Gal Rosenbluth, who is Israeli, and Nayef Hammoud, who is Palestinian, met in Jerusalem’s Sam Spiegel Film school and have been together for the past eight years. On Oct. 7, when the Israel-Hamas war broke out, they had to cancel plans to attend Rome’s Mia TV market to personally pitch a series titled “Non Issue” that draws on their experience as a couple.
Still, “Non Issue” won the event’s Paramount+ Award for best series pitch at Mia. And, despite the psychic wounds and practical production impediments posed by the ongoing conflict, producer Ohad Ashkenazi of United Studios Israel, who is producing “Non Issue” in tandem with Efrat Dror for Israel’s Herzelia Studios, vows that “it will happen.”
Variety spoke to Rosenbluth and Hammoud via Zoom in their Tel Aviv apartment about how the war has prompted writer’s block and made their project seem “naive,” but...
Still, “Non Issue” won the event’s Paramount+ Award for best series pitch at Mia. And, despite the psychic wounds and practical production impediments posed by the ongoing conflict, producer Ohad Ashkenazi of United Studios Israel, who is producing “Non Issue” in tandem with Efrat Dror for Israel’s Herzelia Studios, vows that “it will happen.”
Variety spoke to Rosenbluth and Hammoud via Zoom in their Tel Aviv apartment about how the war has prompted writer’s block and made their project seem “naive,” but...
- 12/14/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Gal Rosenbluth and Nayef Hammoud share the couch in their Tel Aviv apartment, sitting in front of a computer for our video call. Off camera, curled up at their feet, is their dog. He’s an Israeli dog, they note. It’s not a minor point. The couple spent days arguing over which language — Arabic or Hebrew — they’d use to train him. In the end, Rosenbluth won out.
Rosenbluth, a film editor, was born in the United States to Israeli parents and grew up in Tel Aviv. Hammoud, a screenwriter, is Palestinian, born in the Israeli city of Haifa. They met in film school and have been together for the past eight years, sharing their lives and careers. Together, they co-wrote the dramedy series Non Issue, which won the Paramount+ Award at this year’s Mia television market in Rome. But Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack in Israel and the...
Rosenbluth, a film editor, was born in the United States to Israeli parents and grew up in Tel Aviv. Hammoud, a screenwriter, is Palestinian, born in the Israeli city of Haifa. They met in film school and have been together for the past eight years, sharing their lives and careers. Together, they co-wrote the dramedy series Non Issue, which won the Paramount+ Award at this year’s Mia television market in Rome. But Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack in Israel and the...
- 10/25/2023
- by Ilaria Ravarino
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Gen Z drama is written and directed by Lilith Kraxner and Milena Czernovsky
Gen Z drama Bluish (bläu) by Lilith Kraxner and Milena Czernovsky has won the Screen International Award at the C EU Soon work-in-progress programme at Rome’s Mia Market.
Bluish casts a tender look at two young and disoriented characters struggling with their daily lives and is produced by Lixi Frank and David Bohun of Austria’s Panama Film.
Bluish was one of eight projects showcased in the C EU Soon programme which is dedicated to European films in post-production looking for international sellers.
The selection committee...
Gen Z drama Bluish (bläu) by Lilith Kraxner and Milena Czernovsky has won the Screen International Award at the C EU Soon work-in-progress programme at Rome’s Mia Market.
Bluish casts a tender look at two young and disoriented characters struggling with their daily lives and is produced by Lixi Frank and David Bohun of Austria’s Panama Film.
Bluish was one of eight projects showcased in the C EU Soon programme which is dedicated to European films in post-production looking for international sellers.
The selection committee...
- 10/13/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
A romantic comedy about an Israeli-Palestinian couple based on the real life story of creators Nayef Hammoud and Gal Rosenbluth, the development series “Non-Issue” won the Paramount+ drama prize at this year’s Mia Market, which wrapped its ninth edition on an optimistic note. Of course, well before Friday’s closing award ceremony, the heartbreaking crisis in the Middle East cast a heavy pall over an otherwise ebullient audiovisual market, often informing conversations professional and otherwise.
While a number of industry execs were unable to travel from Israel, and though slated speaker Ari Folman was even forced to cancel a remote interview, attendance was otherwise up across the board. The Roman film and television market welcomed 2,600 industry participants – marking a 10% increase on last year’s record, and encompassing more than 65 countries.
Running five days in Rome’s Palazzo Barberini, in the adjacent Cinema Barberini, and on an online platform that...
While a number of industry execs were unable to travel from Israel, and though slated speaker Ari Folman was even forced to cancel a remote interview, attendance was otherwise up across the board. The Roman film and television market welcomed 2,600 industry participants – marking a 10% increase on last year’s record, and encompassing more than 65 countries.
Running five days in Rome’s Palazzo Barberini, in the adjacent Cinema Barberini, and on an online platform that...
- 10/13/2023
- by Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
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