Zlila Helman
Contact Details: zlilahelman@gmail.com
Website: https://www.noa-international.com/zlila-helman
A member of the Israeli Documentary Filmmakers Forum
A member of The Union of Journalists in Israel
Zlila Helman is an active female Israeli documentary filmmaker and journalist.
She is the director, cinematographer, editor and producer of her documentary works.
Her academic background is in history, especially in Middle Eastern Studies and the History of the Jewish Nation, and also in Social Work. The combination of these two fields helps her to observe varied societies, cultures and identities, from a critical point of view. Her aim is to inspire the audience to think and ask questions, and to strive to create a better world. She is especially interested in the unique stories and special relations between people from all over the world. She focuses on significant cultural issues that bring to light the positive sides of people - no matter where they come from.
Girls Soccer Beyond Borders, short documentary, 4 minutes
Lift-Off Online Sessions, Pinewood Studios, London, UK, 2021
Davis Feminist Film Festival, California, USA, 2021
Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival, England, 2021
Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival, Australia, 2020
Melbourne Lift-Off Film Festival, Australia, 2020
CIFF (Cotswolds Independent Film Festival), 2020
Studio 7 IFF, UK, 2020
Festival International Cannes, France, 2019
Wallachia International Film Festival, Bucharest, Romania, 2019
French Independent Film Festival, Cannes, France, 2019
Rome Film Awards, Italy, 2019
Beyond Earth Film Festival, Tamil Nadu, India, 2019
Golden City Short Film Awards, Johannesburg & Cape Town, South Africa, 2019
6 on Nebraska, Cape Town, South Africa, 2019
Open Window International Film Challenge, Calcutta, India, 2019
Shahu International Short Film Festival, Pune, India, 2019
Malta Film Festival, Malta, 2019
7° Firenze FilmCorti International Festival, Italy, 2019
Golden State Film Festival, Los Angeles, California, USA, 2019
Canada Short Film Festival, Canada, 2018, HONORABLE MENTION
Great Message International Film Festival, Pune, India, 2018, BEST DIRECTION AWARD
16 International Film Festivals by JIFF, Jaipur, India, 2018, CERTIFICATE OF MERIT, Best Women & Children Film
The Film Collective., Pennsylvania, USA, 2018
Bay Area International Children’s Film Festival (BAICFF), San Francisco, USA, 2018
The Buddha International Film Festival, Pune, India, 2018
Europa Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain, 2018
The Mediterranean Film Festival (MedFF), Italy, 2018
Grand Rapids Feminist Film Fest (GRFFF), Michigan, 2018
Switzerland International Film Festival, Switzerland, 2018
International Short Film Festival Beveren, Belgium, 2018
Goa Short Film Festival, India, 2018
Near Nazareth Film Festival, Israel, 2018, SEMI-FINALIST
Pune Short Film Festival, India, 2018
Rome Prisma Film Awards, 2018
We Have a Dream: Women’s Hopes & Conflicts, short documentary, 6 minutes
PIFF Parana Internacional Films Festival, Brazil, 2021
Lift-Off Online Sessions, Pinewood Studios, London, UK, 2021
London-X4 Short Film Festival, SPECIAL COMMENDATION, 2021
Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival, England, 2021
Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival, Australia, 2020
Melbourne Lift-Off Film Festival, Australia, 2020
Georgia Documentary Film Festival, Best International Film Award Nominations, USA, 2019
Social World Film Festival, Napoli, Italy, Semi-Finalist, 2019
4th International Short Film Festival, Pune, India 2019
Unrestricted View Film Festival, London, England, 2019
New Era Film Festival, NYC, NY, USA, 2019
American Asian Latino Film Festival NYC, USA, 2019
Olympus Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA, 2019
Le Prince International Film Festival, Caracas, Venezuela, 2019
Carole Film Festival, Venice, Italy, 2019
London International Motion Picture Awards - L.I.M.P.A, England, 2019
Best Global Shorts, Tamil Nadu, India, 2019
Europa Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain, 2018
MikroFAF - International Festival of Independent Short Film, Belgrade, Serbia, 2018
Goa Short Film Festival, India, 2018
The Mediterranean Film Festival (MedFF), Italy, 2018
Film Festival Senior Movie, Szczecin, Poland, 2018
Great Message International Film Festival, Pune, India, 2018
Switzerland International Film Festival, Switzerland, 2018
Harrogate Film Festival, UK, 2018
The Invisibles: Lost in Berlin, short documentary, 4 minutes
Lift-Off Online Sessions, Pinewood Studios, London, UK, 2021
Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival, England, 2021
Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival, Australia, 2020
Melbourne Lift-Off Film Festival, Australia, 2020
Couch Film Festival, AWARD WINNER, Toronto, Canada, 2020
Changing Face International Film Festival, Sydney, Australia, Semi Finalist, 2020
Košice International Monthly Film Festival, Slovakia, Finalist, 2020
Rome Film Awards, Italy, 2019
London International Motion Picture Awards - L.I.M.P.A, England, 2019
Social World Film Festival, Napoli, Italy, Semi-Finalist, 2019
Sands Film Festival, Florida, USA, Semi Finalist, 2019
Canada Short Film Festival, AWARD WINNER, Canada, 2018
Asia South East Short Film Festival, 2018, Cambodia, HONORABLE MENTION
Directed by Women - NYC Shorts of all Sorts, NYC, USA, 2018
Great Message International Film Festival, Pune, India
The Buddha International Film Festival, Pune, India, 2018
Goa Short Film Festival, India, 2018
Pune Short Film Festival, India, 2018
Searching for the Meaning of Life, short documentary, 6 minutes
Lift-Off Online Sessions, Pinewood Studios, London, UK, 2021
Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival, England, 2021
Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival, Australia, 2020
Melbourne Lift-Off Film Festival, Australia, 2020
L’Age d’Or International Arthouse Film Festival, Kolkata, India, AWARD WINNER, 2019
American Asian Latino Film Festival NYC, USA, 2019
Rome Film Awards, Italy, 2019
4th Jaipur Film World, Rajasthan, India,
The Buddha International Film Festival, Pune, India, 2018, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD
Great Message International Film Festival, Pune, India, 2018
Goa Short Film Festival, India, 2018
Pune Short Film Festival, India, 2018
Israelis & German in the Labyrinth of Reconciliation, short documentary, 7 min
Milan Gold Awards, Italy, 2022
Lift-Off Online Sessions, Pinewood Studios, London, UK, 2021
Nassau Film Festival, Princeton, New Jersey, HONORABLE MENTION, 2021
Chambal International Film Festival, Mumbai, India, Semi Finalist, 2021
Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival, Australia, 2020
Melbourne Lift-Off Film Festival, Australia, 2020
Wallachia International Film Festival, AWARD WINNER, Bucharest, Romania, 2020
Baltimore Next Media Web Fest, USA, 2020
Košice International Monthly Film Festival, Slovakia, Finalist 2020
Florence Film Awards, Italy, Finalist, 2020
Rome Film Awards, Italy, 2019
International Shorts Film Festival, Australia, 2019
Social World Film Festival, Napoli, Italy, Semi-Finalist, 2019
Goa Short Film Festival, India, 2018
Pune Short Film Festival, India
Longing For Roots, short documentary, 10 minutes
PIFF Parana Internacional Films Festival, Brazil, 2021
Website: https://www.noa-international.com/zlila-helman
A member of the Israeli Documentary Filmmakers Forum
A member of The Union of Journalists in Israel
Zlila Helman is an active female Israeli documentary filmmaker and journalist.
She is the director, cinematographer, editor and producer of her documentary works.
Her academic background is in history, especially in Middle Eastern Studies and the History of the Jewish Nation, and also in Social Work. The combination of these two fields helps her to observe varied societies, cultures and identities, from a critical point of view. Her aim is to inspire the audience to think and ask questions, and to strive to create a better world. She is especially interested in the unique stories and special relations between people from all over the world. She focuses on significant cultural issues that bring to light the positive sides of people - no matter where they come from.
Girls Soccer Beyond Borders, short documentary, 4 minutes
Lift-Off Online Sessions, Pinewood Studios, London, UK, 2021
Davis Feminist Film Festival, California, USA, 2021
Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival, England, 2021
Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival, Australia, 2020
Melbourne Lift-Off Film Festival, Australia, 2020
CIFF (Cotswolds Independent Film Festival), 2020
Studio 7 IFF, UK, 2020
Festival International Cannes, France, 2019
Wallachia International Film Festival, Bucharest, Romania, 2019
French Independent Film Festival, Cannes, France, 2019
Rome Film Awards, Italy, 2019
Beyond Earth Film Festival, Tamil Nadu, India, 2019
Golden City Short Film Awards, Johannesburg & Cape Town, South Africa, 2019
6 on Nebraska, Cape Town, South Africa, 2019
Open Window International Film Challenge, Calcutta, India, 2019
Shahu International Short Film Festival, Pune, India, 2019
Malta Film Festival, Malta, 2019
7° Firenze FilmCorti International Festival, Italy, 2019
Golden State Film Festival, Los Angeles, California, USA, 2019
Canada Short Film Festival, Canada, 2018, HONORABLE MENTION
Great Message International Film Festival, Pune, India, 2018, BEST DIRECTION AWARD
16 International Film Festivals by JIFF, Jaipur, India, 2018, CERTIFICATE OF MERIT, Best Women & Children Film
The Film Collective., Pennsylvania, USA, 2018
Bay Area International Children’s Film Festival (BAICFF), San Francisco, USA, 2018
The Buddha International Film Festival, Pune, India, 2018
Europa Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain, 2018
The Mediterranean Film Festival (MedFF), Italy, 2018
Grand Rapids Feminist Film Fest (GRFFF), Michigan, 2018
Switzerland International Film Festival, Switzerland, 2018
International Short Film Festival Beveren, Belgium, 2018
Goa Short Film Festival, India, 2018
Near Nazareth Film Festival, Israel, 2018, SEMI-FINALIST
Pune Short Film Festival, India, 2018
Rome Prisma Film Awards, 2018
We Have a Dream: Women’s Hopes & Conflicts, short documentary, 6 minutes
PIFF Parana Internacional Films Festival, Brazil, 2021
Lift-Off Online Sessions, Pinewood Studios, London, UK, 2021
London-X4 Short Film Festival, SPECIAL COMMENDATION, 2021
Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival, England, 2021
Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival, Australia, 2020
Melbourne Lift-Off Film Festival, Australia, 2020
Georgia Documentary Film Festival, Best International Film Award Nominations, USA, 2019
Social World Film Festival, Napoli, Italy, Semi-Finalist, 2019
4th International Short Film Festival, Pune, India 2019
Unrestricted View Film Festival, London, England, 2019
New Era Film Festival, NYC, NY, USA, 2019
American Asian Latino Film Festival NYC, USA, 2019
Olympus Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA, 2019
Le Prince International Film Festival, Caracas, Venezuela, 2019
Carole Film Festival, Venice, Italy, 2019
London International Motion Picture Awards - L.I.M.P.A, England, 2019
Best Global Shorts, Tamil Nadu, India, 2019
Europa Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain, 2018
MikroFAF - International Festival of Independent Short Film, Belgrade, Serbia, 2018
Goa Short Film Festival, India, 2018
The Mediterranean Film Festival (MedFF), Italy, 2018
Film Festival Senior Movie, Szczecin, Poland, 2018
Great Message International Film Festival, Pune, India, 2018
Switzerland International Film Festival, Switzerland, 2018
Harrogate Film Festival, UK, 2018
The Invisibles: Lost in Berlin, short documentary, 4 minutes
Lift-Off Online Sessions, Pinewood Studios, London, UK, 2021
Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival, England, 2021
Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival, Australia, 2020
Melbourne Lift-Off Film Festival, Australia, 2020
Couch Film Festival, AWARD WINNER, Toronto, Canada, 2020
Changing Face International Film Festival, Sydney, Australia, Semi Finalist, 2020
Košice International Monthly Film Festival, Slovakia, Finalist, 2020
Rome Film Awards, Italy, 2019
London International Motion Picture Awards - L.I.M.P.A, England, 2019
Social World Film Festival, Napoli, Italy, Semi-Finalist, 2019
Sands Film Festival, Florida, USA, Semi Finalist, 2019
Canada Short Film Festival, AWARD WINNER, Canada, 2018
Asia South East Short Film Festival, 2018, Cambodia, HONORABLE MENTION
Directed by Women - NYC Shorts of all Sorts, NYC, USA, 2018
Great Message International Film Festival, Pune, India
The Buddha International Film Festival, Pune, India, 2018
Goa Short Film Festival, India, 2018
Pune Short Film Festival, India, 2018
Searching for the Meaning of Life, short documentary, 6 minutes
Lift-Off Online Sessions, Pinewood Studios, London, UK, 2021
Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival, England, 2021
Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival, Australia, 2020
Melbourne Lift-Off Film Festival, Australia, 2020
L’Age d’Or International Arthouse Film Festival, Kolkata, India, AWARD WINNER, 2019
American Asian Latino Film Festival NYC, USA, 2019
Rome Film Awards, Italy, 2019
4th Jaipur Film World, Rajasthan, India,
The Buddha International Film Festival, Pune, India, 2018, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD
Great Message International Film Festival, Pune, India, 2018
Goa Short Film Festival, India, 2018
Pune Short Film Festival, India, 2018
Israelis & German in the Labyrinth of Reconciliation, short documentary, 7 min
Milan Gold Awards, Italy, 2022
Lift-Off Online Sessions, Pinewood Studios, London, UK, 2021
Nassau Film Festival, Princeton, New Jersey, HONORABLE MENTION, 2021
Chambal International Film Festival, Mumbai, India, Semi Finalist, 2021
Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival, Australia, 2020
Melbourne Lift-Off Film Festival, Australia, 2020
Wallachia International Film Festival, AWARD WINNER, Bucharest, Romania, 2020
Baltimore Next Media Web Fest, USA, 2020
Košice International Monthly Film Festival, Slovakia, Finalist 2020
Florence Film Awards, Italy, Finalist, 2020
Rome Film Awards, Italy, 2019
International Shorts Film Festival, Australia, 2019
Social World Film Festival, Napoli, Italy, Semi-Finalist, 2019
Goa Short Film Festival, India, 2018
Pune Short Film Festival, India
Longing For Roots, short documentary, 10 minutes
PIFF Parana Internacional Films Festival, Brazil, 2021
