'...More Than 1000 Words' is a documentary film written, directed, shot, and edited by Solo Avital

Solo Avital

Solo Avital is an Israeli filmmaker, visual effects artist and musician.-1993 to 2006:Solo Avital started his filmmaking career in 1993 as a 3D animator, when the early Autodesk 3D Studio was released to home users. Avital was first attracted to 3D as a hobby of creating psychedelic visuals for...

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The film explores the relationship between the photographer Ziv Koren

Ziv Koren

Ziv Koren is an Israeli photojournalist, popular for his work showing the cruelties of the Arab-Israeli conflict. He has received many prizes, including the Simon Rokower Award, 1st Place for Excellence in Photography for "Last Look: A new Leash on Life" 2004.Ziv gained popularity with the...

and his work covering the Israel-Palestine conflict. It depicts his involvement covering various events over a two-year period up to Israel's withdrawal from Gaza. Director Solo Avital seeks to shed light on how and why a man such as Koren would leave his wife and daughter to work as a photographer in a dangerous war zone.

Awards and nominations

• 2007 Winner, Warsaw Phoenix Award, Jewish Motifs International Film Festival (Poland)
• 2006 Best Feature Documentary, Winnipeg International Film Festival (Canada)
• 2006 Best Israeli Film and Best of Fest, Youngstown's Jewish Film Festival (USA)

• Best Professional Documentary Award, REEL to REEL Film Festival (USA)
• Margrit & Robert Mondavi Prize for Peace and Understanding, Napa Sonoma Film Festival (USA)
• Best Feature Film Award, BRIDGE International Film Festival (Canada)

• 2006 Best Feature Documentary Nominee, Calgary International Film Festival (Canada)
• 2006 Best Feature Documentary Nominee, Marbella International Film Festival (Spain)
• 2006 Best Foreign Film Award Nominee, Long Island International Film Expo (USA)

• Best Editing Nominee, Woodstock Film Festival
• Best Documentary Feature Nominee, Vancouver International Film Festival
• Best Feature Documentary Nominee, Seattle International Film Festival
• Best Social Documentary Nominee, STVF Shanghai International TV Film Festival (China)

Produced by: MOOVIE the art of entertainment GmbH

In association with: Happyzoda Films

Produced for: KESHET channel 2 broadcasting ISRAEL
Telepool Munich

Sponsored by: The New Israeli Foundation for Cinema & TV