Two Israeli movies Win Awards at the Cannes movie festival - Haaretz

Two Israeli films have gained awards at the Cannes film competition, which ends within the southern France hotel on Sunday,

Two Israeli movies have received awards on the Cannes movie pageant, which ends these days.

"Anna," a brief film via Or Sinai, claimed first location within the Cinéfondation pupil film competitors on Friday, while filmmaker Asaph Polonsky won a Critics' Week award for his debut feature, the comedy-drama "One Week and a Day."

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"Anna" tells the story of a divorced girl (performed through Evgenia Dodina), who finds herself alone for the primary time devoid of her 10-yr-historical son, on a sizzling summer's day.

She wanders around her small desolate tract home city, seeking to think like a girl once more, even in a stranger's hands.

Sinai is a graduate of the Sam Spiegel film school in Jerusalem.the celebrated Cinéfondation award sees her receive a 15,000 euro ($16,800) money prize, and the ensure that her first full-length film can be screened at a future Cannes competition.

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The 24-minute "Anna," Sinai's commencement venture, competed with 17 other student movies from all over. The movie turned into produced with the support of the Rabinowitz foundation for the arts and become first screened at a brief movie pageant in Haifa.

Critics' Week is likely one of the competitions held alongside the leading Palme d'Or prize. Polonsky's "One Week and a Day," which drew mighty experiences and a standing ovation at its reputable screening, took the GAN basis Award, which comes with a 20,000 euro money prize to support market the movie in France.

Polonsky's film additionally stars Dodina, alongside comedian Shai Avivi. It tells the story of a married couple and the different ways in which they take care of the dying of their son, following the week-long mourning duration. The wife, Vicky Spivak (Dodina), seeks a return to hobbies, while her husband, Eyal (Avivi), spends his time attempting to locate his late son's medical marijuana, finally sharing it with a young neighbor.

The winner of the Palme d'Or can be introduced on Sunday evening.