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JERUSALEM FILM WORKSHOP
Everything you need to know
ABOUT THE JERUSALEM FILM WORKSHOP
Founded in 2014, The JFW is a six-week summer program in Israel, designed for talented young filmmakers from all over the world. 24 selected participants will get a once in a lifetime experience, being guided by some of Israel’s top filmmakers, taking their skills to the next level, while creating an original short film on the best documentary film set in the world - Jerusalem.
Boost your filmmaking skills and add a short film to your portfolio
Guaranteed screenings of your film in international film festivals
Connect with leading film industry professionals and mentors
Shmooz with fellow filmmakers from all over the world
Explore and enjoy magical locations all over Israel
Our team
BOARD
Dorit Inbar
Head of the board
Executive Director of NFCT
Gal Greenspan
CEO and Founder
of the JFW
Roi Kurland
CEO and Founder
of the JFW
Roz Kaldor-Aroni
Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
JFW TEAM
Maya Fischer
GREEN productions Head of Film Department
Mariana Krylov
Project Director
Yoni Collins
Assistant Director
MENTORS (2019)
Tamir Elterman
Directing Mentor
Originally from California, based in Tel Aviv. 'Muhi' (2017) has won Best Directorial Debut at DocAviv, was nominated for an Israeli Academy award, has screened at Hot Docs, AFI Docs, and others. His short docs have been published by The NY Times, Discovery, CNN, David Lynch Foundation and others.
Yaniv Linton
Cinematography mentor
Yaniv Linton is a cinematographer, among his works are numerous documentaries, feature films and TV drama series’. Films he shot won Emmy awards as well as international film festivals and Israeli film and television awards. Yaniv graduated from the Sam Spiegel Film & Television School in Jerusalem, where he is currently a lecturer.
Michal Weitrz
Production
Mentor
Michal Weits is an Israeli documentary director and producer. Former head producer of the leading Israeli documentary Channel 8; distributor; and founder of 'Tape Runners'-an independent production company which produced "WALL" (2017)- winner of DocAviv film festival.
Noy Barak
Editing Mentor
Winning first prize at the Cannes Film Festival ("Anna", 2016), and an Israeli Academy award ("April Fools", 2015), Noy is one of the leading editors in Israel. Head editor of Channel 10 News.
