The Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival (TISFF) will be held this year from June 25th to July 1st, 2023, at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque and throughout the city of Tel Aviv. It will feature a wide range of student films from Israel and around the world, together with independent Israeli shorts, masterclasses and workshops with international guests, exhibitions, parties and pitching events for production grants.
TISFF was established in 1986 by students from the Steve Tisch School of Film and Television at Tel Aviv University and has gained a strong reputation and prestige over the years. It has maintained its unique quality as a young and dynamic cinematic cultural event.
The festival is produced by 250 volunteers with a passion for filmmaking and is recognized by CILECT (The International Association of Film and Television Schools) as the largest and most important festival of its kind in the world. It has become the primary meeting place for film students from around the globe and serves as a platform to expose new ideas, exchange contemporary, cinematic discourse and is an irreplaceable forum for young Israeli and international filmmakers who fill the cinematheque theaters with a fresh, young spirit.
Over the years, TISFF has also become one of the most significant cinematic cultural events in Israel and Tel Aviv, opening doors, granting opportunities and promoting the future generation of Israeli cinema.
This year, more than 1,000 films were submitted to the various festival competitions from around the world! We have curated the best of them for you.
We, the festival team, invite you to take part in the rich and varied cinematic experience that we have created for you in celebration of the 25th edition of our incredible festival!