2000

The 17th JFF Festival Dates: July 13th-22nd, 2000 Opening Film: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by Ang Lee Guests: Ang Lee, Anna Thomson, Anthony Bregman, Errol Morris, Istvan Szabo, Jack Wolgin, James Schamus Jerzy Stuhr, Kirk Douglas, Leon Constantiner, Michael Cacoyannis, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Sabu, Wim Wenders, Volker Schlondorff

 

Awards for Israeli and International Cinema The Wolgin Award - Best Israeli Feature: Besame Mucho by Joseph Pitchhadze Foreign Sister by Dan Wolman The Wolgin Award - Best Israeli Documentary: Love Inventory by David Fisher Honorable Mention: Fortuna by Timna Rosenheimer The Wolgin Award - Best Short Film: Toothache by Alon Zigman Honorable Mention: Grief by Hadar Friedlich Operation YY by Oded Lotan Cock Fight by Sigalith Liphshitz The New Foundation for Cinema and Television Award “It Will End Up in Tears” by Gonen Glazer Lipper Award for Best Israeli Screenplay Haim Merin for the Script of The Investigation Best TV Series Award In Memory of Anat Pirchi Reaching for Heaven, directed by Yankul Goldwasser and Ron Ninio Best TV Drama Award In Memory of Anat Pirchi: Saturdays And Holidays – The Movie, directed by Rani Bleier In The Spirit of Freedom Award In Memory of Wim van Leer Long Night’s Journey into Day, directed by Deborah Hoffman & Frances Reid The Jewish Experience Award - Best Feature: Sunshine, directed by Istvan Szabo Honorable Mention: Gloomy Sunday, directed by Rolf Schubel The Jewish Experience - Best Documentary: The Optimists, directed by Jacky Comforty Honorable Mention: Le Premier Du Nom, directed by Sabine Franel Ransom of the Father, directed by Aner Preminger Life Achievement Award: Avraham Heffner Kirk Douglas Istvan Szabo Michael Cacoyannis Wim Wenders Volker Schlondorff Achievement Award: Ang Lee

Besame Mucho Foreign Sister Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Important Titles:

6IXTYNIN9 Dir. Peck-ek Ratanaruang

American Movie Dir. Chris Smith

American Psycho Dir. Mary Haron

Audition Dir. Miike Takashi

Clouds of May Dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Code Inconnu Dir. Michael Haneke

The Danube Exudos Dir. Péter Forgács

Eureka Dir. Shinji Aoyama

Fast Food, Fast Woman Dir. Amos Kolek

The Filth and the Fury Dir. Julien Temple

George Washington Dir. David Gordon Green

Gouttes D’eau Sur Pierres Brulantes Dir. François Ozon

Long Night’s Journey Into Day Dir. Frances Reid, Deborah Hoffmann

Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. Dir. Errol Morris

Rosetta Dir. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne

Songs From the Second Floor Dir. Roy Andersson