About

Tamar Tal Anati is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and artistic director based in Florence, Italy, with more than twenty international awards to her name. From her base in Florence, she develops and directs various cultural and arts initiatives while creating documentary films that have garnered global recognition.

Her breakthrough documentary Life in Stills, 2011 earned the Israeli Film Academy Award for Best Documentary in 2012-Israel’s highest film honor-and was named Best Film at the Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival in Tel Aviv. Anati was also recognized as Best New Director at the Dok Leipzig International Film Festival in 2011. The film has been screened at over 200 film festivals worldwide, broadcast internationally, and translated into more than ten languages.

Her feature film Shalom Italia premiered at prestigious festivals including IDFA, AFI Docs, and Festival Dei Popoli, earning a nomination for the Israeli Academy Award. The film was broadcast on PBS/POV, NDR, ARTE, and numerous other networks. Her latest feature film On This Happy Note premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and received a theatrical release through Lev Cinemas. Her short film Paolo was screened at the Louvre Museum in Paris, while her recent short God’s Mountain won Best Short Film at the Jerusalem International Film Festival.

As an artistic director, Anati develops and oversees cultural initiatives, bringing together international artists and fostering cross-cultural dialogue through the arts. Her work focuses particularly on promoting peace and dialogue between cultures, using art as a bridge to build understanding and connection across diverse communities. Her work in Florence’s cultural landscape combines her filmmaking expertise with her passion for arts and culture management. She also serves as a film consultant for film funds and broadcasters, mentors and consults individual filmmakers, and sits on juries at film festivals, contributing her expertise to the broader documentary film community.

Anati holds a Master’s degree in Arts and Culture Management from Rome Business School.