Company at a Glance
JMT Films is an independent film distribution and international sales company, founded in 2003 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel. We specialize in the distribution, international representation and promotion of documentary, independent and short films.
JMT Films represents filmmakers and production companies from Israel and from around the world, and operates internationally with film festivals, broadcasters, VOD platforms, theatrical distributors, educational institutions and other professional partners.
Our catalogue includes films from different countries and cultural backgrounds. JMT Films is a private, independent company and does not represent any government or state institution. Our role is exclusively professional: representing, distributing and promoting films and filmmakers internationally.
JMT Films is also involved in the development, fundraising and international co-production of documentary projects, working with filmmakers, production companies and broadcasters from different countries. Our international co-production activities have included Live or Die in Entebbe by Eyal Boers, co-produced with Canadian Television (Radio-Canada); Saul Friedländer und die Geschichte by Yehuda Yaniv, co-produced with German Television (BR/ARTE); and One Eye Wide Open by Aner Preminger, co-produced with Dutch Television (AVRO). The Field by Mordechai Vardi was awarded the Hartley Film Foundation Development Prize (U.S.A.) at the CoPro Documentary Co-production Pitching Forum.
Success
For more than two decades, films represented by JMT Films have received awards and recognition at film festivals around the world and have been broadcast by television networks in Israel and internationally.
Our films have been selected and screened at leading international film festivals and have reached audiences through television, theatrical distribution, VOD and other platforms in numerous countries.
JMT Films has developed long-standing professional relationships with broadcasters, distributors, festivals and other industry partners internationally. Our track record includes successful international festival campaigns, television broadcasts, theatrical releases and co-production partnerships, helping independent filmmakers bring their work to audiences beyond their country of origin.
Our success is built on long-term international relationships, personal attention to each film and a commitment to finding the right audience and distribution opportunities for every project we represent.
Catalogue of Films
JMT Films represents a catalogue of more than 170 films by filmmakers from around the world, including a strong selection of Israeli cinema as well as independent productions from Europe, North America, Latin America and other regions.
Our catalogue includes acclaimed films by Israeli filmmakers, among them veteran director Dan Wolman, Yair Lev and David Deri (You Only Die Twice / Der Mann, der zweimal starb), a film co-produced with ORF Austria and BR Germany; the documentary trilogy of Dan & Noit Geva; four self-revealing documentary films by Zohar Wagner, and her latest works Savoy and Cookies for Life; Live Or Die In Entebbe and The Spirit of Monastir by Eyal Boers; and Abu Salie and Souvenirs by Halil Efrat and Shahar Cohen.
We also represent films by well-known filmmakers from different countries, such as Zvika Gregory Portnoy (THE GUEST (Best Cinematography Award at IDFA 2024 and 8th Day of Khamsin), Anneta Papathanassiou (The Nymphs of Hindu Kush and Qadir – An Afghan Ulysses) and Arto Halonen (Conquistadors of Cuba).
Among the recent titles acquired by JMT Films are THERE IS ANOTHER WAY Award Winning Documentary by Stephen Apkon (Vision for Human Rights Award at FIFDH 2025), THREE COMRADES, WHEN I GET JAILED (IDFA, DOK.fest München), and WHAT’S UP EXTREMISTS? by Anastasiia Vedenskaia; THE LONG BREAKUP by Katya Soldak, aired by numerous European broadcasters including ARTE France/Germany; SAVOY by Zohar Wagner, an award-winning hybrid documentary; COOKIES FOR LIFE, also by Zohar Wagner; THE SHEPHERD’S KEEPER by Hadara Oren, an award-winning documentary; ONE STREET IN SILWAN by Bissan Tibi; TITO, MARGOT AND ME by Mercedes Arias and Delfina Vidal, Panama’s official submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 96th Academy Awards; and GOODBYE MY WONDERFUL WORLD by Joo Joostberens.
Categories
· Fiction Films
· Short Films
· Documentaries:
· Society
· History
· Current Affairs & Politics
· Health & Human Rights
· Art & Culture
· Human Interest
· Creative Documentary
About the founder
Michael Treves (Jean-Michel) is the founder of JMT Films and has been running the company since 2003. A film distributor and international sales agent, he has more than 25 years of experience working with international broadcasting networks and has a longstanding passion for cinema and television.
He holds a B.A. in Social Studies from Tel Aviv University, an M.B.A. from Reichman University (IDC Herzliya), Israel, and a diploma in Audiovisual Financing & Commercialization from Panthéon-Sorbonne University and INA, Paris.
In addition to his responsibilities at JMT Films, Michael Treves is regularly invited internationally to serve as a jury member, decision maker, tutor, moderator, panelist, guest lecturer, advisor, curator and selector at film festivals, film markets and professional industry programmes. He lectures on cinema, television and international film distribution and advises film festivals, film markets and filmmakers on international strategy:
2026
- Guest Speaker — International Film Distribution, Film & TV Track, Ariel University’s School of Communication
2025
- Decision Maker — Documentary Campus Master School Pitching, Halle, Germany
- Guest Lecturer — Masterclass on International Film Distribution, Hamidrasha Beit Berl Cinema School
- Guest Speaker — International Film Distribution, Film & TV Track, Ariel University’s School of Communication
2024
- Decision Maker — Documentary Campus Master School Pitching, Halle, Germany
- Panelist — Meet the Sales Agents, Krakow Film Festival
- Decision Maker — Miradasdoc Pitching, Spain
2023
- Panelist — Film Distribution, organized by Docaviv (Capsule Program)
- Decision Maker — Miradasdoc Pitching, Spain
- Decision Maker — Documentary Campus Master School Pitching, Halle, Germany
- Jury Member — Documentary Competition, Heart of Europe International TV Festival, Warsaw
- Panelist — From Project to Premiere, Heart of Europe International TV Festival, Warsaw
- Panelist — Meet the Sales Agents, Krakow Film Festival
2022
- Decision Maker — Documentary Campus Leipzig Networking Days
- Jury Member — Student Film Competition, Film & TV Track, Ariel University’s School of Communication
- Panelist — Exporting CEE: Is Local Content Doomed to be Local?, Heart of Europe International TV Festival, Warsaw
2021
- Decision Maker — Documentary Campus Leipzig Networking Days
- Tutor, Moderator and Jury Member — Doc Tank, Astra Film Festival, Romania
- Tutor and Jury Member — Bio to B Industry Days, Biografilm Festival, Italy
2019
- Tutor, Moderator and Jury Member — Doc Tank, Astra Film Festival, Romania
- Guest Speaker — International Film Distribution, Film & TV Track, Ariel University’s School of Communication
- Selector — Israeli Competition, EPOS International Art Film Festival, Tel Aviv
- VIP Guest — Gdynia Film Festival, Poland
2018
- Jury Member — Doc Music International Competition, Krakow Film Festival
- VIP Guest — Gdynia Film Festival, Poland
2013
- VIP Guest — GZDOC Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival, China; meetings with Chinese producers and China Central Television (CCTV), China’s largest national television network
- Guest Lecturer — Un regard sur le cinéma du sud d’Israël, Isratim Film Festival, Paris
2012
- Advisor / Content Editor — French Talks, Focus on French-Speaking Broadcasters, CoPro Documentary Screen Market, Tel Aviv
- Advisor / Curator — World Cinema / Special Program, DIFF Delhi International Film Festival, Delhi, India
- Guest Lecturer — Un regard sur le cinéma du sud d’Israël, Suisse-Israel-Vaud Special Event, Lausanne, Switzerland
2011
- Guest Lecturer — International Co-Productions with Latin America, Fast Food Off The Shelf / ¿Por qué quebró McDonald’s en Bolivia?, Bolivia Lab III, La Paz, Bolivia
2010
- Guest Lecturer — The Role of a Sales Agent, Case Study: Fast Food Off The Shelf, Latin Side of the Doc, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Panelist / Decision Maker — Dragon Pitching Forum, Krakow Film Festival
2007
Guest Lecturer — Documentary Film Today and in the Future, Viscult International Film Festival, Joensuu, Finland