International Women's Film Festival in Rehovot

International Women's Film Festival In Rehovot (Hebrew: הפסטיבל הבינלאומי לסרטי נשים רחובות) is a film festival that occurred from 2004 to 2014 in the city of Rehovot, Israel. The purpose of the festival was to promote films made by women.

International Women's Film Festival In Rehovot
הפסטיבל הבינלאומי לסרטי נשים רחובות
LocationRehovot, Israel
Established2004
AwardsBest Feature
Best Short
Best Documentary
Most Promising Filmmaker
Hosted byWomen in the Picture Association
Municipality of Rehovot
LanguageHebrew, English
Websitewww.iwff.net

Background

The festival was organized by the Women in the Picture Association with support from the Municipality of Rehovot.[1]

The festival was intended to provide a platform for the voice and vision of women filmmakers from Israel and abroad, and create direct connections between creators, dialog among women on a variety of topics, and an opportunity for audiences to see different types of films.[2]

Four competitions were held in the festival Best Feature (until 2011 there were three, that year the Narrative Film award was split into Feature and Short), Best Short Fiction Film, Best Documentary, and Most Promising Filmmaker. In addition, a grant was awarded annually for the development of a full-length feature film, sponsored by the Yehoshua Rabinowitz Foundation for the Arts in Tel Aviv.[3][4]

In addition to the film screenings, the festival included workshops, panels, lectures, and additional events.

In 2014, the city of Rehovot decided to cancel the festival.[5]

History
Year Information Category Winner
2013

#10

 October 21-27; more than 60 films were screened.[6] Feature Alice Winocour, Augustine
Short Mizmor Weizman, Small Story
Documentary Yael Kiper and Ronen Zaretzky, Superwomen
Most Promising Tal Shefi, Not Your Life
2012

#9

 November 5-11; more than 60 film were screened, 33 by Israeli filmmakers. Theme: Women and religion.[7][8] Feature Ann Hui, A Simple Life
Short Ronnie Sasson Angel, Wherever You Go
Documentary Rachel Leah Jones, Gypsy Davy
Most Promising Orit Fuchs, Krav Einayim
2011

#8

 November 7-13; more than 60 films screened, 35 by Israeli filmmakers. Themes: Violence against women, Women and the revolution.[9] Feature Veronica Kedar, Joe + Belle
Short Mor Yogev, Thicker Than Water
Documentary Efrat Shalom-Danon, The Dreamers
Most Promising Maayan Rif, Martha Must Fly
2010

#7

 September 1-7; more than 50 films, 24 by Israeli filmmakers. Theme: Women in areas of ongoing conflict. Narrative Elite Zexer, Tasnim
Documentary Noa Ben Hagai, Blood Relations
Most Promising Hadar Agayev, Finger in the Water
2009

#6

 September 7-13; more than 50 films, 25 by Israeli filmmakers. Theme: Influence of money on women's lives. Narrative Noa Arenberg, December 25
Documentary Israela Shaer Meoded, Hamalka Hantarisha
Most Promising Dana Goldberg, Alligator
2008

#5

 September 15-21; more than 60 films, 26 by Israeli filmmakers. Theme: Women and food in cinema.[10] Narrative Tali Shalom Ezer, Surrogate
Documentary Ada Ushpiz, Desert Brides
Most Promising Hadar Morag, Silence
2007

#4

 September 5-9; more than 60 films, 26 by Israeli filmmakers. Narrative Osnat Wald, Moment

Ella Shrier, Stain

(tie)

Documentary Hadar Bashan, In Freiman's Kitchen

Hannah Zelis, The Unkosher Truth

(tie)

Most Promising Hagar Ben Asher, Paths
2006

#3
2005

#2
2004

#1

 September 10-11; 50 films.[11] The debut edition of the festival screened to sold-out crowds.[12] Narrative Ilil Alexander, Et SheAhava Nafshi
Documentary Ibtisam Mara'ana, Paradise Lost
Most Promising Pazit Ben Hayil and Galit Shaked Shaul, Halutzot

See also

Resources
  1. "נשים וכסף: הפסטיבל הבינלאומי לסרטי נשים". mynetrehovot.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  2. "נשים בתמונה,פסטיבל סרטי נשים בינלאומי ברחובות". Seret.co.il | אתר סרט. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  3. "הפסטיבל הבינלאומי לסרטי נשים רחובות יציג את סרטי הזוכות בתחרות הישראלית בבית מיכל". www.bet-michal.com. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  4. "הפסטיבל הבינלאומי לסרטי נשים חוזר בפעם ה-9". Maariv. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  5. "פסטיבל סרטי נשים ברחובות סיים דרכו". ynet (in Hebrew). 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  6. נועה הרשקוביץ (27 October 2013). "הוכרזו הזוכות בפסטיבל סרטי נשים ברחובות". Walla! (in Hebrew). Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  7. "Rehovot Film Festival to Focus on Women and Religion". Haaretz. 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  8. "הזוכות בפסטיבל לסרטי נשים ברחובות". הארץ (in Hebrew). 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  9. "REHOVOT. International Women's Film Festival Israel du 7 au 13 novembre". La France en Israël - Ambassade de France à Tel Aviv (in French). Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  10. "הפסטיבל הבינלאומי לסרטי נשים ברחובות 2008". הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  11. "תוכנייה". הפסטיבל הבינלאומי לסרטי נשים רחובות (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 23 August 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  12. "הזוכות בפסטיבל קולנוע בינלאומי לסרטי נשים". Seret.co.il | אתר סרט. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
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