"My Name is Ahlam" receives Special Mention at the International Women's Film Festival

"My Name is Ahlam", directed by Rima Essa (Palestine) receives Special Mention at the International Women's Film Festival in Israel.

The film that participated in the first Greenhouse Round, had its premiere at the 2010 DocAviv Film Festival (Israel) where it won the Best Cinematography Award at the 2010 DocAviv Film Festival (Israel) - Cinematographer : Yair Sagi

The film was produced by Claudius Films.

"While Everyone Else Sleeps" at the Antalya film Festival

"While Everyone Else Sleeps" by Murat Celikler from Turkey, that participated in the fourth Greenhouse round, will have its premiere at the Antalya film Festival.

While Everyone Else Sleeps tells the story of an extraordinary taxi driver who takes stunning photographs of homeless people without any training, while he works at nights. His only purpose is to create a public awareness for helping those people in need.

NEW YORK TIMES Review on a "A Film Unfinished" in the

An Israeli Finds
New Meanings in a Nazi Film

By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
Published: August 17, 2010

For almost half a century, an unfinished Nazi propaganda film of the Warsaw Ghetto, simply titled “Das Ghetto” and discovered by East German archivists after the war, was used by scholars and historians as a flawed but authentic record of ghetto life. Shot over 30 days in May 1942 — just two months before deportations to the Treblinka extermination camp would begin — this hourlong silent film juxtaposed random scenes of Jews enjoying various luxuries with images of profound suffering. Read More

"A Film Unfinished" in the NEW YORK TIMES

Yael Hersonski, director of "A Film Unfinished" interviewed in the NEW YORK TIMES.
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My Name is AHLAM at the International Women's Film Festival

"My Name is Ahlam" directed by Rima Essa (Palestine) and produced by Claudia Levin (Israel) will be screened at the 2010 International Women's Film Festival in Rehovot (Israel) in September.

The film was awarded the Best Cinematography Award at the 2010 DocAviv Film Festival.

View Trailer.

Greenhouse Newsletter - July 2010

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HEADLINES:

• The Greenhouse Second Seminar Prepared Filmmakers
  for the Final Pitching Forum in October 2010
• Greenhouse' Fourth Year Project "Tales of the Defeated" (Farewell, Herr Schwarz) Receives Grants from German Film Funds
• Current Greenhouse' project "Faithless" by Fadi Hindash receives two Prestigious Dutch Grants
• Greenhouse' Second Year Project "A Film Unfinished" Won the Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2010 Jerusalem Film Festival
• The New Israeli Foundation for Cinema & Television (NFCT) New Toolbar
  
  

The Greenhouse Second Seminar Prepared Filmmakers for the Final Pitching Forum October 2010

The Greenhouse second seminar which took place in Istanbul July 2010 ended successfully last week.

For 5 days, the filmmakers worked intensively with their mentors, Bruni Burres, John Appel, Nenad Puhovski & special expert Hans Robert Eisenhauer. Together they continued analyzing core issues regarding the dramaturgy characters, the film structure and cinematic language and clarified their synopses and treatments. The filmmaker did another important step in the progress of the written proposal and worked thoroughly on their trailers that will be presented in October during the Greenhouse Pitching Forum.

The filmmakers attended a Master Class given by the award winning director Hubert Sauper (Darwin's Nightmare). During the three hour Master Class, Sauper discussed with the participants the filmmaking process of Darwin's Nightmare, from the initial idea of making his documentary through the shooting phases and the editing process. Sauper also discussed issues relevant to the ethics in documentary filmmaking. He further offered a sneak preview of his new film, currently in production.

Furthermore, Hans Robert Eisenhauer and Alan Haylin, Renegade Pictures (UK) gave a lecture pertaining to the issue of financing documentaries in the international Market. During this lecture, Hayling and Eisenhauer screened scenes from films produced or commissioned and detailed the process of the fundraising of these projects. Following this lecture, each filmmaker individually met with Hayling.

On the final day of the seminar, the filmmakers presented their projects to the mentors, the Greenhouse Team and the other filmmakers. The filmmakers pitched their projects and presented their trailers, feedback was given in order for each filmmaker to further work and improve their pitch.

Greenhouse Filmmakers selected to Participate in the Jan Vrijman Summer School

Greenhouse' forth year participants, Emad Bornat and Guy Davidi directors the project "5 Broken Cameras" will take part in the summer school of the Jan Vrijman Fund August 2010
The filmmakers have been selected to participate in the Editing Consultancy training. Bornat and Davidi will work intensively with an experienced editor on an assembly of the film.

"5 Broken Cameras" won the best project award at the Greenhouse pitching forum 2009 and received a development grant from Claire Aguilar Vice President of Programming at ITVS

A few months earlier Bornat and Davidi received a production grant from the Jan Vrijman Fund.

Since their participation in the fourth Greenhouse pitching forum, the filmmakers have received international grants and aroused great interest in various documentary international organizations.

Read More and View Trailer of "5 Broken Cameras

Greenhouse's Project, "A Film Unfinished" wins the Writers Guild of America at Silverdocs

Greenhouse congratulates Yael Hersonski and Itay Ken Tor, the filmmakers of "A Film Unfinished" for winning The Writers Guild of America Documentary Screenplay Award at Silverdocs Documentary Festival. See Variety's Article The film will Premiere in Israel at the Jerusalem International Film Festival in the framework of The Haggiag Family Awards for Israeli Cinema on July 14 at the Jerusalem Cinemateque. Read More...

Greenhouse Second Seminar taking place in Istanbul, Turkey

Greenhouse and the participating filmmakers will have the privilege to attend a Master Class by Hubert Sauper, Director of the renowned documentary "Darwin's Nightmare", which won the European Academy Award for best documentary in 2004 (and many other awards in festivals around the world).

Since the first seminar April 2010, the 16 filmmakers have been working on their assignments and continued together with their personal mentors and the Greenhouse team, in developing further their written proposals and trailers.

During the second seminar and in preparation for the Pitching Forum that will take place in October 2010, the participants will focus on two essential aspects of the projects' development – the treatment and the trailers.

Alan Hayling, Editorial Director Renegade Pictures (UK) will be a special expert for the second seminar, together with Greenhouse' mentor Hans Robert Eisenhauer they will give a lecture on the financing of documentaries in the international market. Following the lecture, the filmmakers will have one-on-one meetings with Alan Hayling in order to individually discuss each project.

As in the previous seminar, the filmmakers will present their projects and trailers and will receive feedback from the mentors, John Appel, Bruni Burres and Nenad Puhovski, Alan Hayling, Hans Robert Eisenhauer, Yair Lev (Head of Studies) and Sigal Yehuda (Managing Director). Will also be present Greenhouse' partners Ahmet Boyacioglu and Dorit Inbar.

"A Film Unfinished" Premieres in Israel at the Jerusalem Film Festival

Greenhouse project, "A Film Unfinished"
Premieres in Israel at the International Jerusalem Film Festival

The film was selected to participate in the Volgin Competition of the festival!

Date: July 14, 2010
Time: 21:30
Place: Jerusalem Cinemateque

Click here for more details on the film.

Call for Entries - WATCH DOCS. Human Rights in Film IFF

10th International Film Festival WATCH DOCS. Human Rights in Film

DEADLINE: August 2, 2010

Entry Form

Following an article published in Haaretz (Israel), the police gave a permit to Emad Bornat to go to Tel Aviv and participate in the pitching forum of the CoPro Event. Emad Bornat & Guy Davidi pitched their project to the CoPro international pitching panel.

Yariv Mozer Pitching "The Invisible Men" at the CoPro in Tel Aviv

Yariv Mozer (Israel), currently participating in the Greenhouse program on the theme of Racism & Human Rights with his project, "The Invisible Men" has been selected at the CoPro – the Israel Market for International Co-Production in Tel Aviv,

Israel May 27th.

"5 Broken Cameras" receives a Production Grant from the New Israeli Foundation for Cinema & Television

Greenhouse is proud to announce that the filmmakers of "5 Broken Cameras", Emad Burnat (Palestine) and Guy Davidi (Israel), have received a production grant from the New Foundation for Cinema & Television, Israel - Greenhouse' leading partner.

"5 Broken Cameras" was selected in the Fourth Greenhouse Pitching Forum as best project and received a 15,000$ development grant from Claire Aguilar, Vice President of Programming at ITVS. Shortly after, the Jan Vrijman Fund (IDFA) granted the filmmakers a production grant.

On the 27th of April, the filmmakers of "5 Broken Cameras" will pitch their project at CoPro – The Israel Market for International Co-Production in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Hot Docs Daily

2010 Hot Docs Awards Announced!

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival capped off a week of industry programming and film screenings with its 2010 Awards Presentation. Ten awards and over $72,000 in cash prizes were presented to local and international filmmakers, including awards for Festival films in competition and those recognizing emerging and established filmmakers.

The Hot Docs Awards Presentation was hosted by Jian Ghomeshi, host of Q on CBC Radio One.
Best International Feature Award A FILM UNFINISHED (D: Yael Hersonski; P: Noemi Schory, Itay Ken Tor; Israel)The award includes a $10,000 prize courtesy of Hot Docs.

Call For Application - Ayam Regulations

Ayam Regulations

ENTRY FORM - Fiche d’inscription - طلب المشاركة

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Jan Vrijman Fund – The Netherlands

Applications for funding from the Jan Vrijman Fund are accepted twice a year: 1 February & 1 June.

IDFA's Jan Vrijman Fund supports filmmakers and festivals in developing countries. Its goal is to stimulate local film cultures and to turn the creative documentary into a truly global film art.

World Cinema Fund

Distribution funding: (bi-monthly)

Apr 22 / Jun 24 / Aug 26 / Oct 21 / Dec 16, 2010

The aim of the World Cinema Fund is to help the realization of films which otherwise could not be produced, i.e. feature films and creative feature-length documentaries with a strong cultural identity. Another important goal is to strengthen the profile of these films in German cinemas.

Click here to find out more...

5 Broken Cameras received a Production Grant

Greenhouse' Fourth Year Project "5 Broken Cameras" by Emad Bornat (Palestine) Guy Davidi (Israel) received a Production Grant from prestigious Jan Vrijman Fund (IDFA)

The filmmakers of "5 Broken Cameras" presented their project last December at the final Greenhouse pitching forum and. The project voted as the best project and was awardeda 15,000$ development grant by Claire Aguilar, Vice President of Programming of ITVS (USA) awarded.

"5 Broken Cameras" tells the story of Emad Bornat, a Palestinian cameraman, who decides to film the struggle against the wall in his village. Throughout the years he documents the strikes on his personal life due to the punishment actions of the Israeli army side to side to documenting his younger son growing. Daily arrests, night invasions scare his wife and kids, 3 of his brothers and are arrested and sent to prison, his second friend is shot dead, finally he is arrested too and even has a deadly car accident that he barley survives due to the construction of the wall. One Camera after another, each has its story. His story is a story of resistance.

Greenhouse' First Seminar on the Theme of Racism & Human Rights - Istanbul, April 2010

Greenhouse' First Seminar on the Theme of Racism & Human Rights - Istanbul, April 2010
The Greenhouse first seminar will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, April 13th 18th.

The prominent documentary filmmaker Pirjo Honkasalo will give a Master Class in Greenhouse' first seminar on the theme of racism & human rights. Honkasalo is considered one of the most influential director and cinematographer both in her native Finland and world wide. She gained a multitude of awards both for her films (including at IDFA, Zagreb, Chicago, Venice, Locarno) and life's work achievement awards in Finland and in Thessalonki Documentary Film Festival. Her documentaries which she shoots herself on film (mostly 35 mm) have a stunning and hypnotic beauty and mostly deals with human rights issues, theological themes and war ordeals.

During the first seminar the filmmakers will focus on the declaration of intentions and the projects synopses, these two elements will reexamined in depth and broadened while concentrating on dramatic narrative and the main characters. The participants will work with the Greenhouse mentors and special experts: John Appel, Bruni Burres, Nenad Puhovski, Steven Seidenberg and Hans Robert Eisenhauer.

MY NAME IS AHLAM

Greenhouse' first year project MY NAME IS AHLAM (White Hall) directed by Rima Essa (Palestine) and produced by Claudia Levin (Israel) will premiere at the DocAviv 2010 Film Festival .

The film participated in the Greenhouse first year and received support from the New Israeli Foundation for Cinema and TV, Israeli Channel 8 - Noga Communications and Human TV- Netherlands.

Synopsis: MY NAME IS AHLAM it an incredible Story of a Palestinian women and her daughter Ahlam (5) battling leukemia, her husband, her occupiers and anyone who is in the way of her daughter’s path to health.

Greenhouse' 4th year project "The Dolphin" signs an agreement with prestigious International Distribution company First Hand Films

Greenhouse' 4^th year project "The Dolphin" by Yonatan Nir, Dani Menkin and Judith Ramon-Manassen (Israel) have recently signed a distribution agreement with First Hand Films.

"The Doplphin" is the story of Morad - a young Arab-Israeli, who dissociated himself from reality due to a severe trauma; on the verge of hospitalization in a mental institution, he is taken by his father to be treated with dolphins in the Red Sea.

For more information about The Dolphin click here.

93 SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED!

GREENHOUSE ON THE
THEME OF RACISM & HUMAN RIGHTS

93 SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED!

GREENHOUSE is proud to announce that 93 film proposals on the theme of racism and human rights were submitted.

Filmmakers submitted from 22 different countries: Belgium, Croatia, Italy, Egypt, France, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, Romania, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom.

The GREENHOUSE INTERNATIONAL SELECTION COMMITTEE are currently reviewing the submitted proposals.

The selected project will be announced in mid-March.

Subbmissions Day

Hi everyone,
Today is the last chance to submit a proposal for "Greenhouse" documentary film program.
The selected filmmakers will be invited to participate in three seminars during which they will work on the development of the script until a comprehensive production file is completed including a trailer.
The final proposals and trailers will be presented in a Pitching Forum Event in front of leading forces of the international film industry.

For submission requirements and application form, click here.

NEW CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The Missing Reel

Greenhouse' 2nd Year Project "The Missing Reel" (a.k.a A Film Unfinished) by Yael Hersonski and Itay Ken Tor from Israel was selected at the 2010 Berlinale in the framework of Panorama.

"The Missing Reel" was selected recently to the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and will have its world premiere in the framework of the international documentary competition.

"The Missing Reel" was selected as the best project at Greenhouse' 2nd Pitching Forum and has received a significant support from the German broadcasters ARTE and MDR & SWR. The German broadcasters joined the Israeli Yes Docu and the New Foundation for Cinema and TV which supported the film from the early stages – and the Yad Vashem Film Project.

Greenhouse's Mentors & Experts for 2010 Human Rights & Racism Program

Greenhouse is proud to announce the group of mentors & experts for the upcoming program on the theme of racism & human rights.

Hans Robert Eisenhauer who served in the past three years as a mentor in the Greenhouse program will serve now as a special expert to this year's program. Hans Robert will work closely on the development and progress of the whole group of filmmakers. He will continue to give special lectures, as he did in the past few years, on different topics related to the international documentary market.

(*Photo: Hans Robert Eisenhauer with filmmaker Melike Aksit - Turkey)

Greenhouse welcomes and congratulates Bruni Burres who is joining the prominent group of mentors John Appel, Steven Seidenberg and Nenad Puhovski. Greenhouse is very proud that Bruni could join the program and contribute with her vast experience and expertise in human rights and media.

Bruni was the programmer and director for the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival (1991-2008), from 2006-2008 she was the Senior Consultant with the Sundance Documentary Program and in April 2008, Bruni joined the International Center for Transitional Justice to create and launch Pivot Pictures; an initiative to use media to further the interests of transitional justice through the creation of excellent media and the subsequent dissemination of this media to effect social

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Personal experience - Greenhouse 4: Director of the project "Tales of The Defeated"

Yael Reuveni Greenhouse 4th round participant, Director of the project "Tales of The Defeated", Israel.

I participated in Greenhouse from August till December 2009. In these six months, with the support of my tutor, Nenad Puhovski and the Greenhouse team the concept of my film "Tales of the defeated" changed very much. I think that first of all I needed to understand how little I knew about my own story, which I thought I had complete grasp of. This wasn't always easy and pleasant, but Greenhouse is also a place that allows you to get confused and lost in a safe environment, which is, in my opinion necessary for a deep creative process.
One of the most unique points in Greenhouse is the meeting with the other filmmakers. It was a relief that we could all meet as professionals, people with unique stories and a passion to tell them and still - not ignoring the complicated local politics.
I am very thankful for these six months and really hope to keep the dialog with the tutors and with the other participants going after the last seminar.

NEW CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

We remind you that the deadline for submissions is only 22 days ahead.
Last submissions date: February 2, 2010
You are invited to read more about the project from participants


Greenhouse is proud to announce a New International Development Program for documentary filmmakers from Europe & MEDA countries.

In light of the success of Greenhouse, the European Commission, in the framework of MEDIA International, granted an initiative: a new development program for 2010 dealing with the theme of Racism & Human Rights.

Filmmakers from the 10 MEDA countries and all European countries are invited to submit documentary film proposals on the theme of Racism & Human Rights.

The selected filmmakers will be invited to participate in three seminars during which they will work on the development of the script until a comprehensive production file is completed including a trailer. The final proposals and trailers will be presented in a Pitching Forum Event in front of leading forces of the international film industry.

For submission requirements and application form, click here.

A letter from documentary filmmaker who participated in Greenhouse's Seminar

My name is Dani Menkin and I have been a documentary filmmaker for more than 15 years now, my last film 39 Pounds of Love (18 Kilo's of Love) was sold to HBO and was on the Oscars short list. I thought I knew a lot about documentary before coming to GH. But I was wrong. The seminar proved to me how much more can I learn.

I gained not only from the communication with the mentors, but also from my fellow filmmakers I have had the honor of meeting at GH.

The intensive 3 days workshop was an adventure I will take with me on my future films.

Best, Dani Menkin
Writer, Director and Producer
The Dolphin
GREENHOUSE 2009

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Personal experience in Greenhouse: Mohamed S. Hassan

Participating in the Greenhouse Program has been one of the most beneficial and inspiring experiences in my film career and education. Through its three seminars, Greenhouse gave me the tools I needed to develop a full-fledged proposal, not only for this particular film, but also for other film projects I developed later on. Engaging in a continuous dialogue with the mentors, the Greenhouse team, guest lecturers and fellow young filmmakers over the period of 7 months has helped me look at the film more critically and from different perspectives, and encouraged me to develop my own style. In addition, the pitching forum at the end of the project was a great opportunity to market the project and also develop solid relationships with producers, commissioning editors and film fund managers Europe and North America. The atmosphere of support I enjoyed at Greenhouse and the network I developed will always be something to remember. – Mohamed S. Hassan -