David Ofek

David Ofek is a graduate of the ”Sam Spiegel” Film School in Jerusalem. His works always straddle the fine line between documentary and feature film. Among them: Home (1994, short drama) received the Volgin Award – Jerusalem IFF, First Prize in Edinburgh IFF and more. The TV series Bat-Yam New York (1995-97) received the Best Television Drama award – Israeli Academy Awards and Participated in “Input” conference. No. 17 (documentary, 76 min. 2003) won 5 international prizes and participated in over 90 international festivals, including “Input”. His documentary The Tale of Nicolai & the Law of Return (2008, 54 min.) won 4 international prizes and participated in Input.

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Filmography

2013 Director of 'Footsteps in Jerusalem' (Documentary)
2012 Writer and Director of '30 NIS an Hour' (TV Series)
2008 Director of documentary 'The Tale of Nicolai & the Law of Return', Best Documentary, The Wolgin Competition, The Jerusalem International Film Festival Israeli representative to the INPUT conference Official Selection, Vision du Reel - Internatinal copetition
2007 Director of documentary 'Bright Days', (Yamim Zoharim)
2007 Director of documentary 'Paradigma', together with director Asaf Sudry
2006 Director of documentary ;A Hebrew Lesson' (Ha´Ulpan) Best Director, The Wolgin Competition, The Jerusalem International Film Festival Best Editing, The Wolgin Competition, The Jerusalem International Film Festival Offical Selection, The International Film Festival, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2005 Director and scriptwriter of TV mini-series 'Melanoma My Love', Best Drama, Israel Academy Award Official Selection, Rotterdam and Montreal World Film Festival
2003 Director of documentary 'No. 17', Best Film - DocAviv (Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival) Best Documentary - Israeli Academy Awards Special Jury Award - Hot Docs International Film Festival 2004 International Press Award - Chicago Documentary Film Festival Best Documentary - Syracuse International Film Festival. Participated in over 90 international festivals, including the Amsterdam Documentary Festival (IDFA), new directors/new films - New York, and "Input"
2002 Director and scriptwriter of debut feature film 'The Barbecue People' - Silver Ombú for Best Screenplay - Mar del Plata Film Festival, Argentina Best Dramatic Film - Dahlonega Film Festival, Atlanta Best Film - Washington Independent Film Festival Participated in over 25 international festivals, including Sao-Paulo, Istanbul and Hamburg.
2000 Creator of series 'Take-Away' for Israeli cable TV and director of four episodes Nominated for Best Series - Israeli Academy Awards.
1999 Director of documentary '5 Love Stories' Best Film - Doc-Aviv 2000 Best Documentary - Israeli Film Festival, US. Participated in documentary festivals in Taiwan and Greece.
1995-7 Director of 1st and 2nd seasons of 'Bat-Yam', New York Best Television Drama - Israeli Academy Awards. Participated in "Input" Festival, Mexico
1994 Student director of graduation project film 'Home', Volgin Prize for Best Short Film - Jerusalem Film Festival First Prize in Short Film Competition - Edinburgh International Festival First Prize - Oberhausen Festival, Germany Best Israeli Film - International Students´ Festival, Tel Aviv First Prize - Israeli Film Festival, US Judges´ Award - San Francisco Festival Participated in 50 festivals including New York and London
1992 Student director of third-year project film 'Hi-teq Dreams' Volgin Prize for Best Short Film - Jerusalem Festival 1993 Israeli Cinema Institute Prize for a Documentary, 1993 Prize for Best Documentary at the school graduation Participated in the London Festival

Films by David Ofek

A critical look at the Israeli control of the flow of goods into Gaza , revealing the absurdity and cruelty of a policy that attempts to distinguish between necessity and luxury. Trailer
A search for the identity of an anonymous victim of a suicide bombing in 2002. Trailer
A group of immigrants from all over the world come together in their Hebrew lessons, as they learn how to negotiate a new language, culture, and way of life. Trailer
With humor, irony and the unconventional fusion of different genre styles, the film tells the story of a Romanian worker who realizes his Jewish roots can change his life. Trailer
Dana and Amit met when they were 25, they married and had 2 children. Soon after their second child, Amit turned ultra-orthodox. Dana stayed secular. They are still very much in love. Will their love be able to overcome the growing gaps between them? Trailer
We follow the medical team aiding Vika, a single mother with cancer, during her final days. Trailer