| The Matchmaker | |
| Director: | Avi Nesher |
| Screenplay: | Avi Nesher |
| Producer: | Avi Nesher Ishay Mor Chilik Michaeli |
| Starring: | Adir Miller Tuval Shafir |
| Cinematography: | Michel Abramowicz |
| Editing: | Isaac Sehayek |
| Music: | Philippe Sarde |
| Studio: | Metro Communications |
| Distributor: | Menemsha Films |
| Runtime: | 112 minutes |
| Country: | Israel |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Budget: | ₪7,684,104 |
The Matchmaker (Hebrew: פעם הייתי, lit. "Once I Was") is a 2010 Israeli film written, directed and produced by Avi Nesher, based on the novel When Heroes Fly by award-winning author Amir Gutfreund. It premiered as an official selection at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival and later that year won the Silver Plaque award at the Chicago International Film Festival. It received seven nominations for Israel's Ophir Awards in 2010, including Best Picture, where Adir Miller also won in the Best Actor category and Maya Dagan won in the Best Actress category.[1]