List of Israeli films of 2009

A list of films produced by the Israeli film industry in 2009.

2009 releases

Premiere		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref
A P R	27	A Matter of Size (Hebrew: סיפור גדול, lit. "A Big Story")	Sharon Maymon and Erez Tadmor		Comedy/Drama/Sport	Israeli-French-German co-production	[1]
M A Y	13	Carmel (Hebrew: כרמל)	Amos Gitai		Biography	Israeli-French-Italian co-production	[2]
	16	Jaffa (Hebrew: כלת הים)	Keren Yedaya		Drama	Israeli-German-French co-production Special screening at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival	[3]
	20	Einayim Pekukhoth (Hebrew: עיניים פקוחות, lit. "Eyes Wide Open")	Haim Tabakman		Drama	Israeli-German-French co-production Competing at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival	[4]
	22	Ajami (Hebrew: עג'מי)	Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani		Crime/Drama	Israeli-German co-production Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film	[5]
J U N	7	The Loners (Hebrew: הבודדים, lit. "The Loners")	Renen Schorr		Drama		[6]
S E P	8	Lebanon (Hebrew: לבנון)	Samuel Maoz		Drama/War	Israeli-French-Lebanese-German co-production Won the Leone d'Oro at the 66th Venice International Film Festival	[7]
	13	The Assassin Next Door (Hebrew: קירות, lit. "Walls")	Danny Lerner	Olga Kurylenko, Ninette Tayeb, Liron Levo	Action, Drama	Israeli-French-American co-production	[8]
	14	Phobidilia (Hebrew: פובידיליה)	Doron Paz and Yoav Paz		Drama		[9]
	15	Bena (Hebrew: בנא)	Niv Klainer		Drama	Israeli-French co-production	[10]

Awards

Ophir Award Category Winners Best Film Ajami Best Director Yaron Shani and Scandar Copti Ajami Best Actor Sasha Agronov The Loners Best Actress Irit Kaplan A Matter of Size Best Supporting Actor Zohar Strauss Lebanon Best Supporting Actress Levana Finkelstein A Matter of Size Best Cinematography Giora Bejach Lebanon Best Screenplay Yaron Shani and Scandar Copti Ajami Best Composer Rabii Bukhari Ajami Best Original Score David Lees and Alex Claude Lebanon Best Documentary Feature The Shakshouka System Lifetime Achievement Award Assi Dayan

Wolgin Award Category Winners Best Feature Film Ajami Best Documentary Diplomat Best Short Film Guided Tour

Notable deaths

Dudu Topaz

• 20 August – Dudu Topaz, 62, Israeli actor - suicide by hanging.^[11] (born 1946)

References

1. A Matter of Size at the Internet Movie Database
2. Carmel at the Internet Movie Database
3. Jaffa at the Internet Movie Database
4. Eyes Wide Open at the Internet Movie Database
5. Ajami at the Internet Movie Database
6. The Loners at the Internet Movie Database
7. Lebanon at the Internet Movie Database
8. Kirot (The Assassin Next Door) at the Internet Movie Database
9. Phobidilia at the Internet Movie Database
10. Bena at the Internet Movie Database
11. Service, Haaretz (2011-02-16). "Dudu Topaz's brother slams media for coverage of his arrest, suicide - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News". Haaretz.com. Retrieved 2011-08-02.

External links

• Israeli films of 2009 at the Internet Movie Database