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Crime Prevention Rehovot Film Festival Winners Announced
A local film festival was inaugurated in the City of Rehovot in the memory of Ma'ayan Sapir who was murdered a year ago. The festival was initiated by the Municipality of Rehovot, "Metzila" and the Israel Anti Drugs Abuse Foundation.
The film festival ended this week with a grand ceremony granting prizes to the winning films in the Weizman Institute of Science in Rehovot. The ceremony was held in the presence of the Mayor of Rehovot, Shuki Forer, the Sapir family, representatives from Israeli cinema and students.
Grand prize winners:
Grand prize in the category of adult productions was given to Alex Tipletski's documentary about the rehabilitation process of a drug addict.
Grand prize in the category of youth productions was given to the students of the Ort High School for their documentary on the Sapir family.
Grand prize in the category of children productions was given to the students of the 5th and 6th grade in the Ben Gurion Elementary school for their video clip on violence prevention.
Grand prize for best overall film was given to the 5th grade in Yavnieli School for their "Simply Say No" film.
Citation was given to the film produced by students with special needs.
While speaking at the ceremony, Mayor Forer called for promoting the cooperation in convincing youth not to surrender to violence. "I thank "Metzila" for this initiative. You ("Metsila") are our partners in the war against violence" said the Mayor.
Uziam Sapir, Ma'ayan's father, thanked everyone that helped put together the event. He expressed his hopes that the message of violence prevention will spread across all youth, including the ones who didn’t take part in the film festival.
21 short films were submitted to the film competition in memory of Ma'yan Sapir, all of which were produced by children and teenagers in Rehovot and adults who are involved in community broadcasts. Amongst the films were also films produced by former drug addicts. The competing films included dramas, documentaries and video clips. The judging committee consisted of professionals from the Israeli cinema, representatives of "Metsila" and the Israel Anti Drugs Abuse Foundation. The evening was hosted by the Israeli TV star, Tal Museri.
The winning films will be broadcasted in schools in Rehovot and the community channel.
Source: Crime Prevention Film Festival Winners Announced. Israel Ministry of Public Security Web site. (5 June 2006) [FullText & Photos]
The film festival ended this week with a grand ceremony granting prizes to the winning films in the Weizman Institute of Science in Rehovot. The ceremony was held in the presence of the Mayor of Rehovot, Shuki Forer, the Sapir family, representatives from Israeli cinema and students.
Grand prize winners:
Grand prize in the category of adult productions was given to Alex Tipletski's documentary about the rehabilitation process of a drug addict.
Grand prize in the category of youth productions was given to the students of the Ort High School for their documentary on the Sapir family.
Grand prize in the category of children productions was given to the students of the 5th and 6th grade in the Ben Gurion Elementary school for their video clip on violence prevention.
Grand prize for best overall film was given to the 5th grade in Yavnieli School for their "Simply Say No" film.
Citation was given to the film produced by students with special needs.
While speaking at the ceremony, Mayor Forer called for promoting the cooperation in convincing youth not to surrender to violence. "I thank "Metzila" for this initiative. You ("Metsila") are our partners in the war against violence" said the Mayor.
Uziam Sapir, Ma'ayan's father, thanked everyone that helped put together the event. He expressed his hopes that the message of violence prevention will spread across all youth, including the ones who didn’t take part in the film festival.
21 short films were submitted to the film competition in memory of Ma'yan Sapir, all of which were produced by children and teenagers in Rehovot and adults who are involved in community broadcasts. Amongst the films were also films produced by former drug addicts. The competing films included dramas, documentaries and video clips. The judging committee consisted of professionals from the Israeli cinema, representatives of "Metsila" and the Israel Anti Drugs Abuse Foundation. The evening was hosted by the Israeli TV star, Tal Museri.
The winning films will be broadcasted in schools in Rehovot and the community channel.
Source: Crime Prevention Film Festival Winners Announced. Israel Ministry of Public Security Web site. (5 June 2006) [FullText & Photos]
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