Film Festival". Festival Focus. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "german films: Selected International Film Festivals". www.german-films.de. German-Films DE. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ "The Haifa International Film Festival". embassies.gov.il. Embassy of Israel, London. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ "The Best of the 29th Haifa International Film Festival". Haaretz. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ Haifa International Film Festival 2024: Awards
- ↑ Real Estate – Love Story wins the Israeli competition at the Haifa Film Festival