The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/sam-spiegel-film-and-television-school/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 25 Sep 2026 20:32:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Sam Spiegel Film and Television School | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/sam-spiegel-film-and-television-school/ 32 32 Director Renen Schorr, influential founder of Sam Spiegel Film School, dies at 72 https://www.timesofisrael.com/director-renen-schorr-influential-founder-of-sam-spiegel-film-school-dies-at-72/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 21:12:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3491921 After winning three Ophir awards for 'Late Summer Blues,' filmmaker wanted to make a change in Israeli film culture

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]]> Jerusalem’s Sam Spiegel Film Lab launches 13th year https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalems-sam-spiegel-film-lab-launches-13th-year-despite-war/ Thu, 05 Dec 2024 20:42:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3433198 'Pulp Fiction' producer Lawrence Bender and filmmaker Joseph Cedar to teach master classes

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]]> Young Israeli filmmaker’s first feature chosen to compete at Tribeca Film Fest https://www.timesofisrael.com/young-israeli-filmmakers-first-feature-chosen-to-compete-at-tribeca-film-fest/ Tue, 14 May 2024 15:13:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3288997 'Come Closer,' debut work of Tom Nesher, daughter of Israeli director Avi Nesher, to feature at prestigious New York film festival

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]]> Sam Spiegel included in Hollywood Reporter top 15 film school list https://www.timesofisrael.com/sam-spiegel-included-in-hollywood-reporter-top-15-film-school-list/ Tue, 15 Aug 2023 16:38:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3072961 Jerusalem school commended for new campus, preparatory program for Arabic speakers and Series Lab initiative

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]]> Netflix, Jerusalem film school Sam Spiegel launch round two of Series Lab https://www.timesofisrael.com/netflix-jerusalem-film-school-launch-round-two-of-series-lab/ Tue, 13 Jun 2023 15:51:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3032876 Producers, screenwriters from streaming giant work with the film school on TV projects

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]]> Sam Spiegel film school incubator celebrates first decade https://www.timesofisrael.com/sam-spiegel-film-school-incubator-celebrates-first-decade/ Thu, 04 May 2023 11:55:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3008515 The Jerusalem film school lab marks 10 years of teaching budding filmmakers

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]]> Raunchy Israeli TV comedy ‘Chanshi’ heads to Sundance https://www.timesofisrael.com/raunchy-adventures-on-israeli-tv-comedy-chanshi-now-heading-to-sundance/ Sat, 21 Jan 2023 08:42:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2929297 Orthodox Judaism has a new kind of hero in Aleeza Chanowitz, co-creator and star of HOT's show about a young woman from Brooklyn who moves to Israel to explore her sexual side

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]]> Daily Briefing Dec. 1: Netanyahu tries to rein in Smotrich; chess games reflect life https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-dec-1-netanyahu-tries-to-rein-in-smotrich-chess-games-reflect-life/ Thu, 01 Dec 2022 11:08:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2887997 Knesset correspondent Carrie Keller-Lynn looks at coalition negotiations; investigative and features reporter Inna Lazareva discusses chess as metaphor for global issues

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]]> Film school’s second act gives starring role to new downtown Jerusalem arts campus https://www.timesofisrael.com/film-schools-second-act-gives-starring-role-to-new-downtown-jerusalem-arts-campus/ Tue, 29 Nov 2022 09:29:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2877151 Sam Spiegel Film and TV School moves from industrial zone into new home on Jerusalem Campus for the Arts, a $50 million complex shared with academies for music, dance and acting

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]]> ‘Cinema Sabaya’ director hopes to repeat film’s underdog success on road to Oscars https://www.timesofisrael.com/cinema-sabaya-director-hopes-to-repeat-films-underdog-success-on-road-to-oscars/ Mon, 28 Nov 2022 13:58:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2884319 Orit Fouks Rotem never expected her film 'Cinema Sabaya' to sweep the Ophir Awards, but now finds herself seeking a chance to vie for Best Foreign Film at the 2023 Academy Awards

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]]> Jerusalem film school lab project singles out 2 promising TV scripts https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-film-school-lab-netflix-single-out-2-promising-tv-scripts/ Wed, 28 Sep 2022 11:51:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2844356 Scripts of legal dramas in Israeli court system and Arab LGBTQ families win prizes given in partnership with Netflix, Westend Studios and Paramount's VIS Social Impact studio

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]]> Netflix CEO tells Israeli students he’s looking for ‘local stories’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/netflix-ceo-tells-israeli-students-hes-looking-for-local-stories/ Wed, 22 Jun 2022 12:03:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2785489 Streaming giant CEO Ted Sarandos visits Jerusalem's Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, home to Netflix's new Series Lab

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]]> Eight Israeli TV projects chosen for Netflix-backed Sam Spiegel ‘series lab’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/eight-israeli-tv-projects-chosen-for-netflix-backed-series-lab/ Wed, 08 Jun 2022 23:28:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2771783 Streaming giant will help writers develop stories of Israeli reality, with support from TV creators Hagai Levi, Jill Condon

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]]> Ayyy! The Fonz arrives in Israel, playing role of Jewish dad in HOT comedy ‘Chanshi’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/ayyy-the-fonz-arrives-in-israel-playing-role-of-jewish-dad-in-hot-comedy-chanshi/ Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:59:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2720590 Actor Henry Winkler speaks to students at Jerusalem's Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, practices his 'het', shares memories and motivation

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]]> Netflix backs Jerusalem film school’s new ‘Series Lab’ for young creatives https://www.timesofisrael.com/netflix-backs-jerusalem-film-schools-new-series-lab-for-young-creatives/ Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:11:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2698496 Streaming giant, along with ViacomCBS International Studios, aims to support development of Israeli creators' authentic local stories

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