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Souvenirs

Shahar is an unemployed filmmaker. His father, Sleiman, suggests that Shahar make a film about the Jewish Brigade, in which he served during WWII.
Shahar becomes enthusiastic after discovering that his father may have impregnated two Dutch women while abroad and decides to make the film hoping to find his father’s lost offspring. Together they set out along the trail of the Jewish Brigade, beginning in Israel, through Italy and Germany, and ending in the Netherlands with a surprising discovery.

Festivals and Awards:

Best Israeli Documentary  at the DocAviv International Film Festival, Israel 2006 ; Second Prize Audience Award at IDFA, the Netherlands, 2006; Best Documentary Award at the Israeli Academy Awards, 2006; FIPRESCI Award at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival,  Greece, 2007;  Special Jury Award at the Chicago International Documentary Film Festival, USA, 2007; Golden Gate Award for Best Documentary at the San Francisco International Film Festival, USA, 2007; DocPoint Helsinki, Finland, 2007; MOMA, NY, USA, 2007; True/False Film Festival, USA, 2007; Israeli Film Festival, LA, USA, 2007; EuroDoc, Norway, 2007; Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival, USA, 2007; Israeli Film Festival, Paris, France, 2007; HotDocs, Canada, 2007; DocFest Munich, Germany, 2007; Input Lugano, Sweitzerland, 2007; Audience Award at SilverDocs, Washington, USA, 2007; Audience Award at the Mediteran, Bosnia, 2007; Tri Continental, Cape Town, South Africa, 2007; DocSDF, Mexico, 2007; Around the World, Serbia, 2007

Director: Shahar Cohen, Halil Efrat

Producer: Sharon Shamir

Production Company: Sirocco Productions

Cinematographer: Tomer Shani

Editor: Halil Efrat

Soundtrack Editor: Amir Bar

Original Soundtrack: Shai Bachar

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, YES Docu, Dutch Jewish Television

Distributor: IsraeliFilms

Subtitles: English

Film Name in Hebrew: סובנירים

Shahar is an unemployed filmmaker. His father, Sleiman, suggests that Shahar make a film about the Jewish Brigade, in which he served during WWII.
Shahar becomes enthusiastic after discovering that his father may have impregnated two Dutch women while abroad and decides to make the film hoping to find his father’s lost offspring. Together they set out along the trail of the Jewish Brigade, beginning in Israel, through Italy and Germany, and ending in the Netherlands with a surprising discovery.

Festivals and Awards:

Best Israeli Documentary  at the DocAviv International Film Festival, Israel 2006 ; Second Prize Audience Award at IDFA, the Netherlands, 2006; Best Documentary Award at the Israeli Academy Awards, 2006; FIPRESCI Award at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival,  Greece, 2007;  Special Jury Award at the Chicago International Documentary Film Festival, USA, 2007; Golden Gate Award for Best Documentary at the San Francisco International Film Festival, USA, 2007; DocPoint Helsinki, Finland, 2007; MOMA, NY, USA, 2007; True/False Film Festival, USA, 2007; Israeli Film Festival, LA, USA, 2007; EuroDoc, Norway, 2007; Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival, USA, 2007; Israeli Film Festival, Paris, France, 2007; HotDocs, Canada, 2007; DocFest Munich, Germany, 2007; Input Lugano, Sweitzerland, 2007; Audience Award at SilverDocs, Washington, USA, 2007; Audience Award at the Mediteran, Bosnia, 2007; Tri Continental, Cape Town, South Africa, 2007; DocSDF, Mexico, 2007; Around the World, Serbia, 2007

Director: Shahar Cohen, Halil Efrat

Producer: Sharon Shamir

Production Company: Sirocco Productions

Cinematographer: Tomer Shani

Editor: Halil Efrat

Soundtrack Editor: Amir Bar

Original Soundtrack: Shai Bachar

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, YES Docu, Dutch Jewish Television

Distributor: IsraeliFilms

Subtitles: English

Film Name in Hebrew: סובנירים

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