The movie "Sabaya Cinema" is the big winner at the Ophir Awards

The movie "Sabaya Cinema" is the big winner at the Ophir Awards ceremony of the Israel Film Academy, and will be the Israeli representative in the battle for the Oscar.

The actor's award went to Sasson Gabbay, the actress Rita Shukron's award, and a special lifetime achievement award was given to the director and screenwriter Lina Chaplin

Sagi Ben Nun

09/18/2022

Sunday, September 18, 2022, 7:35 p.m. Updated: 7:42 p.m.

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From the movie "Sabaya Cinema" (Photo: Ella Barak and Green Productions)

The movie "Cinema Sabaya" is the big winner at the Ophir Awards ceremony of the Israel Film Academy, the ceremony took place today (Sunday) in Tel Aviv, after picking up the main prize in the best feature film category, and automatically becomes the Israeli representative in the battle for the American Oscar.

Time will tell if he will be able to do what has not happened in more than ten years with a full-length feature film - enter the Hollywood ceremony.

The film won four awards, including the directing award given to Orit Fox Rotem and the supporting actress award given to Joanna Said.

The film is about nine women, Jewish and Arab, who work in the municipality of Hadera, who meet in a workshop to study videography.

The young director Rona (played by Dana Ivegi), leads the workshop and teaches them how to document their world.

The film deals with issues such as independence, relationship, motherhood, freedom and sexual abuse.

The movie "Karaoke" won four awards, including the actor and actress award.

The movie "Savoy" won three awards.

The screenplay award was won by Michal Vinik for her film "Valeria Gets Married".

Sasson Gabbay won the best actor category for his role in the movie "Karaoke", and it was noted that he is the record holder of the award.

Rita Shukron won the best actress award for her role in the same film.

She beat, among other things, Dana Ivegi who received two nominations in this category for her acting in the films "Savoy" and "Cinema Sabaya".

Director and screenwriter Lina Chaplin received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Israel Academy of Film and Television.

The 88-year-old Chaplin, born in the Soviet Union, has participated in over 50 films and her latest film, "In Secrets", competed this year at the Ophir Awards in the short documentary category.

In addition, she wrote, produced and directed documentaries and feature films, often together with her husband Salva Chaplin, who passed away in 2013. Their film "Trumpet in the Wadi", based on the book by Sami Michael, won the Academy Award for Best Film in 2002. "I 88 years old, my whole generation has already gone, and I have to join you soon, and it's even better to join with the award," said an excited Chaplin on the ceremony stage.

"This award is not only mine, I made my films with my late husband, and we received two Ophir awards for films we made together. To receive an award means that I am remembered a little, and it helps me deal with the effects of aging. Thank you very much for the award.

From the movie "Savoy" (Photo: Mosh Mashali)

A total of 18 awards were handed out at the ceremony.

The two films that were nominated for the most awards are "Valeria Gets Married" directed by Michal Vinik and "Karaoke" directed by Moshe Rosenthal - which received 14 nominations each.

Unfortunately, of the 26 films that were nominated at the ceremony, only four were made by women.

And yet, a bright spot: the directing prize was awarded for the second time in three years to a woman - this time to Orit Fuchs Rotem for her film "Cinema Sabaya".

The ceremony, hosted by Oz Zahavi, will be broadcast tonight at 11:20 PM on Beshet 12.

The Minister of Culture and Sports, Hili Trooper, said, among other things, in his speech at the ceremony: "We will all agree that mixing politics and culture is bad on all sides, so we should try to avoid it. Make political films, but not make politics on the back of the films. This is true for us politicians, which is always better Let us not interfere in the selection of the budgeted films and avoid the temptation to ride on them on the way to more political noise. And this is also true for the creators, who should also separate art from politics. Not in the films themselves, since mixed works that meet the complex Israeli reality are important, but in the use of films as a tool in political debate. If we really act, we will allow the films to tell their stories. Israeli society is strong enough to contain opposing positions, and stable enough to contain criticism. And yes, come from love. It is possible to hold several values ​​and several loves at the same time."

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From the movie "Karaoke" (Photo: Daniel Miller)

The full list of winners:

Best Feature Film

"Where's Anne Frank"

"The Road to Eilat"

"Valeria Gets Married"

"Sabaya Cinema"

"Karaoke"

Orit Fuchs Rotem, "Sabaya Cinema"

Yona Rosenkiar, "The Road to Eilat"

Maor Zagori, "Virgins"

Michal Vinik - "Valeria Gets Married"

Moshe Rosenthal, "Karaoke"

Orit Fuchs Rotem, "Sabaya Cinema"

Zohar Wagner, "Savoy"

Yona Rosenkier, "The Road to Eilat"

Maor Zagouri, "Virgins"

Michal Vinik, "Valeria Gets Married"

Moshe Rosenthal , "Karaoke"

Dana Ivegi, "Savoy"

Dana Ivegi, "Sabaya Cinema"

Levana Finkelstein, "The Silence"

Lena Freifeld, "Valeria Gets Married"

Rita Shukron, "Karaoke"

Yoel Rosenkiar, "The Road to Eilat"

Yaakov Zeda Daniel, "Valeria Gets Married"

Maor Levy, "Virgins"

Maurice Cohen, "The Silence"

Sasson Gabbai, "Karaoke"

Aviva Ngosa, "The Road to Eilat" Estee Zakheim,

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The Silence"

Joanna Said, "Sabaya Cinema"

Moran Rosenblatt, "Like There's No Tomorrow"

Tiki Dayan, "Nobody's Children"

Avraham Shalom Levy, "Valeria Gets Married"

Doron Tabori, " The Gospel according to Yehuda"

Dean Miroshnikov, "As if there is no tomorrow"

Lior Ashkenazi, "Karaoke"

Muni Moshunov, "Everything I can"

Shmuel Wilozheni, "The Road to Eilat"

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From the movie "The Road to Eilat" (Photo: Oded Ashkenazi)

The best short feature film

"Please wait for the representative", director: Moran Neker

"It's time for you to die already", director: Hadar Morg

"I don't have to love you", director: Yotam Knispel

"Quarry", director: Hila Roizenman

"Letter to a pig" , directed by: Tal Kantor

"Rousseau", directed by: Etti Tsiko

Etti Marom, "Cinema Sabaya"

Boaz Yonatan Ya'akov, "Batolim"

Guy Raz, "Valeria Gets Married"

Daniel Miller, "Karaoke"

Oded Ashkenazi, "The Road to Eilat"

"Eshte Ha'il", directed by: Anna Sommersheff

"Doctor Morris's Camera", directed by: Itamar Alkalai and Mirav Tzviali

"Tantura", directed by:Alon Shurtz

"Black notebooks", directed by: Shlomi Elkabats

"Anat Gov, on life and death", directed by: Tamar Tal Anati

"The Artist's Daughter", directed by: Margarita Linton

"Grossman", directed by: Adi Arbel

"Zoya Cheraksky Soviet Life", directed by: Anat Schwartz "Zvi Omer

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, directed by: Zvi Shissel

The Seven Years of Absalom", directed by: David Ofek

Gal Lev, Lior Perla, "Karaoke"

Dafna Keenan, "Valeria Gets Married"

Israel Bright, "The Road to Eilat"

Frank Haim Ilfman, Omer Hershman, Shuli Rand, "Children of Nobody"

Karni Postel, "Sabaya Cinema"

Or Li-Tal, "The Road to Eilat"

Dafi Parvman, "Karaoke"

Maya Koenig, "Valeria Gets Married"

Neta Dvorakis, "Sabaya Cinema"

Neely Feller, who may teach, "Savoy"

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Sasson Gabbay, winner of the best actor award (Photo: Vared Adir)

Best Art Design

Eitan Levy, "June 0"

Yohanan Barskin, "The Road to Eilat"

Ido Dolev, "Karaoke"

Amir Yaron, "Virgins"

Shonit Aharoni, "Valeria Gets Married"

Shaked Naor, "Savoy"

Yam Brusilovsky, "Karaoke"

Maya Lebovitch, "Valeria Gets Married"

Maya Lebovitch, "Savoy"

Inbal Shoki, "June 0"

Rachel Ben Dahan, "Sabaya Cinema"

Orly Ronan, "Sabaya Cinema"

Ingrid Zibbert, "Karaoke

Karin Geva, "Valeria is getting married"

Ronit

Dogo Arbiv, "Savoy"

Rinat Aloni, "June 0"

Orit Azoulai, "Valeria is getting married"

Hila Yuval, "June 0"

Hamotel Zem-Kastel, "The Road to Eilat"

Hamotel Zem-Kastel, "Karaoke"

Emmanuel Meir, "Cinema Sabaya"

Aviv Aldama, "Where is Anne Frank"

Aviv Aldama, Oded Ringel, "Savoy"

Vitali Greenspan, Avi Mizrachi, "Karaoke"

Ronan Nagel, Ashi Milo, "Valeria is getting married"

Shaf and Geshal, "Sabaya Cinema"

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