Renen Schorr

Renen Schorr
Born (1952-07-06) July 6, 1952 (age 72)
Occupations
  • film director
  • screenwriter
  • film producer

Renen Schorr (Hebrew: רנן שור; born Jerusalem, Israel, July 6, 1952) is a film director, screenwriter, film producer and Israeli film activist. In 1989, he founded Israel's first independent, national school for film and television, the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School – Jerusalem, and has served as its director since that time.[1] During the last 40 years he founded or co-founded the infrastructure of Israeli film funds and cinematheques. In December 2016 he was awarded the Chevalier des arts et lettres by the French government.[2]

  1. ^ Mike Leigh cancels Israel visit over loyalty oath bill - Ben Child - guardian.co.uk
  2. ^ Steinberg, Jessica (8 May 2017). "Israel's filmmakers are country's ambassadors, says film school pioneer". Times of Israel. Retrieved 21 June 2024.