Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival 2013
The largest student film festival in the world will take place between June 19-24 at the Cinematheque, showcasing some of the globe’s most talented up-and-coming filmmakers.
For the festival program, tickets and other information, visit the Tel Aviv International Film Festival site >>
About the Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival
The Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival was established in 1986 by students from Tel Aviv University’s renowned Film & Television Department. Today, the Film Festival is the largest such event in the world, and is ranked in the top three of its kind by the International Association of Film and Television Schools.
A group of over 100 talented and dedicated students organize and produce the Festival on a volunteer basis. Young directors from over 70 countries descend on Tel Aviv to take part in the Festival’s open, vibrant, and multicultural atmosphere. The Festival acts as the main stage for screening and promoting student-produced films, which are noted for trailblazing new paths in cinema and culture.
The Film Festival is comprised of three parts: the International Forum showcases a panorama of worldwide cinema; the Israeli Competition presents the works of Israel’s next generation of filmmakers; and the Mediterranean Competition screens films from neighboring countries, serving as a unique forum for shaping future trends in Middle Eastern film and television.
In addition to the participating young filmmakers, the Festival regularly hosts guests from the forefront of world cinema. Past guests of honor and members of the judging panel include actors such as Richard Gere, Marcello Mastroianni, Erland Josephson and Sarah Polley, directors like Robert Wise, Jim Sheridan, Chantal Akerman, Paul Schrader, Giuseppe Tornatore, Theo Angelopoulos, Emir Kusturica, Hicham Ayouch, Paolo Sorrentino and Ari Folman, and producers such as Arnon Milchen, Roger Corman, Jan Harlen, Ori Inbar, and Nick Frazer.
As of this year, the Festival will now be held annually, as opposed to every two years. Additionally, a new competition was founded for short independent films not produced within university film schools. Also, the Israeli Academy of Film and Television has announced that it will awarding the Ophir Award for Best Short Dramatic Film. The preliminary list of nominees for this new prize will be selected from the Festival's films.
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