Israeli Documentary Filmmakers Forum

The Israeli Documentary Filmmakers Forum is an Israeli Nonprofit organization foster documentary films and series. The Israeli Documentary Filmmakers Forum include over 450 members.^[1] In 2006 the forum initiated and organized an annual competition, called "The Israeli Documentary Film Competition".^[2] The forum held a long-standing struggle to invest more money and get more broadcast time for original Israeli documentary projects in the Israeli television channels.^[3]

The current forum's chairwoman is Hagit Ben Yakov.^[4] Her predecessors were Osnat Trabelsi,^[5] Uri Rosenwaks,^[6] Avishai Kfir and Naftali Glicksberg.^[7]

References

1. "פורום היוצרים הדוקומנטרים | About The Israeli Documentary Filmmakers Forum". Archived from the original on 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
2. Carmel, Asaf (February 5, 2007). "Documentary films competition" and Fisher, Shany (February 14, 2008). "Documentary films competition". Walla!
3. Mena, Maya. Ben Nun, Sagi. Kayam, Tali (June 24, 2015). "The creators are going to war". Walla!. And Averbach, Li-Or (February 10, 2014). "Baby boom is not documentary says the filmmakers forum". Globes. And " Israeli Documentary Filmmakers against President of Israel - bagaz verdict". HaAyin HaShevi'it.
4. "Hagit Ben Yakov on Israeli Documentary Forum Website (Hebrew)".
5. Anderman, Nirit (August 5, 2015). "Now playing in Israel: film censorship". Haaretz.
6. Litman, Shany (February 17, 2014). "An Inreview with Uri Rosenwaks. Haaretz.
7. Kam, Anat (July 8, 2008). "Kfir instead of Glicksberg". Walla!

External links

• The Israeli Documentary Filmmakers Forum site