A list of films produced by the Israeli film industry in 2009.
2009 releases
Premiere Title Director Cast Genre Notes Ref APR 27 A Matter of Size (, lit. "A Big Story") Sharon Maymon and Erez Tadmor Comedy/Drama/Sport Israeli-French-German co-production MAY 13 Carmel () Amos Gitai Biography Israeli-French-Italian co-production 16 Jaffa () Keren Yedaya Drama Israeli-German-French co-production Special screening at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival 20 Einayim Pekukhoth (, lit. "Eyes Wide Open") Haim Tabakman Drama Israeli-German-French co-production Competing at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival 22 Ajami () Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani Crime/Drama Israeli-German co-production Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film JUN 7 The Loners (, lit. "The Loners")Renen Schorr Drama SEP 8 Lebanon () Samuel Maoz Drama/War Israeli-French-Lebanese-German co-production Won the Leone d'Oro at the 66th Venice International Film Festival 13 The Assassin Next Door (, lit. "Walls") Danny Lerner Olga Kurylenko, Ninette Tayeb, Liron Levo Action, Drama Israeli-French-American co-production 14 Phobidilia () Doron Paz and Yoav Paz Drama 15 Bena () Niv Klainer Drama Israeli-French co-production
Awards
Ophir Award Category Winners Best Film Ajami Best Director Yaron Shani and Scandar CoptiAjami Best Actor Sasha AgronovThe Loners Best Actress Irit KaplanA Matter of Size Best Supporting Actor Zohar StraussLebanon Best Supporting Actress Levana FinkelsteinA Matter of Size Best Cinematography Giora BejachLebanon Best Screenplay Yaron Shani and Scandar CoptiAjami Best Composer Rabii BukhariAjami Best Original Score David Lees and Alex ClaudeLebanon Best Documentary Feature The Shakshouka System Lifetime Achievement Award Assi DayanWolgin Award Category Winners Best Feature Film Ajami Best Documentary Diplomat Best Short Film Guided Tour
Notable deaths
20 August – Dudu Topaz, 62, Israeli actor - suicide by hanging. (born 1946)
See also 2009 in Israel
References
External links Israeli films of 2009 at the Internet Movie Database