Michal Bat-Adam is a filmmaker, screenwriter, actress, and poet who has been creating in Israel since the early 1970s. She is the winner of the Israel Film Prize (2021) and the Ophir Award for Lifetime Achievement (2019). 

In her early career, Bat-Adam acted in theater and film, including films she created herself and those directed by her late husband, director Moshe Mizrahi.  

 

Some of her notable films as an actress include "I Love You, Rosa" (1972), "Abu el Banat" (1973), "The House on Chelouche Street" (1973), "Rachel's Man" (1976), "Moments" (1979), and "The Lover" (1986). 

 

Her directorial debut, "Moments" in 1979, participated in the Cannes Film Festival and several other international festivals, establishing her as one of the central and unique voices of women in that era. Since then, she has continued to create and direct. 

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 Some of her directorial works include "The thin line" (1980), which won three David's Harp Awards, including Best Film and Best Direction, "Boy Meets Girl" (1982), "The Lover" (1986), "A Thousand and One Wives" (1989), "Aya – Imagined Autobiography" (1994), "Life Is Life" (2002), and "Rita, Temporary Name" (2007).  

 

 We are honored and excited to present a special tribute to Michal Bat-Adam this year for her prolific and diverse contributions, her impact on shaping Israeli cinema, and the inspiration she has been and continues to be for both emerging and established female creators.