CUPS/ Segment

An extract from a video dance I directed and edited

Canon d550
GoPro HD Hero

Edited on AVID 5.5

2 months ago

Berlin Today Award Ceremony

At the Dine & Shine dinner ceremony the winner of the Berlin Today Award is announced.

3 months ago

Batman at the Checkpoint took the Berlinale Talent Campus top prize

Press this link - come on do that!

3 months ago

Arik Simkovski: In His Own Mind

A 30 Min. documentary I wrote and Directed

11 months ago

BUBA AL CHUT; video clip I directed for Israeli pop singer Moshiko Mor Haim. Broadcasted at the Israeli music channel - “Channel 24”

Credits:

Production, Directing & Editing: Rafael Balulu

Script: Yoav Shoten, Rafael Balulu

Camera: Vladimir Belinski

Key Grip: Elad Asulin (link)

After Effects: David Matityahu (link)

1 year ago 1 note

Great news from Greenhouse - A Development program for Documentary Filmmakers

My feature documentary “Ghetto Neighborhood” will participate at the next Greenhouse round of seminars.

A Short synopsis

Ex-convict Sami is facing a new road – leaving the world of crime for a noble cause investigating in his Ghetto Neighborhood kids, building them a better future. Will he succeed changing his old routine? Will he find alleys in and out house? Will he cross the sea of crime?

Below a link to Greenhouse website

http://www.ghfilmcentre.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1

1 year ago

Good news from the Berlinale

Batman at the Checkpoint will primire at the Berlin Today Award 2012

Five finalists have been selected for the ninth round of the Berlinale Talent Campus’ short film competition. 15 directors were invited from about 170 applications to present their short film ideas to selected producers at the Campus. After the Berlinale, five short film projects were chosen to be produced in collaboration with Berlin-based production companies and with support from Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg. These films will be shot during summer/autumn of 2011. Postproduction will take place in Berlin and Brandenburg. The world premiere of the five films will be held during the Opening of the Berlinale Talent Campus 2012. The winner will be chosen by a jury consisting of prominent filmmakers and will receive the Berlin Today Award 2012 during a gala ceremony.

To read more follow the link below

http://www.berlinale-talentcampus.de/story/94/3594.html (link)

1 year ago

Video Clip I directed for CH24 - the Israeli Music Channel

1 year ago

A respond letter from Juliano Mer-Khamis

During my studies at The Sam Spiegel Film & Television School in Jerusalem i offerd Juliano to play a roll in my graduate film SUCH EYES He asked me to send him the script and emailed me with an answer after reading the script a few days later

Here is what he wrote:

Hi Rafael,

Very good script….but…!
As you know I have left the Israeli stage and Cinema since I think its collaborating with the Occupation and Apartheid…Your script has all elements of a good script except the fact that it deals with life here as if they are “Normal”, and as if there is no Occupation and Aprtihede. In the new Israeli Regime, which lost all moral and human values (as if it had before?) but this time without a disguise, one can’t stand and not act against it…or you collaborate with it? Your script therefore “normalize” the Aprtihede regime by not acting against it.
You wonder and ask yourself if we should just create art against the occupation? the answer is: YES….!!!….
Thanks anyway for offering me a very good written role,
Juliano

Although i didn’t agree with him at that time, he made me think carefully about the role of an artist and a filmmaker in particular involving life in an occupying society. while the pressure is directing from the Israeli government and the majority of the Jewish population in Israel upon the artists which deals with the I-P conflict - creating de-legitimation of these works; blaming the artists themselves in betrayal, a one sided P.O.V. and being opportunists trying to gain European funds and festivals - its become almost impossible to create a political discussion trough art because of the disappearing of the Israeli audience from these creations;no one is watching these creations and everyone assuming they know the story. I don’t think that the only art we should create should be related to the occupation (as Juliano said) but i am sure there is a lot of room for that matter, hoping the Israeli audience will take an active part in these crucial important questions and events they are raising.

Juliano Mer-Khamis 1958-2011 R.I.P.

1 year ago

Rafael Balulu - Showreel AKA My Showreel

Parts of my work as a Writer/ Director
After Effect by D.Matityahu vimeo.com/dmatityahu/videos

1 year ago

‘Batman at the Checkpoint’ a film i am working on. Part of the Berlin Today Award a Hand on Training Program as part of the Berlin Film Festival

Written by Ayelet Gundar

Photograph and Design by Yeela Dulberg

1 year ago View high resolution

a Trailer for my short film SUCH EYES

Synopsis:

16 year old Gabi is helping out his father in their local restaurant in an Israeli suburb. When his father hires 18 year old Shiran Gabi attempts in his hesitant way to capture her heart. As hard enough as it is, could he also confront his dominant father?

17:30 min \ Drama \ RED-HD \ Israel 2011

1 year ago

Sketch from a video art i am working on - 5 stories of 5 different age groups in a provincial town in Israel

Mini DV 1ccd

Music by Michael Nyman (Drowning by Numbers Soundtrack)

1 year ago