THE 42ND JERUSALEM FILM FESTIVAL PROUDLY ANNOUNCES THE ISRAELI LINEUP
The 42nd Jerusalem Film Festival (July 17–26, 2025) is proud to announce the Israeli films participating - a rich and diverse program of Israeli films, centered around award competitions for narrative, documentary, short, and experimental cinema.
IN THE PROGRAM:
8 films in the Haggiag Competition for Feature Films
6 films in the Diamond Competition for Documentary Films
17 films in the Diamond Competition for Short Films
2 feature films special screenings
7 films in the Israeli Video Art and Experimental Film Competition
Digitally restored print of David Perlov’s The Pill (1972)
The Wim van Leer Competition for High School Students
The total value of prizes to be awarded in this year’s Israeli and international competitions will be approximately one million NIS.
THE ISRAELI FILM COMPETITIONS INCLUDE:
- The Haggiag Competition for Israeli Feature Films
- The Diamond Competition for Israeli Documentary Films
- The Diamond Competition for Israeli Shorts
- The Israeli Video and Art and Experimental Film Competition
- The Wim Van Leer Competition for High School Students
THE HAGGIAG COMPETITION FOR ISRAELI FEATURE FILMS:
Bella by Zohar Shachar & Jamal Khalaily
Houses by Veronica Nicole Tetelbaum
The Sea by Shai Carmeli Pollak
Oxygen by Netalie Braun
Cuz You’re Ugly by Sharon Angelhart
Mama by Or Sinai
Nandauri by Eti Tsicko
Dead Language by Mihal Brezis, Oded Binnun
THE DIAMOND COMPETITION FOR ISRAELI DOCUMENTARY FILMS:
Crazy Spring by Chen Shelach
Where’s Yadida? by Israela Shaer Meoded
Malachi by Noam Demsky, Ido Bahat
The Dreamer by Kobi Farag, Morris Ben-Mayor, Omer Shiloach
On Thin Ice by Udi Kalinsky, Irit Hod
One Street in Silwan by Bissan Tibi
OUT OF COMPETITION:
Yes by Nadav Lapid
My One and Only by David Tauber
THE Pill by David Perlov
THE DIAMOND COMPETITION FOR ISRAELI SHORTS:
The Things we Do For Love and a Foreign Passport (Ayal Sgerski) The Tower (Asaf Goldberg) Butterfly Kiss (Zohar Dvir) Yes or No (Asaf Korman) Tongue Behind Teeth (Ira Eduardovna) Thresholds (Shira Havron) Frames for Michael (Liya Daniel Elbashan) A Bird's Wish (Gan de Lange) Palm Tree in Gaza (Tamara Abu Jama) Half a Date (Eden Abitbol) Before Anyone Else (Ziv Mamon) Home Base (Amit Kra) In Pigeons Blood (Chaya Moshayev, Hod Adler) Dalia's Tea Casts a Shadow on Mount Fuji (Oren Garner) Maintenance (Rotem Avidani) Not my Weekend (Rona Segal) Edna and the Dog (Danielle Wiesman)
THE ISRAELI VIDEO ART AND EXPERIMENTAL FILM COMPETITION:
High Alert (Hadar Saifan) Carousel (Guy Hamiel) Child (Yaron Attar) A Word Required (Lyri Milo) Spirits of War (Moti Brecher) Escape Will Get You Tonight (Noa Simhayof Shahaf) Orientations (Daniel Kiczales)
THE ISRAELI FILM AWARDS PRESENTED IN THE FESTIVAL:
The Haggiag Award for Best Feature, through the Jerusalem Foundation; the Diamond Awards for Documentary Films; the GWFF Awards for Best First Film Feature; the Anat Pirchi Award for Best Performance; the Aliza and Micha Shagrir Award for Editing; the Aharon Emanuel Award for Cinematography; the Yossi Mulla Award for Best Original Score; the Diamond Awards Israeli Shorts; and the Ostrovsky Family Fund Awards for Experimental Cinema.
The Wim van Leer Competition for High School Students will award the David Harman Film Prizes for Documentary Cinema and the Teddy Productions Awards for Narrative Film.
For more, please see: https://jff.org.il/en
