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    Best Writing - History Film Festival / Croatia 2018 Young Jury award for Best Documentary - The Rasnov Histories and Film Festival / Romania 2018 Best Feature Documentary – International Filmmaker Festival of New York / New York, USA 2018 Documentary of the Month – Danish Film Institute , / Copenhagen, Denmark Award of Excellence - Cinema World Fest Awards Winter / Ottawa, Canada February 2018 Best Feature Film - Ogeechee International History Film Festival / Georgia, USA 2018 Best Documentary - Mindie: Miami Independent Film Festival / Florida, USA 2018 Award of Excellence - Operation Wedding / Cinema World Fest Awards Winter, Ottawa Canada 2018 Silver award - World Human Rights Awards / Indonesia 2018 Jury Award for February Best Documentary - Eurasia International Film Festival / Moscow, Russia 2018 Best Documentary, Audience Choice – Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema / Chicago, USA 2017 4. Audience Choice Award - Tirana International Documentary Film Festival / Tirana, Albania 2017 Globe Award - Around Film Festival / Berlin, Germany 2017 Merit Award - International Film Festival of Spirituality Religion &Visionary / Bali, Indonesia 2017 Award of Recognition - Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards / California, USA 2016 Opening film - Israel Film Days / Riga, Latvia 2017 SEMI FINALS: Semi Final – Hollywood Screenings Film Festival / California, USA 2018 Semi Final – Tribute Film Festival / Texas, USA 2018 Semi Final Semi Finals- LA CineFest / Los Angeles USA Semi Finals– Gold Movie Awards / London, UK 2018

    Screenings

    Harward
    Boston, MA
    Oct 23, 2018
    Revija History Film Festival
    Revija, Croatia
    Oct 23, 2018
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    Hopkins, MN
    Oct 21, 2018
    The Jewish Film Festival Berlin & Brandenburg
    Berlin, Germany
    Jun 28, 2018
    Rasnov Histories and Film Festival
    Rasnov, Romania
    Jun 26, 2018
    Jewish Motifs International Film Festival
    Warsaw, Poland
    May 27, 2018
    New Jersey Jewish Film Festival
    NJ, USA
    Mar 22, 2018
    Gainesville Jewish Film Festival
    Gainesville, Florida
    Mar 19, 2018
    Carmel Jewish Film Festival
    Carmel, CA
    Mar 18, 2018
    Sarasota Jewish Film Festival
    Sarasota, Florida
    Mar 15, 2018
    Carmel Jewish Film Festival
    Carmel, U S A
    Mar 13, 2018
    Philadelphia Israeli Film Festival
    Philadelphia
    Mar 11, 2018
    WinterFest
    San Francisco, CA
    Feb 20, 2018
    Copenhagen Jewish Film Festival
    Copenhagen, Denmark
    Feb 20, 2018
    WinterFest
    San Francisco, U S A
    Feb 10, 2018
    Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival
    Hong Kong
    Nov 12, 2017
    Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema
    Chicago, USA
    Oct 28, 2017
    St. Louis Jewish Film Festival
    St. Louis
    Aug 20, 2017
    Israel Film Day
    Riga, Latvia
    Aug 07, 2017
    Harrisburg Jewish Film Festival
    Harrisburg, PA
    May 24, 2017
    Washington Jewish Film Festival
    Washington DC
    May 18, 2017
    Detroit Jewish Film Festival
    Detroit
    May 15, 2017
    Toronto Jewish Film Festival
    Toronto Canada
    May 07, 2017
    Maine Jewish Film Festival
    Maine
    Mar 21, 2017
    San Diego Jewish Film Festival
    San Diego, CA
    Feb 14, 2017
    The Oz International Film Festival
    Melbourne, Australia
    Feb 14, 2017

    Credits

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    Operation Wedding

    Directed By: Anat Zalmanson Kuznetsov (First Feature Film) / 63 Minutes
    Israel, Latvia / 2016 / English, Hebrew, Russian (English Subtitles)
    Documentary / Biography
    Territory Rights: WORLD-WIDE
    Exhibition Format: DCP

    Option for Live Appearance: Q&A
    Name of guest: Anat Zalmanson Kuznetsov
    Role of guest: Director & Daugther of main protoganits

    Original Title: מבצע חתונה

    Synopsis

    Leningrad, 1970. A group of young Soviet Jews who were denied exit visas, plots to hijack an empty plane and escape the USSR.

    It started as a fantasy; under the disguise of a trip to a local wedding, the “hijackers” would buy every ticket on a 12-seater plane, so there would be no passengers but them.
    Seized by the KGB just a few steps from boarding, they were subjected to a chilling show trial, while the whole world watched.
    But they remained undaunted. Most of the group received lengthy sentences in the Gulag.

    The pilot and group leader received a one-word sentence: death.

    45 years later, filmmaker Anat Zalmanson-Kuznetsov reveals the compelling story of her parents, leaders of the group, “heroes” in the West but “terrorists” in Russia, even today.

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