The Israeli feature film Seven Minutes in Heaven, directed by newcomer Omri Givon, took the top award in its hotly contested category.
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The Israeli feature film Seven Minutes in Heaven, directed by newcomer Omri Givon, took the top award in its hotly contested category at the 24th Haifa International Film Festival, which ended on Tuesday night. The prize carries a cash award of NIS 120,000.
The film tells the story of a Jerusalem woman who tries to put her life back together after her boyfriend is killed in a terrorist attack that also leaves her severely injured.
The Israeli documentary Unmistaken Child, by Nathan Baratz, looks at the search for the next Tibetan spiritual leader; it won the Best Israeli Documentary prize and a cash prize of NIS 40,000.
In the Best Israeli Television category, the winner was Zrubavel, Shmuel Beru's drama about a boy from an Ethiopian family who dreams of becoming a filmmaker. This award comes with a prize of NIS 35,000.
The Golden Anchor Award, for the best film from a country on the Mediterranean, went to Three Monkeys, directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan of Turkey, who won the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival for the same film. The film is a psychological thriller about a family that begins to fall apart.
In addition, six Israeli filmmakers and actors were awarded stars on Haifa's "film boulevard," the pavement outside the Haifa Cinematheque where the festival was held: Yona Elian, Yehoram Gaon, Eitan Green, Anat Waxman, Gabi Amrani and Ayelet Zurer.
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