Yariv Mozer

Film Writer, Director and Producer; Mozer graduated with distinction from Tel-Aviv University’s Film School in 2004. Since then he has directed and produced documentary and feature films, such as "Ben-Gurion, Epilogue" (Israel-France-Germany 2016), "Snails in the Rain" (Israel-Spain 2013), "The Invisible Men" (Israel-The Netherlands 2012), and "My First War" (Israel 2008). His films have been shown in film festivals worldwide and won several awards.  Photo by Alexander van Keulen

Awards

2017 Israeli Film Academy Award Winner for Best Feature Documentary for Ben-Gurion, Epilogue 2012 Winner of Frameline San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Best Documentary Feature Award for The Invisible Men 2012 Winner of DocAviv Special Jury Award for The Invisible Men 2009 Winner of The Toronto Jewish Film Festival Best Documentary Award for My First War 2008 Winner of DocAviv Special Jury Award for My First War

Ben-Gurion, Epilogue Highlights

2017 Winner of the Israeli Film Academy Best Documentary Award 2017 Opening film of The Israel Film Festival LA 2017 International Premier at Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2016 World Premier at Jerusalem International Film Festival

Snails in The Rain Highlights

2013 Montréal World Film Festival, First Fiction Feature film Competition 2013 TLV Film Fest Acting Award 2013 Opening film of TLV Film Fest, Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival

The Invisible Men Highlights

2013 Special Screening by The Human Rights Campaign, The State Department and the Motion Picture Association of Americ, Washington DC 2012 Special Screening at The UN Church Center 2012 Winner of Frameline San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Best Documentary Feature Award for The Invisible Men (2012) 2012 Winner of DocAviv Special Jury Award for The Invisible Men (2012)

My First War Highlights

2009 Winner of The Toronto Jewish Film Festival Best Documentary Award for My First War (2008) 2008 IDFA Amsterdam First Appearance Competition Award Nominee 2008 Winner of DocAviv Special Jury Award for My First War (2008)

Director's Filmography

Eichmann - The Devil Speaks (TV Series documentary) (filming) 2021 The Red Book (Documentary) 2020 By the Grace of Heaven (Documentary) 2019 Reichman (Documentary) 2019 Eizenkot. (Documentary) 2018 To Err Is Human (Documentary) 2016 Ben-Gurion, Epilogue (Documentary) 2013 Snails in the Rain 2012 The Invisible Men (Documentary) 2009 Another Way (Documentary) 2009 Bed Stories (Short) 2008 My First War (Documentary)

Producer's Filmography (Selected list)

2021 The Red Book (Documentary) 2020 By the Grace of Heaven (Documentary) 2019 Reichman (Documentary) 2018 To Err Is Human (Documentary) 2016 Ben-Gurion, Epilogue (Documentary) 2013 Snails in the Rain 2012 Inheritance 2012 The Invisible Men (Documentary) 2011Jeannette (Documentary) 2008 The Heart of Jenin (Documentary) 2008 The House on Tabenkin Street (Documentary) 2008 My First War (Documentary)

Education and Certifications

2004 BFA Degree, with Distinction of Tel Aviv University's Film School 2003 Winner of The America - Israel Cultural Fund

Training and Seminars

2010 1st Israeli to Graduate EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs) Producer's workshop 2010 The Greenhouse Film Program 2010 The Ruth Dytches Acting for Camera School 2008 MFD Marrakesh Film Development Program

Conferences

2017 Ben-Gurion, Epilogue: AIPAC Policy Conference 2015 Seeds of Peace GATHER 962 Conference 2013 The Invisible Men: 21st world conference of GLBT Jews at Winnipeg, Canada 2008 Cannes International Film Producers Conference 2008 Sundance Independent Producers Conference

Teaching Experience

2012, 2016 DIY Film Workshop sponsored by The New Fund for Cinema and Television 2007-2010 Head of The Entrepreneurial Production Program of The Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film & Television School Teaching stuff of Tel Aviv University Film School

Pitching Forums and Markets

2015 FIPA le Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels, Biaritz 2014 MEDIMED The Euro-Mediterranean Documentary Pitching Forum, Sitges 2010 Berlinale Co-Production Film Market 2009, 2010 Dragon Forum, documentary pitching at the Krakow Film Festival 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014 CoPro Tel Aviv Co-Production Pitching Forum

Achievments

2009 Time Out Tel Aviv Listed among 100 Tel Aviv Culture Movers and Shakers

Television Broadcast

Ben-Gurion, Epilogue HOT8 Israel, Arte France, NDR Germany, SRC Canada, ORF Austria Snails in The Rain CH. 2, CH 10, YES Israeli Cinema The Invisible Men IKON Netherlands, YES Docu My First War HOT8, IBA Israel, ZDF-ARTE, YLE Finland, SBS Australia, NRK Norway, SRC Canada

Professional Experience

2007- Owner and head of Mozer Films Ltd. 2005-2006 Supervising Producer of Alma Films Ltd. 2004 Director of The Tel Aviv 10th International Student Film Festival, hosting Richard Gere (USA), Patrice Leconte (France), Catherine Breillat (France), Thomas Vinterberg (Denmark), Nabil Ayouch (Morocco), Adam Greenberg (USA), Ricardo Aronovitch (France), Zvi-Howard Rosenman (USA), Lynn Roth (USA), Dan Gordon (USA)

Narrative Film-making

- "Snails in the Rain" (Israel-Spain 2013), Debut Feature film, 85 min - "Bed Stories" (Israel 2009), Short, 11 min - "Passiflora Waltz" (Israel 2003) Short, 15 min.

Documentary Film-making

- "To Err is Human" (Israel, 2018) , 52 min. - "Ben-Gurion, Epilogue" (Israel-France-Germany 2016), 70 min. - "The Invisible Men" (Israel-The Netherlands 2012), 70 min. - "Another Way" (Israel 2009), 70 min. - "My First War" (Israel 2008), 80 min.

Red Carpet

Behind the scenes

Public Speaker

Film Community

Member of The European Film Academy, The Israeli Documentary Filmmakers Forum and The Israeli Film Academy