{"id":31672,"date":"2025-11-06T09:56:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T09:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tlvfest.com\/tlvfest-winners-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T13:24:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T13:24:16","slug":"tlvfest-winners-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tlvfest.com\/en\/tlvfest-winners-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"TLVFest Winners 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"31672\" class=\"elementor elementor-31672 elementor-31651\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1afac935 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"1afac935\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-543d79e0 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"543d79e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a3703 title_h1_pink elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84a3703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TLVFest Winners 2025<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f5f1f5 judge_wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"5f5f1f5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-755ef237 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"755ef237\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bb54b24 title_h3_black judge_wrap_title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bb54b24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best International Features<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-57150739 judge_single_wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"57150739\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4909cb2e judge_text  col-md-8 col-12 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"4909cb2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec83c7 judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec83c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Film Award:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3c3d8e judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3c3d8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tlvfest.com\/en\/fest_movie\/beautiful-evening-beautiful-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">\"Lijepa ve\u010der, lijep dan\", dir. Ivona Juka<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5c5e44 judge_single_details paragraph elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5c5e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The award goes to the Croatian film \u201cBeautiful Evening, Beautiful Day\u201d for an exciting, mature and daring cinematic work. The gentle and sincere acting, the spectacular cinematography and the artistic use of lighting and black and white create a powerful sensory and emotional experience. Director Ivona Joka, with rare courage, presents love and passion between men in a pure and respectful manner, reminding us all of the ongoing struggle for freedom, identity and love.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fee41ff judge_single_wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"6fee41ff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d1b7914 judge_text  col-md-8 col-12 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"3d1b7914\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73dd0aac judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73dd0aac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Honorable Mention:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b87018 judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b87018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tlvfest.com\/en\/fest_movie\/perro-perro\/\" target=\"_blank\">\"Perro Perro\", dir. Marco Berger<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e20c8a1 judge_single_details paragraph elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e20c8a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Marco Berger&#8217;s film \u201cPerro Perro\u201d is honored for its bold creativity, unique approach to nudity and sexuality, and exceptional acting by Juan Ramos in the lead role. Berger manages, with limited resources, to create a satirical social statement, full of humor and charm, that challenges conventions and offers a new perspective on the body, desire, and freedom.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2f6122 judge_wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"c2f6122\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0dc6a8e ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"0dc6a8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa415ac title_h3_black judge_wrap_title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa415ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Documentary Competition<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-687c6ab judge_single_wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"687c6ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-20f35c0 judge_text  col-md-8 col-12 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"20f35c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4461941 judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4461941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Documentary:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0858bad judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0858bad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tlvfest.com\/en\/fest_movie\/my-boyfriend-el-fascista\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cMy Boyfriend El Fascista\u201d, dir. Matthias Lintner<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba2ee4 judge_single_details paragraph elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ba2ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Using the relationship between the director and his partner as a litmus test for the current climate and situation, \u201cMy boyfriend El Fascista\u201d manages to create a microcosm of social and political polarization. The film raises questions about our ability as a society to hold onto differences while demonstrating mesmerizing cinematic abilities. The distance the director takes from the camera, to document the couple&#8217;s shared life, the authenticity and the lack of middle ground allow one to fall in love with the protagonists. \u201cMy boyfriend El Fascista\u201d is proof that the two extremes &#8211; between Cuba and Italy and between freedom and dictatorship &#8211; are very close to each other.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-28783ec judge_single_wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"28783ec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-66d5c04 judge_text  col-md-8 col-12 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"66d5c04\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df7986 judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7df7986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Honorable Mention:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68d017 judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a68d017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tlvfest.com\/en\/fest_movie\/nicola\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cNicola\u201d, dir. Pablo Terrazas<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12ee639 judge_single_details paragraph elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12ee639\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Against the backdrop of the magical landscapes of Bolivia, an odyssey of a tormented man takes place, trying to free himself from the shackles of the conservative and closed society from which he came. The attention and sensitivity of Nicola, the protagonist, to the sourdough bread, the growing ferns, and the relationships \u2013 both old and new \u2013 constitute a man\u2019s journey to his true being, to be himself. And all this with awareness, great love, and respect for his children, his ex-wife, and his extended family.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93e720f judge_wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"93e720f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6de8705 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"6de8705\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c266a07 title_h3_black judge_wrap_title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c266a07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">International Shorts<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a75012 judge_single_wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"1a75012\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-35c2b14 judge_text  col-md-8 col-12 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"35c2b14\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2fa81f judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2fa81f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best International Short:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-756d652 judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"756d652\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tlvfest.com\/en\/fest_movie\/international-gay-shorts-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">\"Skin On Skin\", dir. Simon Schneckenburger<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07097ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07097ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Can compassion exist in a class-based, cruel, and masculine world?<br \/>A cinematic creation that is hard to take your eyes off, that triumphs in all parameters with masterful craftsmanship.<br \/>A cinematic language that shakes the stomach and creates, together with a strong theme, a unified whole that surpasses the sum of its parts in a utopian way.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2d7120 judge_single_wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"d2d7120\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e4daba judge_text  col-md-8 col-12 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"8e4daba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7544a65 judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7544a65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Honorable Mention:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-248ad1b judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"248ad1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tlvfest.com\/en\/fest_movie\/international-trans-shorts\/\" target=\"_blank\">\"Twilight Ladies\", dir. Alexe Liebert, Alain Soldeville<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fc2662 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fc2662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A formalist film that impressively enlists the photo-novel genre to tell the story of trans women in 1950s Singapore. It is a voice that needs to be heard, in which the personal is charged with a broad collective meaning. Memory is frozen in time, and the present can no longer contain it \u2013 it exists only through the poetic images of the past.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-110b9614 judge_wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"110b9614\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fe72f38 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"5fe72f38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c1e4102 title_h3_black judge_wrap_title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c1e4102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Israeli Shorts<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4baf11e judge_single_wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"4baf11e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b377098 judge_text  col-md-8 col-12 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"b377098\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c1992c judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c1992c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Israeli Short Film:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca42891 judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca42891\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tlvfest.com\/en\/fest_movie\/isr-shorts-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">\"Nothing, Maybe\", dir. Daniel Gat<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f136b75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f136b75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We chose to give <strong>Nothing, Maybe<\/strong> the top prize because of its deft ability to quickly and subtly balance multiple layers of powerful and poignant political and social commentary, strong performances, tight writing, and engaging, effective cinematography and editing while covering a subject rarely addressed in queer culture. We were taken with the film at first viewing and it never left our thoughts. Daniel Gat\u2019s directing is strong and the cast is quite compelling.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-38612a0 judge_single_wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"38612a0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-47c8cf2 judge_text  col-md-8 col-12 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"47c8cf2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-863589f judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"863589f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Honorable Mention:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-def7b03 judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"def7b03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tlvfest.com\/en\/fest_movie\/israeli-shorts-comp-c\/\" target=\"_blank\">\"The Sacred Straps\", dir. Adam Michael Reider<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8145c2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8145c2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In just six minutes, director\/writer Adam Michael Reider (along with his co-writer Noy Blacha and cast) deliver a fresh, clever, funny, timely, creative, yet simple, well-executed, highly entertaining yet insightful gem. The acting was so on point. A perfect package which shows talent to accomplish a lot with a little in terms of budget and time. We just loved it!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92e7891 judge_wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"92e7891\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cfdb30 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"0cfdb30\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2956796 title_h3_black judge_wrap_title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2956796\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Youth Film Competition (films made by high school students)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4597fec judge_single_wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"4597fec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-814b93d judge_text  col-md-8 col-12 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"814b93d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c906ec1 judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c906ec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Film:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f08720 judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f08720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tlvfest.com\/en\/fest_movie\/youth-short-films-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cStomachache\u201d, dir. Hila Azulai<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6b59b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e6b59b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We chose to award Best Film to \u201cStomachache\u201d, directed by Hila Azulai. The film presents, with charm and intelligence, the world of a captivating protagonist. Through various techniques, the director succeeds in taking the audience on a contemporary yet deeply personal journey\u2014one that is painful and intimate. By weaving together interconnected stories, we journeyed with the protagonist from despair to hope, and from a sense of collective heaviness to cautious optimism and faith in the power of love.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d85b601 judge_single_wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"d85b601\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee635cf judge_text  col-md-8 col-12 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"ee635cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eae15a7 judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eae15a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Honorable Mention:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a003f7 judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a003f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tlvfest.com\/en\/fest_movie\/youth-short-films-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cWhy Are You So Quiet\u201d, dir. Shahar Suissa<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ccfd29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ccfd29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We chose to give an Honorable Mention to the film \u201cWhy Are You So Quiet\u201d, directed by Shahar Suissa. The film courageously reflects the protagonist\u2019s inner world through a variety of cinematic techniques, allowing viewers to look directly at the pain of growing up and the search for self-acceptance. The director\u2019s choice to tell his personal story is portrayed successfully on screen as a journey from childhood to adolescence, giving voice to his inner self\u2014and for that, he deserves high praise.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6549fb4 judge_wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"6549fb4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4420d8 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"d4420d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d308a82 title_h3_black judge_wrap_title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d308a82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tlvfest.com\/fest_movie\/pitching25\/\">LGBTQ+ Pitching Competition <\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bef9337 judge_single_wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"bef9337\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-564f4ac judge_text  col-md-8 col-12 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"564f4ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e046275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e046275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Two winners will share the award<\/strong> \u2013 each will receive <strong>9,000 NIS<\/strong> and participation in a <strong>writing workshop with Bat-El Moseri<\/strong>, a gift from the <strong>Tel Aviv Municipality:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69253f1 judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69253f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chen Shumovich \u2013 \u201cMakes Me a Mother\u201d<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-191a2ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"191a2ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the climate we live in, what seems like a natural right to parenthood is not one for LGBTQ+ couples in Israel. Society and the establishment still struggle to accept non-biological parenthood. The story of Mika and Shiri touched us deeply, and although it is based on the director\u2019s personal experience, it ultimately tells everyone\u2019s story. The excellent proposal and pitch demonstrated the potential for a film that the development grant can give a real push to\u2014embracing it with compassion and helping it come to life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-99691fe judge_single_wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"99691fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-61ee1be judge_text  col-md-8 col-12 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"61ee1be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b85d75 judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b85d75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hanan Brandes \u2013 \u201cGoodbye to My Cousin\u201d<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-394b1c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"394b1c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We could not remain indifferent to Hanan Brandes\u2019s story. It is not only a personal tale of painful loss but also an exploration of Israeli masculinity in all its shades, as seen through the eyes of Uri, who sets out to make a memorial film about his cousin who fell in the war. Interview by interview, a portrait emerges of who counts as the \u201cright kind\u201d of Israeli man\u2014and who is left out. All this takes place against the backdrop of the ongoing war in Gaza and a lingering national sadness. The pitch showed an intriguing cinematic voice, blending documentary and narrative styles, which we believe can greatly benefit from the festival\u2019s development grant.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8de129e judge_single_wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"8de129e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c95ed2e judge_text  col-md-8 col-12 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"c95ed2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7ac73c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7ac73c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Jury also gave honorable mentions to the other excellent submitted projects:<\/p>\n<p>We unfortunately could not grant development funding to everyone, but since the proposals were so strong, we wanted to say something to each of you:<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-713fe98 judge_single_wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"713fe98\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-98bed50 judge_text  col-md-8 col-12 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"98bed50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee03ce2 judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee03ce2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cWith the Same Eyes\u201d \u2013 Ori Lachmi<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc2fa74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc2fa74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An original, powerful, and moving story that captures a profound encounter between a religious father and his gay son. Every LGBTQ+ child can relate to the yearning for recognition and closure with one\u2019s parents. The strong characters and emotional cinematic moments stayed with us long after the pitch ended.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-155a99f judge_single_wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"155a99f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0196cb judge_text  col-md-8 col-12 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"e0196cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce22bda judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce22bda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cImpenetrable\u201d \u2013 Omer Harel<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-947fe1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"947fe1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A brave and personal story that transforms from one about the body into one about the heart. The creator presents himself in a vivid, sensual, and painful way. We\u2019re looking forward to the film (or the series, as you mentioned!). We can even imagine it as an outstanding web series.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe22426 judge_single_wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"fe22426\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9fa1ec judge_text  col-md-8 col-12 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"e9fa1ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a24705 judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a24705\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cIn My Sweetest Dreams\u201d \u2013 Mor Polnohar<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12c6ef9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12c6ef9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A touching and jaw-dropping encounter between poetry and cinema, between wounded and lost souls. Amid the intensity of Israeli reality, we feel a lack of fantastical realism films. We hope to see this original idea\u2014stretching the boundaries between cinema, text, and identity\u2014on the big screen.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ca4744 judge_single_wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"0ca4744\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb67466 judge_text  col-md-8 col-12 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"cb67466\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e39ad7e judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e39ad7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cCruising War\u201d \u2013 Shai Gabso<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e347c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e347c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A sexy, contemporary story with an original cinematic voice that blurs the boundaries of genre. It allows the inner feeling of dirt and unrest to rise to the surface before the story\u2019s end.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-303ed6a judge_single_wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"303ed6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee26bc2 judge_text  col-md-8 col-12 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"ee26bc2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cf336b judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cf336b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cLock the Door\u201d \u2013 Sivan Noam Shimon<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af41495 judge_single_title title_h4_black elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af41495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An important story about a silenced phenomenon within the lesbian community. We hope the creator doesn\u2019t give up and continues her journey to bring the truth to light. We imagined the story focusing on that specific night and the two days that follow\u2014and felt that perhaps the heart of the story lies there, not necessarily at the beginning of the shift when the encounter starts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TLVFest Winners 2025 Best International Features Best Film Award: &#8220;Lijepa ve\u010der, lijep dan&#8221;, dir. Ivona Juka The award goes to the Croatian film \u201cBeautiful Evening, Beautiful Day\u201d for an exciting, mature and daring cinematic work. The gentle and sincere acting, the spectacular cinematography and the artistic use of lighting and black and white create a &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tlvfest.com\/en\/tlvfest-winners-2025\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;TLVFest Winners 2025&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-31672","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tlvfest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tlvfest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tlvfest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tlvfest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tlvfest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31672"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.tlvfest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31676,"href":"https:\/\/www.tlvfest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31672\/revisions\/31676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tlvfest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}