The closing events of the Jerusalem International Film Lab, organized by the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, will take place on July 9-12, 2015 at the “Mishkenot Sha’ananim” Center and St. Andrew's Scottish Church in Jerusalem.
With the support of the Romanian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviv, director Paul Negoescu and executive producer Radu Stancu-Mihalcea will present the feature film project “Never let it go”. As part of the program of the Lab, the Romanian filmmakers have worked on the script under the guidance of Prof. Jacques Akchoti, well-known director and scriptwriter.
Between July 9-12, 2015, concurrent with the Jerusalem International Film Festival, there will take place two closing events of the Lab, which will celebrate also 25 years since the establishment of the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School:
• Friday, July 10th, 10:00- 16:00, at the „Mishkenot Sha’ananim” Auditorium: Pitching event presenting the final draft of the projects participating in this edition of the Lab, in front of an international jury comprising producers, distributors and directors of the most important film funds in USA, Europe and Israel. Free entrance, the number of seats is limited.
• Saturday, July 11th, 20:30, at the event hall of St. Andrew's Scottish Church: Awards Ceremony, during which there will be granted awards and diplomas supporting the production of three of the best projects of the 2014 – 2015 edition of the Lab. Entrance on invitation only.
The Jerusalem International Film Lab was launched in December 2011 by The Sam Spiegel Film & Television School, Jerusalem to foster the development and production of full-length feature films by some of the world’s most promising talents. The Jerusalem International Film Lab became the third Film Lab of its kind in the world, along with the Sundance Institute (USA) and the Torino Film Lab (Italy). Each year, the Jerusalem International Film Lab brings to Jerusalem 12 talented young director-writers who are at the advanced stages of writing their first or second full length feature film. All participants do their writing over a seven-month period, and are invited for two periods of writing and discussion in Jerusalem under the mentorship of three of the world’s top script editors. The Lab also works to promote the production feasibility of the projects. The Romanian feature film project, selected from over 100 proposals, is participating in the program together with other 11 projects from India, Israel, Portugal, Turkey, Italy and Kurdistan.
More details about the program: http://filmlab.jsfs.co.il/
