International Women's Film Festival in Rehovot
# International Women's Film Festival in Rehovot

International Women's Film Festival In Rehovot (Hebrew: הפסטיבל הבינלאומי לסרטי נשים רחובות) is a film festival that occurred from 2004 to 2014 in the city of Rehovot, Israel. The purpose of the festival was to promote films made by women.

## Background

The festival was organized by the Women in the Picture Association with support from the Municipality of Rehovot.

The festival was intended to provide a platform for the voice and vision of women filmmakers from Israel and abroad, and create direct connections between creators, dialog among women on a variety of topics, and an opportunity for audiences to see different types of films.

Four competitions were held in the festival Best Feature (until 2011 there were three, that year the Narrative Film award was split into Feature and Short), Best Short Fiction Film, Best Documentary, and Most Promising Filmmaker. In addition, a grant was awarded annually for the development of a full-length feature film, sponsored by the Yehoshua Rabinowitz Foundation for the Arts in Tel Aviv.

In addition to the film screenings, the festival included workshops, panels, lectures, and additional events.

In 2014, the city of Rehovot decided to cancel the festival.

## History

| Year | Information | Category | Winner |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2013 #10 | October 21-27; more than 60 films were screened. | Feature | Alice Winocour, Augustine |
| 2013 #10 | October 21-27; more than 60 films were screened. | Short | Mizmor Weizman, Small Story |
| 2013 #10 | October 21-27; more than 60 films were screened. | Documentary | Yael Kiper and Ronen Zaretzky, Superwomen |
| 2013 #10 | October 21-27; more than 60 films were screened. | Most Promising | Tal Shefi, Not Your Life |
| 2012 #9 | November 5-11; more than 60 film were screened, 33 by Israeli filmmakers. Theme: Women and religion. | Feature | Ann Hui, A Simple Life |
| 2012 #9 | November 5-11; more than 60 film were screened, 33 by Israeli filmmakers. Theme: Women and religion. | Short | Ronnie Sasson Angel, Wherever You Go |
| 2012 #9 | November 5-11; more than 60 film were screened, 33 by Israeli filmmakers. Theme: Women and religion. | Documentary | Rachel Leah Jones, Gypsy Davy |
| 2012 #9 | November 5-11; more than 60 film were screened, 33 by Israeli filmmakers. Theme: Women and religion. | Most Promising | Orit Fuchs, Krav Einayim |
| 2011 #8 | November 7-13; more than 60 films screened, 35 by Israeli filmmakers. Themes: Violence against women, Women and the revolution. | Feature | Veronica Kedar, Joe + Belle |
| 2011 #8 | November 7-13; more than 60 films screened, 35 by Israeli filmmakers. Themes: Violence against women, Women and the revolution. | Short | Mor Yogev, Thicker Than Water |
| 2011 #8 | November 7-13; more than 60 films screened, 35 by Israeli filmmakers. Themes: Violence against women, Women and the revolution. | Documentary | Efrat Shalom-Danon, The Dreamers |
| 2011 #8 | November 7-13; more than 60 films screened, 35 by Israeli filmmakers. Themes: Violence against women, Women and the revolution. | Most Promising | Maayan Rif, Martha Must Fly |
| 2010 #7 | September 1-7; more than 50 films, 24 by Israeli filmmakers. Theme: Women in areas of ongoing conflict. | Narrative | Elite Zexer, Tasnim |
| 2010 #7 | September 1-7; more than 50 films, 24 by Israeli filmmakers. Theme: Women in areas of ongoing conflict. | Documentary | Noa Ben Hagai, Blood Relations |
| 2010 #7 | September 1-7; more than 50 films, 24 by Israeli filmmakers. Theme: Women in areas of ongoing conflict. | Most Promising | Hadar Agayev, Finger in the Water |
| 2009 #6 | September 7-13; more than 50 films, 25 by Israeli filmmakers. Theme: Influence of money on women's lives. | Narrative | Noa Arenberg, December 25 |
| 2009 #6 | September 7-13; more than 50 films, 25 by Israeli filmmakers. Theme: Influence of money on women's lives. | Documentary | Israela Shaer Meoded, Hamalka Hantarisha |
| 2009 #6 | September 7-13; more than 50 films, 25 by Israeli filmmakers. Theme: Influence of money on women's lives. | Most Promising | Dana Goldberg, Alligator |
| 2008 #5 | September 15-21; more than 60 films, 26 by Israeli filmmakers. Theme: Women and food in cinema. | Narrative | Tali Shalom Ezer, Surrogate |
| 2008 #5 | September 15-21; more than 60 films, 26 by Israeli filmmakers. Theme: Women and food in cinema. | Documentary | Ada Ushpiz, Desert Brides |
| 2008 #5 | September 15-21; more than 60 films, 26 by Israeli filmmakers. Theme: Women and food in cinema. | Most Promising | Hadar Morag, Silence |
| 2007 #4 | September 5-9; more than 60 films, 26 by Israeli filmmakers. | Narrative | Osnat Wald, Moment Ella Shrier, Stain (tie) |
| 2007 #4 | September 5-9; more than 60 films, 26 by Israeli filmmakers. | Documentary | Hadar Bashan, In Freiman's Kitchen Hannah Zelis, The Unkosher Truth (tie) |
| 2007 #4 | September 5-9; more than 60 films, 26 by Israeli filmmakers. | Most Promising | Hagar Ben Asher, Paths |
| 2006 #3 | | | |
| 2005 #2 | | | |
| 2004 #1 | September 10-11; 50 films. The debut edition of the festival screened to sold-out crowds. | Narrative | Ilil Alexander, Et SheAhava Nafshi |
| 2004 #1 | September 10-11; 50 films. The debut edition of the festival screened to sold-out crowds. | Documentary | Ibtisam Mara'ana, Paradise Lost |
| 2004 #1 | September 10-11; 50 films. The debut edition of the festival screened to sold-out crowds. | Most Promising | Pazit Ben Hayil and Galit Shaked Shaul, Halutzot |
