15th Cinemarket - Work in Progress

15th HAIFA CINEMARKET WORK IN PROGRESS

Screening rough cuts of selected feature films in final stage of production to a professional Jury for input.

By invitation only

Jury

GÜNSU ÇIFTÇI LAU, THE POST REPUBLIC, GERMANY

ANDREA LUCIETTI, LA SARRAZ PICTURES, ITALY

ELENA PODOLSKAYA, ANTIPODE SALES & DISTRIBUTION

The Farm

Benjamin is a family man and educator who, together with his wife, serves as a foster family for at-risk youth. His life begins to unravel when his brother, who lives in an illegal outpost in the West Bank, is murdered, and his revered stepfather demands that he move to live in the outpost in his brother's place, even at the cost of risking the lives of the youth under his care.

Director: Golan Rise

Producer: Elad Peleg, Daroma Productions

When Clouds Fall

When a rusted relic of his past shatters his ordered life, world-renowned professor Noah Sapir journeys to Nepal’s Himalayas, where his son died, and where a village boy, a Buddhist nun, and his furious wife unfold a secret of redemption.

Director: Kehat Finkel and Matan Portnoy

Producer: Alex Osmolovsky, Laco Films LTD, Yarden Shimonie, Michael Katrih, 94 Films 

Blue Marks

Iris, a young woman leaving her traumatic past, moves to Paris to study fashion design. A chance encounter with a handsome man on the metro turns into rape, leaving her with an unwanted baby and pushes her to take revenge.

Based on Emilie Moatti's book

Director: Dina Zvi Riklis

Producer: Yifat Prestelnik, Yifat Films LTD

Thou Shalt Love

Naomi, an unconventional Haredi and yoga teacher, is married to Neria, 31, her childhood sweetheart and a kollel student. The couple faces difficulties conceiving. When Naomi uncovers the reason behind her husband’s absence from a pivotal meeting with their rabbi, her world tilts and her love for him is put to the test.

Director: Nitzan Gilady

Producer: Ilan Duran Cohen, Fugitive, Nitzan Gilady Films LTD