2007 Jerusalem Film Festival Awards

2007 Jerusalem Film Festival: July 5–14

In Eran Kolirin’s The Band’s Visit, an Egyptian police band gets stranded in a small Israeli town.

The Wolgin Award – Best Israeli Feature:
The Band’s Visit directed by Eran Kolirin

Special Jury Prize:
Vasermil directed by Mushon Salmona

The Wolgin Award – Best Israeli Documentary:
Children of the Sun directed by Ran Tal

Special Mention:
Citizen Nawi (above) by Nissim Mossek
A Fool’s Dream by Dan Syrkin, Ido Bahat

Best Short Film:
Roads directed by Lior Geller

Special Mention:
Ketem by Alla Sheraeir
Pathways by Hagar Ben Asher

Drama Award in Memory of Anat Pirchi
Reds by Amir Manor

In The Spirit of Freedom Award – Best Feature Film:
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud

In The Spirit of Freedom Award Best Documentary:
Crossing Borders directed by Bilal Yusef

The Jewish Experience Awards – LIA Award:
Comme un Juif en France — Being a Jew in France by Yves Jeuland

Special Mention:
Making Trouble — Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women, by Rachel Talbot

The Jewish Experience Awards The Yad Vashem Chairman’s Award:
Steal a Pencil for Me by Michèle Ohayon

Special Mention:
I Have Never Forgotten You: the Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal, by Richard Trank
Spell Your Name, by Sergey Bukovsky

The Experimental Film Competition Award:
The Man with the D.V Camera Causes Trouble to the Man with the Film Camera by Avishay Sivan

The Forum for the Preservation of Audio-Visual Award:
The Children of the Sun, by Ran Tal

The Other Israel Prize for a film that furthers awareness and challenges conventions about the Arab citizens of Israel
Crossing Borders, by Bilal Yusef

Life Achievement Award:
Ermanno Olmi

Achievement Award:
Avi Nasher
Michael Shvily
Katriel Schory
Danny Dimbort
Avi Lerner

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