To mark the release of Here We Are on 14th February, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on DVD.
From Israeli filmmaker Nir Bergman. Taking inspiration from writer, Dana Idisis’s own family, Here We Are is a touching story of a father and his relationship with his grown-up autistic son, played by Shai Avivi and Noam Imber. The film screened as part of the Cannes Film Festival 2020 in Official Selection and was nominated for 10 Ophir Awards in Israel, winning in the categories of Best Director, Best Actor (Shai Avivi), Best Supporting Actor (Noam Imber) and Best Screenplay.
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From Israeli filmmaker Nir Bergman. Taking inspiration from writer, Dana Idisis’s own family, Here We Are is a touching story of a father and his relationship with his grown-up autistic son, played by Shai Avivi and Noam Imber. The film screened as part of the Cannes Film Festival 2020 in Official Selection and was nominated for 10 Ophir Awards in Israel, winning in the categories of Best Director, Best Actor (Shai Avivi), Best Supporting Actor (Noam Imber) and Best Screenplay.
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- 2/7/2022
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Exclusive: A+E Studios/Ananey Studios’ supernatural thriller series The Malevolent Bride has set cast and commenced production in Israel, with Valley of Tears’ Tom Avni and Her Dance’s Lioz Levy playing the leads.
The show from Our Boys creator and Fauda writer Noah Stollman will air on Israel’s Kan 11 later this year, with A+E taking distribution rights in the rest of the world. The Malevolent Bride is the first co-production between A+E and Israeli studio Ananey.
Joining Avni and Levy are Maya Wertheimer (Shababnikim), Hisham Suliman (Fauda), Dar Zuzovsky (The Greenhouse), Esti Zakheim (The Commune), Shai Avivi (Pillars of Smoke), Lir Katz (Shababnikim), Adi Gilat (The Arbitrator) and Elisha Banai (Fullmoon).
The eight-part modern supernatural thriller, which commences production this week, follows the hunt for a vengeful spirit terrorizing an unsuspecting Hasidic community in present-day Jerusalem. A pair of unlikely demon-hunters – Hasidic psychologist Malki Price...
The show from Our Boys creator and Fauda writer Noah Stollman will air on Israel’s Kan 11 later this year, with A+E taking distribution rights in the rest of the world. The Malevolent Bride is the first co-production between A+E and Israeli studio Ananey.
Joining Avni and Levy are Maya Wertheimer (Shababnikim), Hisham Suliman (Fauda), Dar Zuzovsky (The Greenhouse), Esti Zakheim (The Commune), Shai Avivi (Pillars of Smoke), Lir Katz (Shababnikim), Adi Gilat (The Arbitrator) and Elisha Banai (Fullmoon).
The eight-part modern supernatural thriller, which commences production this week, follows the hunt for a vengeful spirit terrorizing an unsuspecting Hasidic community in present-day Jerusalem. A pair of unlikely demon-hunters – Hasidic psychologist Malki Price...
- 1/5/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Drawn on the writer’s personal experience, Nir Bergman’s father-son runaway adventure delivers poignancy through myriad insights
Moving but unsentimental, this Israeli drama is a perfect example of how a cinematic story becomes paradoxically more universal by being very specific about people and places. It explores an intense relationship between father Aharon (Shai Avivi) and his son Uri (Noam Imber), a young man in his 20s; although the word autism barely features here, or at least not in the English subtitles, it’s starkly obvious that Uri is on the spectrum. He can speak, but he’s very attached to his routines, resistant to eat much apart from pasta stars and obsessed with watching Charlie Chaplin films on his portable DVD player; he must have his dad around to help him navigate the world at all times lest there’s any danger he might, for example, step on a snail,...
Moving but unsentimental, this Israeli drama is a perfect example of how a cinematic story becomes paradoxically more universal by being very specific about people and places. It explores an intense relationship between father Aharon (Shai Avivi) and his son Uri (Noam Imber), a young man in his 20s; although the word autism barely features here, or at least not in the English subtitles, it’s starkly obvious that Uri is on the spectrum. He can speak, but he’s very attached to his routines, resistant to eat much apart from pasta stars and obsessed with watching Charlie Chaplin films on his portable DVD player; he must have his dad around to help him navigate the world at all times lest there’s any danger he might, for example, step on a snail,...
- 7/20/2021
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
Studio Soho Distribution has launched a new trailer for Israeli filmmaker Nir Bergman’s ‘Here We Are’, a film that takes inspiration from writer, Dana Idisis’s own family
Aharon has devoted his life to raising his son Uri, where they live together in a gentle routine away from the real world. Uri is autistic and now as a young adult, it might be time for him to live in a specialised home. Aharon feels deep down that Uri is not ready for this separation, so on the way to the home, he decides to run away with his son and they hit the road. A journey that has unexpected consequences for Aharon and Uri’s quiet life together.
The film screened as part of the Cannes Film Festival 2020 in Official Selection and was nominated for 10 Ophir Awards in Israel, winning in the categories of Best Director, Best Actor (Shai Avivi...
Aharon has devoted his life to raising his son Uri, where they live together in a gentle routine away from the real world. Uri is autistic and now as a young adult, it might be time for him to live in a specialised home. Aharon feels deep down that Uri is not ready for this separation, so on the way to the home, he decides to run away with his son and they hit the road. A journey that has unexpected consequences for Aharon and Uri’s quiet life together.
The film screened as part of the Cannes Film Festival 2020 in Official Selection and was nominated for 10 Ophir Awards in Israel, winning in the categories of Best Director, Best Actor (Shai Avivi...
- 6/15/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Shai Avivi as Aharon and Noam Imber as his son Uri, in Nir Bergman’s Israeli/Italian drama Here We Are, one of the films at the 2021 St. Louis Jewish Film Festival. Courtesy of the St. Louis Jewish Film Festival.
The soundtrack to Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid opens the father-son tale Here We Are, award-winning Israeli director Nir Bergman’s heart-warming, insightful drama about a father’s devotion to his son, who is on the autism spectrum. Dad Aharon (Shai Avivi) willingly gave up his successful career as an artist to care for his son Uri (Noam Imber). The two are very close and have built a life of reassuring routine that involves Chaplin’s film about a father and son, trips on the train, bike rides, and pasta stars for lunch. But Uri is a young adult now and Aharon’s ex-wife, Uri’s mother, Tamara (Smadar Wolfman...
The soundtrack to Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid opens the father-son tale Here We Are, award-winning Israeli director Nir Bergman’s heart-warming, insightful drama about a father’s devotion to his son, who is on the autism spectrum. Dad Aharon (Shai Avivi) willingly gave up his successful career as an artist to care for his son Uri (Noam Imber). The two are very close and have built a life of reassuring routine that involves Chaplin’s film about a father and son, trips on the train, bike rides, and pasta stars for lunch. But Uri is a young adult now and Aharon’s ex-wife, Uri’s mother, Tamara (Smadar Wolfman...
- 6/13/2021
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The festival unfolded mainly online with special socially distanced screenings for Israeli works.
Ukrainian producer and director Valentyn Vasyanovych’s drama Atlantis has won best film at the 37th edition of the Jerusalem Film Festival (Jff), which is running as an online event December 10-20 due to Israel’s ongoing Covid-19 lockdown.
Set in war-torn eastern Ukraine in the near future, the film revolves around a former soldier suffering from Ptsd, who is trying to rebuild his life against the backdrop of his environmentally devastated homeland.
It is Vasyanovych’s third feature and Ukraine’s submission to the best international film category of the 2021 Oscars.
Ukrainian producer and director Valentyn Vasyanovych’s drama Atlantis has won best film at the 37th edition of the Jerusalem Film Festival (Jff), which is running as an online event December 10-20 due to Israel’s ongoing Covid-19 lockdown.
Set in war-torn eastern Ukraine in the near future, the film revolves around a former soldier suffering from Ptsd, who is trying to rebuild his life against the backdrop of his environmentally devastated homeland.
It is Vasyanovych’s third feature and Ukraine’s submission to the best international film category of the 2021 Oscars.
- 12/16/2020
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The 34th Israel Film Festival Los Angeles has confirmed its line-up for this year’s edition, which will be held entirely online for the first time.
Running December 13 – 27, the fest will screen 23 features, including two U.S. premieres, Israel’s Oscar submission this year, Asia, as well as a number of past Ophir award winners. The event will also host Q&As after each film with talent.
Asia opens the festival having recently won Best Film at this year’s Ophir Awards, Israel’s top film awards, which automatically makes it the Oscar contender for 2021. The film also won Ophirs for Best Actress, Supporting Actress and Cinematography.
The festival will present its 2020 Iff Lifetime Achievement Award to Meir Feningstein, the event’s founder and executive director. It will also screen concert documentary Poogy / Kaveret 2013 Reunion Concert, centered on the band for which Feningstein is the drummer.
“As the world faces enormous disruption and loss,...
Running December 13 – 27, the fest will screen 23 features, including two U.S. premieres, Israel’s Oscar submission this year, Asia, as well as a number of past Ophir award winners. The event will also host Q&As after each film with talent.
Asia opens the festival having recently won Best Film at this year’s Ophir Awards, Israel’s top film awards, which automatically makes it the Oscar contender for 2021. The film also won Ophirs for Best Actress, Supporting Actress and Cinematography.
The festival will present its 2020 Iff Lifetime Achievement Award to Meir Feningstein, the event’s founder and executive director. It will also screen concert documentary Poogy / Kaveret 2013 Reunion Concert, centered on the band for which Feningstein is the drummer.
“As the world faces enormous disruption and loss,...
- 11/30/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, ABC unveiled the premiere dates for its early 2021 scripted series, and NBC announced details for its annual “Christmas in the Rockefeller Center” special.
Casting
Starz cast Luis Guzmán as a guest star in the second season of crime drama “Hightown.” Guzmán will portray Jorge Cuevas, Frankie’s (Amaury Nolasco) charmingly hilarious but deadly cousin. Also joining the cast this season are guest stars Jona Xiao, Charline St. Charles and Dominic L. Santana. Production is currently underway for Season 2, with creator Rebecca Cutter making her TV directorial debut. Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Rachel Morrison will direct two episodes and lead actor Monica Raymund, as well as Dawn Wilkinson, Radium Cheung and Eagle Egilsson are also tapped to direct.
Dates
Food Network’s “Kid’s Baking Championship” will return with a ninth season premiere Dec. 28. The show, hosted by Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman, will feature a new twist,...
Casting
Starz cast Luis Guzmán as a guest star in the second season of crime drama “Hightown.” Guzmán will portray Jorge Cuevas, Frankie’s (Amaury Nolasco) charmingly hilarious but deadly cousin. Also joining the cast this season are guest stars Jona Xiao, Charline St. Charles and Dominic L. Santana. Production is currently underway for Season 2, with creator Rebecca Cutter making her TV directorial debut. Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Rachel Morrison will direct two episodes and lead actor Monica Raymund, as well as Dawn Wilkinson, Radium Cheung and Eagle Egilsson are also tapped to direct.
Dates
Food Network’s “Kid’s Baking Championship” will return with a ninth season premiere Dec. 28. The show, hosted by Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman, will feature a new twist,...
- 11/19/2020
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- Variety Film + TV
The Ophir Awards, Israel’s top film awards, have crowned Ruthy Pribar’s Asia as Best Picture, per The Jerusalem Post. The film now automatically becomes the country’s entry for the 2021 International Oscar race.
The year’s ceremony was held via a special broadcaster of the show Culture Agent, hosted by Kobi Meidan, replacing the traditional live event, which was cancelled due to pandemic disruption.
Asia was selected for Tribeca this year and won the virtual fest’s Best Actress Award for Shira Haas. It follows a young mother who lives with her now teenage daughter. When the daughter falls ill, her mother must step in and become the parent her daughter desperately needs.
The film also scooped the Ophirs for Best Actress (Alena Yiv), Best Supporting Actress (Shira Haas) and Best Cinematography (Daniella Nowitz).
Further winners at today’s ceremony included Nir Bergman’s Here We Are, which took Best Director,...
The year’s ceremony was held via a special broadcaster of the show Culture Agent, hosted by Kobi Meidan, replacing the traditional live event, which was cancelled due to pandemic disruption.
Asia was selected for Tribeca this year and won the virtual fest’s Best Actress Award for Shira Haas. It follows a young mother who lives with her now teenage daughter. When the daughter falls ill, her mother must step in and become the parent her daughter desperately needs.
The film also scooped the Ophirs for Best Actress (Alena Yiv), Best Supporting Actress (Shira Haas) and Best Cinematography (Daniella Nowitz).
Further winners at today’s ceremony included Nir Bergman’s Here We Are, which took Best Director,...
- 11/13/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Both films screened in Cannes virtual market at the end of June.
Paris-based mk2 films has unveiled first deals on its Cannes 2020 label titles The Big Hit and Here We Are, which it screened in the recent virtual edition of the Marché du Film at the end of June.
French director Emmanuel Courcol’s comedy The Big Hit has sold to Benelux (Paradiso Filmed Entertainment), Italy (Teodora Film), Scandinavia (NonStop Entertainment), Spain (Caramel Films), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Poland (Galapagos Films) and Portugal (Nos Lusomundo).
In the rest of the world, deals have been done for Cis (Russian Word Vision), Brazil (Imovision...
Paris-based mk2 films has unveiled first deals on its Cannes 2020 label titles The Big Hit and Here We Are, which it screened in the recent virtual edition of the Marché du Film at the end of June.
French director Emmanuel Courcol’s comedy The Big Hit has sold to Benelux (Paradiso Filmed Entertainment), Italy (Teodora Film), Scandinavia (NonStop Entertainment), Spain (Caramel Films), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Poland (Galapagos Films) and Portugal (Nos Lusomundo).
In the rest of the world, deals have been done for Cis (Russian Word Vision), Brazil (Imovision...
- 7/6/2020
- by 1100388¦Melanie Goodfellow¦69¦
- ScreenDaily
Already a winner of screenplay and audience awards in Israel before it bowed in Venice and Toronto, Longing (Ga’agua) takes an oblique look at the meaning of fatherhood in the story of a middle-aged man who belatedly learns he had a son. The fact that the boy is dead only whets his now unfulfillable desire to be a parent. Writer-director Savi Gabizon (Nina’s Tragedies) daringly explores this premise as an ironic, gently melancholic black comedy, whose twists and turns build to a sobering climax. It’s a charming niche film for adults that pleases while it makes some wise points.
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- 9/25/2017
- by Deborah Young
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Our resident VOD expert tells you what's new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical Going in Style (comedy; Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Alan Arkin; rated PG-13) The Circle (drama-thriller; Emma Watson, Tom Hanks; rated PG-13) The Lovers (romantic comedy; Debra Winger, Tracy Letts; rated R) One Week and a Day (drama-comedy; Shai Avivi, Evgenia Dodina; not rated) Phoenix Forgotten (horror/sci-fi; Florence Hartigan, Josh Bishop, Ashley Foster; rated PG-13) The Ottoman Lieutenant (war drama; Michiel Huisman, Hera Hilmar; rated R) Colossal (sci-fi comedy; Anne...
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- 8/1/2017
- by Robert B. DeSalvo
- Movies.com
One Week And A Day (Shavua ve Yom) Oscilloscope Laboratories Reviewed by: Harvey Karten, Shockya Grade: B+ Director: Asaph Polonsky Written by: Asaph Polonsky Cast: Shai Avivi, Evgenia Dodina, Tomer Kapon, Alona Shauloff, Sharon Alexander, Carmit Mesilati-Kaplan, Uri Gavriel Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 4/14/17 Opens: April 28, 2017 Jewish burial customs are different from […]
The post One Week And A Day Review: Laughing One Moment, Crying The Next appeared first on Shockya.com.
The post One Week And A Day Review: Laughing One Moment, Crying The Next appeared first on Shockya.com.
- 4/21/2017
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Following a premiere at Cannes last year, a U.S. trailer has arrived for One Week and a Day (Shavua ye Yom), the feature debut of writer-director Asaph Polonsky. The film centers around a mourning Jewish family who have just lost their son. However, once the traditional week of mourning ends, Eyal (Shai Avivi) cannot adjust back to normal life in the way his wife, Vicky (Evgenia Dodina) wants or needs.
Through a matter-of-a-fact aesthetic approach and a clever use of titles, the trailer demonstrates the balancing act of darkly funny and incredibly saddening that Polonsky seems to be shooting for. Hopefully it pays off with a poignant and satisfying drama and marks him as a talent to watch out for. See the trailer below, along with a synopsis and poster.
As Eyal finishes the traditional Jewish week of mourning for his late son, his wife Vicky urges him to...
Through a matter-of-a-fact aesthetic approach and a clever use of titles, the trailer demonstrates the balancing act of darkly funny and incredibly saddening that Polonsky seems to be shooting for. Hopefully it pays off with a poignant and satisfying drama and marks him as a talent to watch out for. See the trailer below, along with a synopsis and poster.
As Eyal finishes the traditional Jewish week of mourning for his late son, his wife Vicky urges him to...
- 3/29/2017
- by Mike Mazzanti
- The Film Stage
New Europe Film Sales secures further deals in Europe and Asia.
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired Us rights to One Week And A Day, Asaph Polonsky’s black comedy that debuted in Critics’ Week at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Oscilloscope, which last year acquired Cannes Directors’ Fortnight winner Embrace Of The Serpent, will release One Week And A Day in theatres followed by a release across all ancillary platforms.
Jan Naszewski from New Europe Film Sales, who brokered the deal, also revealed to Screen that additional agreements have been signed for Denmark (Ost for Paradis) and Taiwan (Swallow Wings) following sales during the Cannes Marche.
The film, which marks the debut of Israeli-American writer-director Polonsky, won the Gan Foundation Award in Cannes’ Critics’ Week competition and an award from the French cinema owners association, Afcae.
One Week And A Day tells a story of a grieving father, who finishes a week of mourning for his late...
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired Us rights to One Week And A Day, Asaph Polonsky’s black comedy that debuted in Critics’ Week at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Oscilloscope, which last year acquired Cannes Directors’ Fortnight winner Embrace Of The Serpent, will release One Week And A Day in theatres followed by a release across all ancillary platforms.
Jan Naszewski from New Europe Film Sales, who brokered the deal, also revealed to Screen that additional agreements have been signed for Denmark (Ost for Paradis) and Taiwan (Swallow Wings) following sales during the Cannes Marche.
The film, which marks the debut of Israeli-American writer-director Polonsky, won the Gan Foundation Award in Cannes’ Critics’ Week competition and an award from the French cinema owners association, Afcae.
One Week And A Day tells a story of a grieving father, who finishes a week of mourning for his late...
- 5/24/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Asaph Polonsky’s black comedy has gone to Brazil and Italy.
New Europe Film Sales has scored a brace of sales on Cannes 2016 Critics’ Week selection One Week And A Day.
Brazil (Imovision) and Italy (Parthenos) have picked up the feature debut of Us-born, Israeli filmmaker Asaph Polonsky.
As previously announced, all Australian rights went to Jiff Distribution and French rights were sold to Sophie Dulac Distribution. New Europe also has further offers on the film from Us and European buyers.
Polonsky is an AFI graduate, whose graduation film Samnang was nominated for an Academy Award in 2013.
One Week And A Day tells a story of a grieving father, who finishes a week of mourning for his late son and is urged by his wife to return to their routine. He instead gets high with a young neighbour and sets out to discover there are still things in life worth living for.
The cast of...
New Europe Film Sales has scored a brace of sales on Cannes 2016 Critics’ Week selection One Week And A Day.
Brazil (Imovision) and Italy (Parthenos) have picked up the feature debut of Us-born, Israeli filmmaker Asaph Polonsky.
As previously announced, all Australian rights went to Jiff Distribution and French rights were sold to Sophie Dulac Distribution. New Europe also has further offers on the film from Us and European buyers.
Polonsky is an AFI graduate, whose graduation film Samnang was nominated for an Academy Award in 2013.
One Week And A Day tells a story of a grieving father, who finishes a week of mourning for his late son and is urged by his wife to return to their routine. He instead gets high with a young neighbour and sets out to discover there are still things in life worth living for.
The cast of...
- 5/18/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
The 2016 Cannes Film Festival is under a week away from getting started, and Indiewire continues to get ready with an exclusive poster premiere from Israel's official entry, "One Week And A Day." Marking the debut feature of Asaph Polonsky, the film centers around the final days of a Jewish family sitting Shiva for the loss of their 25-year-old son. The cast includes Shai Avivi and Evgenia Dodina. Read More: 9 Shockers From the 2016 Cannes Film Festival Lineup: Snubs & Surprise The official synopsis reads: "A married couple edging into the back half of middle age, Eyal and Vicky find themselves reacting to the end of Shiva in markedly different ways. A return to routine seems to be in order for Vicky, a teacher, as she finds herself back at school trying to abruptly kick out the substitute assigned in her stead. Meanwhile, shopkeeper Eyal opts for a total abdication of routine, as...
- 5/6/2016
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Black comedy to play in competition at Critics’ Week.
New Europe Film Sales has picked up Asaph Polonsky’s black comedy One Week and a Day and sold all French rights to Sophie Dulac Distribution.
The feature debut of Us-born, Israeli filmmaker Polonsky was yesterday named as a competition title in the Critics’ Week sidebar of the Cannes Film Festival (May 11-22).
Polonsky is an AFI graduate, whose graduation film Samnang was nominated for an Academy Award in 2013.
One Week and a Day tells a story of a grieving father, who finishes a week of mourning for his late son and is urged by his wife to return to their routine. He instead gets high with a young neighbour and sets out to discover there are still things in life worth living for.
The cast of the film includes well-known Israeli actors Shai Avivi and Evgenia Dodina as the married couple and Tomer Kapon as the...
New Europe Film Sales has picked up Asaph Polonsky’s black comedy One Week and a Day and sold all French rights to Sophie Dulac Distribution.
The feature debut of Us-born, Israeli filmmaker Polonsky was yesterday named as a competition title in the Critics’ Week sidebar of the Cannes Film Festival (May 11-22).
Polonsky is an AFI graduate, whose graduation film Samnang was nominated for an Academy Award in 2013.
One Week and a Day tells a story of a grieving father, who finishes a week of mourning for his late son and is urged by his wife to return to their routine. He instead gets high with a young neighbour and sets out to discover there are still things in life worth living for.
The cast of the film includes well-known Israeli actors Shai Avivi and Evgenia Dodina as the married couple and Tomer Kapon as the...
- 4/19/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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