Adi Halfin is an award-winning dance and commercial director whose work spans fiction, documentary, music videos, and dance films. Her films have screened and won awards at major festivals including Cannes, Berlinale, and others worldwide.
Celebrated for her emotionally charged, visually striking style, Adi blends cinematic storytelling with the language of movement — establishing her as a leading voice in movement-based filmmaking and dance direction for screen.
Her viral dance film Home Alone for Batsheva Dance Company won ten international awards, while her Toyota short featuring Dergin Tokmak earned Best Documentary at The One Club for Creativity and was shortlisted for a Cannes Lions. Other commercial clients include Volkswagen, McDonald’s, Samsung, and DSG.
Her work has also been recognized with a 1.4 Awards shortlist and a Vimeo Staff Pick, affirming her role as a director who transforms choreography into cinematic storytelling. She has served on juries for D&AD, AICP, and major dance film festivals worldwide.
AWARDS
- Best Music, LA Fashion Festival, 2021 - Earth Odyssey
- Outstanding Achievement Award, Dance Camera West, 2021 - Earth Odyssey & Lost Horse
- Best Music Video, Short to The Point, 2020 - Lost Horse
- Best Music Video, Istanbul Fashion Film Festival, 2020 - Lost Horse
- Best Dance Short, Pittsburgh Fashion Week, 2020 - Earth Odyssey
- PEARLS Artist Prize, POOL Festival & DOCK11, 2020 - Lost Horse
- Documentary Award, The One Club Awards 2019 - Toyota, Dergin Tokmak
- Jury Award, Macau ROLLOUT Festival 2018 - True Love Waits
- Best Unofficial Music Video, LA Music Video Festival, 2017 - True Love Waits
- Best International Film, honorable Mention - Bestias Danzantes, Chile, 2017 - True Love Waits
- PEARLS Artist Prize, POOL Festival & DOCK11, 2107
- Best Film ,Mexico City Videodance Festival 2017 - Home Alone
- Best Commercial, LA Film Awards 2017 - Home Alone
- Best Inspirational, LA Film Awards 2017 - Home Alone
- Best Experimental Film, LA Film Awards 2017 - True Love Waits
- Winner, POOL International Dance Film Festival, Berlin 2017 - True Love Waits
- Best Dance Video DaMuVi Fest 2017 - True Love Waits
- Jury Award, Macau ROLLOUT Festival 2017 - Home Alone
- Audience Award, InShadow Film Festival, Lisbon 2016 - Home Alone
- Audience Award, Dance@30fps Ohio, 2016 - Home Alone
- Bronze Dance on Camera, Shortwaves Film Festival Poznan 2016 - Home Alone
- Genero TV contest winner 2015 for Mark Ronson's "Daffodils"
- Best short under 5min, San Francisco Dance Film Festival 2014 - Home Alone
- Best of The Fest, Oklahoma Dance Film Festival 2014 - Home Alone
- Best Dance Film, SESIFF 2014 - Home Alone
- Best Fiction, Potsdam Babelsberg Film Festival 2005 - Whatever It Takes
- Director's Award Jerusalem 2003 - Homecoming