Agora Market Manual 2010

Agora/Market Manual - 51st Thessaloniki IFF-2010Works in ProgressIN THE FIFTH HEAVENIsrael, 2010Production Company:Yifat Prestelnik FilmsDirector: Dina Zvi RiklisScreenwriters:Dina Zvi Riklis & Alma GaniharCast: Alena Yiv, Yehezkel Lazarov,Amit Moshkovitz, Guy AdlerProducer: Yifat PrestelnikCo-producer: United King Films - IsraelProduction Stage: Post-productionDuration: 100 minBudget: 560.000 euroLooking For: European Co-producer,World SalesSYNOPSISPalestine 1944. Second World War rages. Maya, 13, arrives to an orphanage in the outskirts of Tel Aviv. Maya’smother disappeared in America and her father remarried. At the orphanage, Maya meets Dr. Markowsky, a paediatricianand a family friend. Agitated by Maya’s arrival, Markwosky is reminded of her mother, the subject of atormented love affair. As they wait for a sign of life from the missing mother, Markowsky attempts to befriendMaya, but she rejects him, seducing Duce, 25, the fiancé of an orphanage worker into an affair. The forbiddenlove story gets out of control, culminating in murder during the liberation day of World War 2.Director’s filmography:Three Mothers, 2006Best Cinematography, Best Actress, Jerusalem Film FestivalSao Paolo Intl Film FestivalRome Intl Film FestivalContact Person:Yifat PrestelnikYifat Prestelnik Films:T. +972 3 5663882office@yifatfilms.co.ilThe Witch from Melchet Street, TV drama, 2004Istanbul’s Children’s Film FestivalChicago Children’s Film FestivalThe Postwoman, TV drama, 2002Best Drama Award, Jerusalem Film Festival72