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In 1995 Aviad directed EVER SHOT ANYONE? (produced by Amit Goren, 60-min, beta.) This documentary explores Israeli male culture from a woman’s point of view. The video was part of the Hong Kong International Film Festival, Feminale, the Liepzig Film Festival, INPUT ’96, London Jewish Film Festival, Washington Jewish Film Festival, Flaherty film Seminar and many others. It was aired in Canada, Israel, Holland, Denmark, Russia and other countries.
In 1997 Aviad completed producing and directing JENNY & JENNY (60 min Beta), a film on two teenage working-class Israeli girls. JENNY & JENNY was awarded Best Israeli Documentary for 1997 from the Israel Film Institute. It was part of the Jerusalem International Film Festival, Denver Film Festival, Boston Film Festival, Feminale, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Films des Femmes in France and INPUT ’98. To date it was aired in Germany, Sweden and Israel.
In July 2001 Aviad completed directing and co-producing RAMLEH with the help of the Soros Documentary Fund. RAMLEH ( 60-min Beta,) is a social-political film about the lives of four women in the town of Ramleh. Ramleh, a Jewish- Arab town, is a powerful example to the disintegration of a country of displaced people torn by religious, national and cultural differences. The was part of the Jerusalem International Film Festival, FIPA 2002, Munich, Prague, Istanbul, Milano, Mumbai, Kalamata, Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York and others.
In August 2002 Aviad has completed to produce and direct FOR MY CHILDREN (66-min Beta), a personal film about the history and events in the life of one family of immigrants and refugees as seen through the prism of the first days of the new Intifada. The film is co-produced with Israel and ZDF-ARTE. So far the film took part in the Leipzig film Festival, MoMa Documentary Series, Boston & Washington Jewish Film Festivals, San Francisco International Film Festival, Munich Documentary, Nyon, INPUT 03, Istanbul Documentary, Berlin Cinematheque, Palestinian- Israeli Film Festival in Paris and Brussels and others. The film is currently invited to other international festivals and exhibitions.
Aviad is currently writing a full length dramatic film. Script developing funds were received from the Israel Cinema Fund. Aviad has also received a development grant from The New Foundation for Cinema and Television, to research and write a six part Documentary Series on the place of women in the Zionist Project. Since 2004 Aviad is the Artistic Advisor for the Israel International Women Film Festival Aviad is a faculty member and teaches Cinema at the Film Department at Tel Aviv University. She is the coordinator of the Tel Aviv International Students Film Festival.
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