Projects

The Film Bus is the festival's flagship project, established from a belief in students' desire to promote cultural events and social engagement. It is rooted in the conviction that cinematic creation can foster a space for open, enriching, and creative dialogue. The Film Bus is a unique, non-profit project, the first of its kind in the world, that brings the festival's content, filmmakers, and volunteers to every corner of the country. Every year, in the week leading up to the festival in Tel Aviv, the bus embarks on a week-long journey across Israel, equipped with a projector, a large screen, a sound system, popcorn, and a group of Israeli and international students eager to screen their films to the public under the open sky. Each screening evening includes events with the local community and discussions with the filmmakers. All screenings are non-profit and open to the general public.

The CoPro X TISFF Student Film Lab program, a collaboration between the CoPro Foundation and the Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival, is a prestigious initiative designed for a group of 8 outstanding student film projects from schools across Israel, with strong potential for international audiences. Over the past few months, the participating filmmakers took part in a series of specialized workshops aimed at preparing their films for the global market. The program’s main event is the Student Pitching, where the students will present their projects to leading professionals from the international film industry. The Pitching will take place during the festival days.

The "Short on the Way" project is a joint initiative of the Israel Film Fund and the Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival. The project aims to strengthen the status of the short film and provide a platform for young filmmakers at the beginning of their professional careers, as they prepare for their first feature film.

The "Short Animation" project is a joint initiative of the Makor Foundation and the Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival. Seven Israeli animation filmmakers will present original proposals for short animation films to a panel of judges from the foundation, and two of them will be awarded prestigious production grants.

The Development and Production Lab for Short Films by Filmmakers from the Arab Society is a program created by the New Fund for Cinema and Television (as part of NFCT LABS), which this year, for the first time, will take place in full partnership with and as part of the International Student Film Festival!

TISFF and the Israel Producers' Association, in collaboration with the Israel Documentary Forum, present the traditional Speed Dating event: short, personal and pre-planned meetings between film graduates and major producers from the Israeli film and television industry.