A Selection of Films from Israel and Around the World

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Israeli Competition

International Competition

Student Competition

Depth of Field Competition

Distant Africa?

An outstanding collection of films

20 years to the fall of apartheid, a farewell to Nelson Mandela, the Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, Frantz Fanon on colonialism, abductees from Eritrea in the Sinai and refugees in the Central Bus Station

A Special Guest A Tribute to Michel Gondry

Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? An Animated Conversation with Noam Chomsky
Grand screen, great sound system and sea breeze:

Music at the Tel Aviv Port

Entrance free of charge

Films about Artists and Art

Forge a painting by Vermeer
Get arrested with Ai Weiwei
Discover the photos of Vivian Maier
Trespass Bergman’s video collection
Search for Yaakov Shabtai
Fall in love with Mahmoud Darwish
Crown Bialik king
Play the piano at 110

Kaveret at Habima Square

A Bag of Sentiments on the wall of Habima Theater – Entrance free of charge

Docaviv all around Town

In addition to the port and Habima Square, this year we have expanded to the city’s southern neighborhoods:

Special Guest Simon Chinn

(Searching for Sugar Man, Man on Wire)
Master class after the screening of his film The Green Prince. Director: Nadav Schirman

NEXT!

For short attention spanned documentary film lovers – 7 minute presentations for 7 projects: the most interesting filmmakers present their innovative groundbreaking projects. Entrance free of charge
In cooperation with the Critic’s Forum, Docaviv presents a new competition

Depth of FieldThe Artistic Vision Award

7 films with an extraordinary cinematic language are competing for the support of the critics

Conference of the The Israeli Documentary Filmmakers ForumProfessional conference – Entrance free of charge

25 Years of Suzanne Dellal

Films about dance, choreographers and dancers

Film Meets Philosophy

Great Thinkers

Gore Vidal won’t let America forget
Slavoj Zizek isn’t blinded by advertising
Frantz Fanon doesn’t forgive Europe
Grace Lee Boggs won’t give up on the Revolution
and Michel Gondry won’t let up on Noam Chomsky

And the Winners Are...

Oscar winners and award recipients at major international festivals

20 Feet from Stardom | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary
The Lady in Number 6 | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short
Song from the Forest | Grand Jury Award at the International Documentary Film Festival of Amsterdam (IDFA)
The Circle | Audience’s Choice Award and Teddy Prize at the Berlin Film Festival
The Square | Audience’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival
The Green Prince | Audience’s Choice Award at the Sundance Film Festival
Nelson Mandela: The Myth & Me | Grand Jury Prize at the International Documentary Film Festival of Amsterdam (IDFA)
Manakamana | Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival and more...

Short Film Programs

Three collections of short films with a common theme.
Seizing the Moment | Choice | Temptation

INA

A delegation from INA, France’s National Audiovisual Institute, will be coming to the festival

The Krakow Film Foundation

Hosted at the festival with The Art of Disappearing and a program of short films

DOK Leipzig Festival

Three select films from the highly regarded German festival

An Encounter with China

Docaviv and the Gesher Foundation are delighted to host the delegation from the Sichuan International Television Festival in Israel for the very first time