List of Israeli films of 2009 explained

A list of films produced by the Israeli film industry in 2009.

2009 releases

Premiere		Title	Director	Notes
A P R	27	A Matter of Size (he\|סיפור גדול, lit. "A Big Story")		Israeli-French-German co-production
M A Y	13	Carmel (he\|כרמל)		Israeli-French-Italian co-production
	16	Jaffa (he\|כלת הים)		Israeli-German-French co-production Special screening at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival
	20	Einayim Pekukhoth (he\|עיניים פקוחות, lit. "Eyes Wide Open")		Israeli-German-French co-production Competing at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival
	22	Ajami (he\|עג'מי)		Israeli-German co-production Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
J U N	7	The Loners (he\|הבודדים, lit. "The Loners")	Renen Schorr
S E P	8	Lebanon (he\|לבנון)		Israeli-French-Lebanese-German co-production Won the Leone d'Oro at the 66th Venice International Film Festival
	13	The Assassin Next Door (he\|קירות, lit. "Walls")		Israeli-French-American co-production
	14	Phobidilia (he\|פובידיליה)
	15	Bena (he\|בנא)		Israeli-French co-production

width=200	Category	width=250	Winners
Best Film	*Ajami*
Best Director	Yaron Shani and Scandar Copti Ajami
Best Actor	Sasha Agronov The Loners
Best Actress	Irit Kaplan A Matter of Size
Best Supporting Actor	Zohar Strauss Lebanon
Best Supporting Actress	Levana Finkelstein A Matter of Size
Best Cinematography	Giora Bejach Lebanon
Best Screenplay	Yaron Shani and Scandar Copti Ajami
Best Composer	Rabii Bukhari Ajami
Best Original Score	David Lees and Alex Claude Lebanon
Best Documentary Feature	The Shakshouka System
Lifetime Achievement Award	Assi Dayan