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Alon Sahar (born 1985) is an Israeli filmmaker, author, and an analyst. He graduated magna cum laude from the Steve Tisch School of Film and Television at Tel Aviv University in 2018.
Sahar’s short film Gelem (2014) premiered at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival[1] and won the Special Jury Prize at the Haifa International Film Festival[2]. His diploma film, OUT (2018), premiered in the Pardi di Domani section at the Locarno Film Festival[3] and won Best Short Film at the Haifa International Film Festival[4]. The film, starring Dor Srugo, Samira Saraya, and Gil Frank, is a non-linear portrayal of a right-wing infiltrator within a human rights organization, loosely inspired by an individual who monitored Sahar while he worked for Breaking the Silence.
Prior to the Haifa screening of OUT, Israeli Culture Minister Miri Regev reportedly threatened to withhold funding from the festival if the film was shown[5]. International media covered the controversy extensively[6], and the then-Minister of Finance Moshe Kahlon did not block the screening. The film was ultimately screened and awarded Best Short Film.
Sahar has also worked as a researcher on award-winning films, including Avi Mograbi’s The First 54 Years[7] and Alon Schwarz’s Tantura for which he also won the best research award at Docaviv.[8]
After relocating to Germany in 2020, Sahar received multiple development grants from film funds[9][10] and is developing an ensemble drama feature film named Streams scheduled for production in 2027.
In addition to his filmmaking, Sahar works as a human rights researcher and analyst of German-Israeli relations and is a fierce critic of Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. His writing has appeared in publications including Der Spiegel,[11] Der Freitag,[12] Verfassungsblog[13], ZDF[14], and RBB[15]. He is also the author of the Staatsräson Monitor, a policy-oriented newsletter examining German-Israeli relations.
References
[edit]- ^ LeMagduCiné, La rédaction (2015-12-28). "38è Festival International du Court-Métrage: Clermont-Ferrand 2016". LeMagduCine (in French). Retrieved 2025-09-26.
- ^ "פסטיבל חיפה 2014: הזוכים, הזוכות וסיכום הסיכומים". 18 October 2014.
- ^ "שני סרטים ישראליים ישתתפו השנה בפסטיבל לוקרנו".
- ^ ""תל אביב על האש" זכה בפרס הראשון בפסטיבל חיפה".
- ^ "Israeli Culture Minister Pushes to Nix Funding for Festival Featuring Films That 'Undermine Our Value'".
- ^ "Israeli culture minister issues Haifa Film Festival funding threat".
- ^ "Imdb page". IMDb.
- ^ "Review: Tantura". 7 June 2022.
- ^ "MDM 2023" (PDF).
- ^ "MDM 2024" (PDF).
- ^ ""Die Führer der Siedler nutzen unsere Trauer und Wut aus"".
- ^ "Israelischer Regisseur: "Die Geiseln und die Toten in Gaza sind kein Kollateralschaden"".
- ^ Sahar, Alon; Mann, Itamar (26 August 2025). "The Other Side of Trade Policy and Legal Considerations regarding German Arms Imports from Israel". Verfassungsblog. doi:10.59704/d967108c5769dd76.
- ^ "ZDF Aspekte, 24.5.2024".
- ^ "RBB Der Tag 12.5.2025".