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News The Series Lab Call for Submission is Open! The second edition of the Series Lab is thrilled to come to life, and is open for submissions! This is your time to work on your project, and submit it for candidacy. The lab will provide the selected projects with intensive script development mentoring from the best Israeli and International TV professionals. We are waiting to read your stories for a TV Series! The submission is open until 27/03/2023 at noon. For futrher Information, Turms and Schedules Please visit our site For any quetions : lab@jsfs.co.il

Update Creating in Wartime "Keep on Going" that was the message from the director of the film school in Kyiev, Alona Tymoshenko! She told us that a month after the war in Ukraine began, her students came back to school and resumed activity. We held a week of inspiring workshops, panels and screenings ahead of the opening of the new school year.

our support will go directly to our students and alumni as an investment in the curriculum and the overall learning experience, allowing them to gain knowledge and expertise. Arts Campus Join Us Partners Join Us! Cinema is a mouthpiece for narratives, and for 30 years the JSFS has been central in telling the Israeli story, with all of its diversity and range. Above all, JSFS is a hub for education, excellence and leadership. We see our mission as a national one, a duty to educate the future generation of filmmakers who will mold and fashion a humanistic and rich cinema that is well versed in cinematic history and language. We are a school for filmmaking leadership. Since our inception we have worked tirelessly to ensure that our students can fulfill their creative potential, can acquire technical skills and to go out into the world equipped with the best know-how available. Your support will go directly to our students and alumni as an investment in the curriculum and the overall learning experience, allowing them to gain knowledge and expertise. Supporters of the JSFS have always taken pride in the success of the school and its students. Donations to the School have also served to support unique projects for alumni offering increased exposure to the industry and more viability as a workforce. Over the years, the JSFS has transformed the industry through innovative initiatives such as setting up the New Fund for Film and Television (1993); joining the European Film Academy (2003); creating The Jerusalem Film Fund (2008) and launching the Sam Spiegel International Film Lab (2011). Your meaningful contribution will resonate on a number of levels – from assisting students with rent and tuition, to upgrading equipment at school, to international projects that bring praise to the JSFS. Thank you for supporting vital leadership in Israeli culture. For more information please be in touch with Cara Saposnik cara@jsfs.co.il

New Stagnant Water at the Watersprite Film Festival Happy to share that Coraline Zorea's award-winning graduation film is now nomitated for best directing award at the Watersprite Film Festival in the UK

Awards Alum and teacher Nadav Lapid wins the Jury Prize at Cannes Nadav Lapid is an alum of both the School and the Lab as well as an esteemed teacher here. His big win at Cannes comes after becoming the first Israeli to win the Golden Bear at Berlinale 2020. Ahed's Knee also stars JSFS screenwriting alumna Nur Fibak.

Great News Sam Spiegel has a new home!! This past Thursday we had a festive celebratory event that began with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Mayor, continued with sneak-peak screenings of alumni works and culminated with a rooftop cocktail party. Our special guests were members of the Spiegel Family. It was really meaningful to have them here! The move to our new home means not only more physical space as we are now in a 7-story building – but more room to grow and expand our vision.

First Place Jerusalem Film Festival Wonderful news! Rachel Shatz's documentary "Things That Have No Name" won the The Siena Film Foundation Award for Best Student Film! A powerful and delicate portrayal of two sisters and their complicated past.

NEWS Introducing the new JSFL Series Lab The Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School is launching the inaugural Series Lab supported by Netflix and ViacomCBS International Studios. The Series Lab follows on from the acclaimed Sam Spiegel Film Lab now in its 10th year. This new Series Lab is a natural extension of the educational vision of the JSFS which has a long track record of nurturing local talent and will support the development of scripted series by young creators based in Israel. The Series Lab aims to provide the support and networks to help participants thrive in the global scripted television market. A Netflix partnership to support the next generation of creators in Israel | Larry Tanz | The Blogs (timesofisrael.com) Series Lab | Jerusalem (jsfs.co.il)

News Series Lab second edition kicks off The Sam Spiegel Series Lab heads into second edition with Netflix, Joe Peracchio (“The Flash”), Ossi Nishri (“Scenes of a Marriage”) and Dror Mishani (“The Missing File”) joining as mentors. The Lab also added new partnership deals with film & TV production company New Mandate Films, United King Films, The Jerusalem Film and Television Fund and The Jerusalem Municipality. A total of eight Israeli projects out of 100 submissions have been selected for the Lab. All 8 projects are headed by first-time lead writers, and six are female led. Amongst the writers are Orit Fouks Rotem, director of “Cinema Sabaya”, Israel’s entry for best international feature at the Academy Awards; Guy Raz, DOP of the successful feature “Rabies” and the Israeli series broadcast on HBO MAX “On the Spectrum”; and actress Nur Fibak (“Ahed's Knee”).

Awards The Jerusalem Film Festival Industry Days awards prizes at a gala event in partnership with The Jerusalem Sam Spiegel International Film Lab 11th Edition Prizes totaling $120,000 were awarded to promising new talents from around the world The Industry Days 16thannual Pitch Point took place during the 40th year celebrations for the Jerusalem Film Festival. Prizes were awarded to five outstanding Israeli projects. As part of its partnership with the Sam Spiegel International Film Lab, the award ceremony took place this year for the first time on the roof of the new Sam Spiegel building in central Jerusalem. The prizes awarded are: The 55,000NIS Jerusalem Foundation Award was granted to Wild Animals Director Yona Rozenkier, Producers Kobi Mizrahi and Dominique Welinski The Diamond Award – in the amount of 10,000NIS, was presented to the team of the award-winning Land of Limpopo , director and producer: Gur Bentwich, director of animation: Shafaf Ram. The 25,000 NIS EDIT Post Production Services Grant was awarded to Tropicana Director Omer Tobi; Producers: Hilla Medalia and Gil Sima. DB Post Production Services Grant in the amount of 30,000NIS was given to Issa’s House director and producer Tomer Heyman; producers Issa Amro, Tomer Heymann, Izzat Karaki, Lukasz Konopa, Leigh Heiman. The Jerusalem Pitch Point is a competitive industry platform aiming to encourage and promote international collaborations and co-productions with Israeli feature-length films either in the development & packaging stage, or in their post-production stage. This year’s jury included Olivier Père, director ARTE Cinema, France; Thorsten Ritter, Beta Cinema; Kevin Chan, MUBI; Claudia Solano the Match Factory; Yael Fogiel,Les Films du Poisson and Helge Albers from the Hamburg Film Fund. Celebrating its first decade last year, the 11th edition of the Sam Spiegel International Film Lab awarded prizes to The Sam Spiegel International Film Lab $50,000 Grand Prize, donated by the Beracha Foundation was awarded to Children of the Monkey , directors Tommaso Landucci and Damiano Femfert, producer Andrea Calbucci, Italy. The jury headed by Kirsten Niehuus, CEO of Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, stated “this is a modern depiction of fatherhood and the male perspective on caretaking. and the complexities of examining the limits of love and generosity.” The Sam Spiegel International Film Lab Emerging Filmmaker Award in the amount of $20,000 was granted to Checkpoints by Rita Borodiyanski; Producer: Osnat Saraga, Israel. The jury statement read: “this is an energetic story of female empowerment and liberation. It tells a story of a woman who comes from a challenging background. making the best of her situation in a politicized reality that does not give her many options”. The Factory 54 Artistic Vision Award this year was given to Exile , director Oz Zirlin, producer Dor Levy, Israel. Ifat Irani, Owner and co-CEO Irani Corp and Israeli producer Osnat Handelsman Keren were joined by jury head Kirsten Niehuus and stated: “this is a project that depicts a dark reality he knows intimately, and spotlights lives often overlooked. The jury was impressed by his artistic vision that has the ability to open up this subject with great sensitivity and humanity”. The Jerusalem Sam Spiegel International Film Lab, is one of the foremost programs for the development of groundbreaking feature films by some of the world’s most promising talents. Over the past decade, JSFL projects have received the most prestigious accolades- from Lazlo Nemes's Academy Award winning Son of Saul , to the Camera d’Or for Murina by Antoneta Kusijanović. The Lab is supported by the Beracha Foundation; the Rothschild Foundation; the Jerusalem Foundation; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Jerusalem Development Authority; the Jerusalem Film and Television Fund; the Israel Film Fund; The Israel Film Council; The Embassy of Hungary in Israel; the Jerusalem Municipality; Carol Polakoff; and the Sam Spiegel Estate.

News "Knee", a film by Nadav Lapid School graduate received the official competition of the Cannes Film Festival 2021 "הברך" סרטו החדש באורך מלא של נדב לפיד , התקבל לתחרות הרשמית של הפסטיבל ויתחרה בסרטיהם של במאי הקולנוע הנחשבים ביותר על הפרס היוקרתי מכולם - "דקל הזהב". בנוסף נבחר סרטו הקצר "הכוכב" של לפיד למסגרת הרשמית של הפסטיבל ויוקרן בו בהקרנה מיוחדת. סרטו האחרון של נדב לפיד "מילים נרדפות" היה לסרט הישראלי הראשון שזכה בפרס הגדול של פסטיבל ברלין - "דב הזהב". "הברך"ו"הכוכב" קרדיט צלם: שי גולדמן

update "What Has Changed" at Clermont-Ferrand Filmmaker Salomon Chokol was a guest at the leading short film festival, Clermont-Ferrand. In-person festivals are still happening and are very meaningful for the creative process