BIOGRAPHY
Ofir Raul Graizer is a director, writer and editor who is based in Germany. He is a graduate of the Film School in Sapir College, Sderot, Israel. His short films were screened in numerous film festivals including Cannes, Clermont-Ferrand, and more. His first feature film The Cakemaker was theatrically released in 26 countries, received international acclaim and rated 98% in Rottentomateos. It was Israel's official entry to the Oscars. His second feature America premiered in the 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2022. It is sold by Beta Cinema and will be commercially released in USA, Canada, Australia, Spain, Israel and Czech Republic.
Graizer was a guest speaker at the Columbia University, Wesleyan University, and the Atelier-Ludwigsburg-Paris in the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. He served as the development mentor of the Negev Film Fund, as a Jury for the NDR young talent Award at the Hamburg Film Festival, a Jury for the Europa in Film project of the German Film Academy, and in other institutions.
Graizer published a book of short stories and recipes in German. He is currently working on several films, TV, and literary projects for the international market.
AWARDS AND SPECIAL MENTIONS
2023
Winner - Best Narrative Feature - BendFilm
Winner - Critics Prize - Miami Jewish Film Festival
2022
Winner - Audience Award, Best Narrative - Philadelphia JFM
Winner - Best Actress - Oshrat Ingedashet - Jerusalem IFF
2018
Winner of the Ophir Award - Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay - The Israeli Academy of Film and Television
Winner of The Critics Prize - Miami Jewish Film Festival
Winner of the Audience Award - Kosmorama Trondheim Internasjonale Filmfestival
Winner of The Best Film Award - Provincetown International Film Festival
Winner of the Special Jury Diploma - Molodist International Film Festival
Winner of the Jury Prize - Festival du Cinéma Israelién de Montréal
Winner - The Best Director, the Best Israeli Film - Berlin Jewish Film Festival
Winner of the 2nd Best Feature - Würzburg International Filmweekend
Granted the Script Development Fund from the IDM Sout Tyrol ("The Dream of the Shepherd")
Granted the Script Development Fund from The Israeli Film Fund ("America")
2017
Winner of the Ecunomal Jury Award - Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Winner of The Lia Van Leer Award - Jerusalem Film Festival
2016
CINELAB - Pitch Point, Jerusalem Film Festival
Rabinowich Film Fund for Post Production
Best Film – Basta Fest Serbia
2015
Selected to participate in Chile Factory - Director's Fortnight, Cannes
2014
Talent Project Market - Berlinale Talents
2013
Agora Film Market - Thessaloniki Film Festival
2012
Development Fund - Jerusalem Film & Television Fund
Berlinale Talent Campus
The Nipkow Program - Expanded support for project exellence
2011
The Nipkow Program - Development Grant - "The German Cakemaker"
REGIOFUN Film Festival - Best Film for "DOR" - Short Film Competition
2010
3rd Award - Gottlib Screenplay Competition for the screenplay of “September”
The Southern Filmmaker Award, Cinema South Festival
2nd Prize for Treatments - Tel Avid Student Film Festival
2009
Goldfarb Film Scholarship
Eli Gelfend Short Film Fund
Best Editing for "Fragments", CSFF
Best Film - Student Competition DocAviv
Best Film Cinema South Festival
2008
Best Editing for "Reds - Chronicle of a Struggle” Cinema South Festival
2007
Dean's Scholarship, Sapir Academic College
Winner of Filmmaker’s Scholarship Sapir Academic College