JFilm welcomes Schusterman Visiting Filmmaker: Dana Goren

JFilm is pleased to welcome Israeli filmmaker, Dana Goren, to Pittsburgh!  Dana will be an Artist in Residence from September through December 2010 with the support of the Schusterman Foundation Visiting Artist Program and will create a short documentary film as part of her residency.

Dana graduated from the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem and studied photography in New York and Jerusalem. Her most recent work is the feature length documentary, Diplomat, for which she served as researcher, scriptwriter, and

director. Diplomat won the prestigious Wolgin Award for Best Documentary at the 2009 Jerusalem International Film Festival. The film highlights the experiences of Russian Jews who immigrated to Israel over the past decade. Dana has worked in various capacities on other documentaries and short films, has served as a lecturer, and has earned a number of awards and scholarships for her work.

Read more: Schusterman Visiting Artist Program.

Ophir Awards Ceremony Scheduled for September 21, 2010

Written by: Ayelet Dekel

The Ophir Awards ceremony will take place on September 21, 2010 at the Jerusalem Theatre, and will be broadcast the same night on Channel 1, at 21:30. This year, for the first time, the program will also be broadcast in HD format, on 511.

Prizes are awarded in 14 categories: 13 for feature films and one prize is awarded for Best Documentary. In light of the abundance of quality documentaries and the growing interest in this genre, the imbalance in focus is something that should be reconsidered in this writer’s opinion.

The film selected as Best Feature will represent Israel in the competition for Best Foreign Film at the Academy Awards on February 27, 2011.

Actor, director and producer Zeev Revah will receive a lifetime achievement award at the ceremony.

The ceremony will be attended by Minister of Culture and Sport Limor Livnat, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, and Chairman of the Israeli Film Council Michah Harish.

Source: MidnightEast

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