About IMPACT Programs
CoPro is proud to be at the forefront of advancing impact-driven cinema in Israel, working to embed the practice of impact into Israeli film productions
IMPACT capsule In collaboration with the Albi Fund – A program dedicated to guiding filmmakers to create a tailor-made IMPACT campaign for films to inspire change and drive action. Learn more
Shorts for Change In collaboration with the Media Center of the Western Negev Cluster, the Negev Film Fund, and supported by Mifal HaPais – An impact and distribution lab for short films from Israel’s South, providing guidance in building strategic IMPACT campaigns and customized distribution plans. Learn more
IMPACT Pitch In collaboration with the Jerusalem Film Festival – A dynamic pitching event where documentary projects with strong social-change potential are presented. The winning project receives dedicated mentorship and an award to develop an impact campaign. Learn more
Educational Outreach – Lectures, workshops, and study days in film schools and academic faculties, nurturing the next generation of impact-minded creators. For more information contact us at pitching@copro.co.il
Selected Projects
In the Name of the Father / Impact Lab 2022
Film by Bat dor Ojalvo, Gal Goffer, Yoav Leshem Impact Producer – Merav Schiffman
A Hasidic True Crime Story. An astounding 300.000 people attended the funeral of Rabbi Schik – an admired American ultra-Orthodox Rabbi. Unbeknownst to his followers, Rabbi Schik was also the leader of a transatlantic crime organization which established an extreme and segregated cult spanning between Brooklyn and Israel. While female members were forced into underage marriages and sustained sexual assaults, the money was flowing into the Rabbi’s own pockets. This corrupt culture prevailed for decades, with no one ever daring to expose the painful truth – until now.
St. Martin Stanford Award of Journalism 2024
Abortions in the Holy Land/ Impact Lab 2023
Director – Efrat Shalon Danon, Producer- Osnat Trabelsi, Impact Producer – Mor Azulay
women in Israel do not have the right to control their own bodies. A woman who wants to terminate her pregnancy still has to go through a committee and receive approval for a decision about her body and future.
The Jewish womb in Israel has a role. A demographic-national role. From the medical establishment to the government with its various arms, men still decide and impose control over women’s wombs.
In the film, women break the silence and tell of the wound, trauma, shame, and pain that accompany the decision to have an abortion.
Through personal stories and rare archives, the complex, discriminatory, and rigid system that controls the lives and fates of many women is revealed.
Haifa Film Festival 2024
