1998

15th JFF

Festival Dates: July 9th-18th, 1998

Opening Film: The Big Lebowski by the Coen Brothers

Guests: Roberto Benigni, Manoel de Oliveira, Jeroen Krabbe, Alan Rickman, Jesse Peretz, Jeremy Thomas, Stanley Kwan, Ferzan Ozpetek, Andreas Thomopoulos, Lidia Bobrova

Cover Design: Elad Dan

Awards for Israeli and International Cinema:

Wolgin Award - Best Israeli Feature:

Day after Day by Amos Gitai

Wolgin Award - Best Israeli Documentary:

Machboim by Iris Rubin
Another Land by Amit Goren

Honorable Mention:

The South – Alice never Lived Here by Sini (Senyora) Bar-David
My Own Daughter by Mooly Landsman

Wolgin Award - Best Short Film:

With Rules by Dover Kosashvili

Honorable Mention:

Lulu by Keren Yedaya
Bonfire Night by Sharon Amrani

The New Foundation for Cinema and Television Award:

Pinkas’ Dream by Ruth Walk

Lipper Award for Best Israeli Screenplay:

Day after Day by Amos Gitai
With Rules by Dover Kosashvili

The Noga, Israel Film Service and Jerusalem Cinematheque Award:

What I Saw in Hebron by Dan and Noit Geva

Anat Pirchi TV Drama Award:

The Shadow of Your Smile by Eitan Anner

Honorable Mention:

How to Cover your Ass by Assi Dayan
What Now? by David Noy

In The Spirit of Freedom Award:

The Kid from the Chaaba by Christophe Ruggia

Honorable Mention:

The Other Side of the Tracks by Bertrend and Nils Tavernier

The Jewish Experience - Best Feature:

Life is Beautiful by Roberto Benigni

The Jewish Experience - Best Documentary:

HOLLYWOODISM: Jews, Movies & the American Dream by Simcha Jacobovici

Honorable Mention:

Treyf by Alisa Lebow & Cynthia Madansky

Life Achievement Award:

Manoel de Oliveira

Festival Fellowship:

Roberto Benigni
Stanley Kwan
Maggie Cheung
Assi Dayan
Alan Rickman
Jeroen Krabbe'

Day For Day

The Big Lebowski

Important Titles:
He Got It by Spike Lee
In the Company of Men by Neil Labute
Pi by Darren Aronofsky
Carla's Song by Ken Loach
Funny Games by Michael Haneke
Hold you Tight by Stanley Kwan
Hana-bi by Takeshi Kitano
Life Is Beautiful by Roberto Benigni
Frank Lloyd Wright by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick

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