1999 Festival

July 8th-17th, 1999

Opening Film: All about My Mother by Pedro Almodovar

Guests: Terrence Malick, Ettore Scola, Vittorio and Paolo Taviani, Marisa Paredes 

Awards for Israeli and International Cinema: 

Wolgin Award - Best Israeli Feature:

Yana’s Friends by Arik Kaplun 

Wolgin Award - Best Israeli Documentary:

Martin by Ra’anan Alexandrowicz 

Wolgin Award - Best Short Film:

Albert by Guy Tzehori 

The New Foundation for Cinema and Television Award:

Harmed Forces by Irit Gal
Menelik by Daniel Wachsmann 

Lipper Award for Best Israeli Screenplay:

Zur Hadasim by Eran Kolirin 

The Noga, Israel Film Service and Jerusalem Cinematheque Award:

Holywall by Levi Zini 

Anat Pirchi TV Drama Award:

Zinzana by Haim Bouzaglo 

Honorable Mention:

As if Nothing Happened by Ayelet Bargur  

In The Spirit of Freedom Award -  Best Feature Film:

Elvjs & Merilijn by Armando Manni 

In The Spirit of Freedom Award -  Best Documentary:

The Valley by Dan Reed 

The Jewish Experience - Best Feature:

Voyages by Emmanuel Finkiel 

The Jewish Experience - Best Documentary:

The Maelstrom – A Family Chronicle by Peter Forgacs 

Life Achievement Award:

Dan Wolman

Achievement Award:

Terrence Malick
Ettore Scola
The Taviani Brothers

Important Titles:
Cookie's Fortune by Robert Altman
Rushmore by Wes Anderson
Breakfast of Champions by Alan Rudolph
In the Presence of a Clown by Ingmar Bergman
Fucking Amal by Lukas Moodysson
Au Coeuer du Mensonge by Claude Chabrol
Seul Contre Tous by Gaspar Noe
Love Is the Devil by John Maybury
The War Zone by Tim Roth
Following by Christopher Nolan
The 14th Chick by Hany Abu-Assad
Buena Vista Social Club by Wim Wenders
Train de Vie by Radu Mihaileanu
The Thin Red Line by Terrence Malick