Sameh Zoabi’s Tel Aviv On Fire wins top prize.
The 34th Haifa International Film Festival (September 22-October 1) came to a close with Sameh Zoabi’s Tel Aviv On Fire winning the Haifa Cultural Fund Award for the Best Feature Film in the Israeli feature competition. It comes with a $27,000 prize.
Zoabi’s third feature, a comic take on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, made its debut at Venice Orizzonti strand.
This year’s jury comprised Julie Schlez, Philippe Le Guay, Salwa Nakkara, Yaron Scharf, Jordi Rediu
The full list of winners are below.
Best Israeli film
Tel Aviv on Fire (dir.
The 34th Haifa International Film Festival (September 22-October 1) came to a close with Sameh Zoabi’s Tel Aviv On Fire winning the Haifa Cultural Fund Award for the Best Feature Film in the Israeli feature competition. It comes with a $27,000 prize.
Zoabi’s third feature, a comic take on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, made its debut at Venice Orizzonti strand.
This year’s jury comprised Julie Schlez, Philippe Le Guay, Salwa Nakkara, Yaron Scharf, Jordi Rediu
The full list of winners are below.
Best Israeli film
Tel Aviv on Fire (dir.
- 10/3/2018
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
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