Dana Blankstein Cohen

Dana Blankstein-Cohen (born March 3, 1981) is the director of the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School. She was appointed by the board of directors  in November 2019. Previously she was the CEO of the Israeli Academy of Film and Television. She is a film director, and an Israeli culture entrepreneur.

Dana Blankstein, January 2020

Early life and education

Dana Blankstein was born in Switzerland in 1981 to theatre director Dedi Baron and Professor Alexander Blankstein. She moved to Israel in 1983 and grew up in Tel Aviv.

Blankstein graduated from the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, Jerusalem in 2008 with high honors. During her studies she worked as a personal assistant to directors Savi Gabizon on his film Nina's Tragedies and to Renen Schorr on his film The Loners.  She also directed and shot 'the making of' film on Gavison's film Lost and Found. Her debut film Camping competed at the Berlin International Film Festival, 2007.[1][2]

Career

After her studies, Dana worked as a production mentor at the Sam Spiegel Film School. She founded and directed the film and television department at the Kfar Saba municipality. The department encouraged and promoted productions filmed in the city of Kfar Saba, as well as the established cultural projects, and educational community activities.

Blankstein directed the mini-series "Tel Aviviot" (2012).

From 2016-2019 was the director of the Israeli Academy of Film and Television.[3]

Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School founding director Renen Schorr announced his stepping down in spring 2019 and in November 2019 Dana Blankstein Cohen was appointed to take over as the new director of the school.

Filmography
  • Tel Aviviot (mini-series; director, 2012)
  • Growing Pains (graduation film, Sam Spiegel; director and screenwriter, 2008)
  • Camping (debut film, Sam Spiegel; director and screenwriter, 2006)

References
  1. "Dana Blankstein". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  2. "בית הספר סם שפיגל לקולנוע ולטלויזיה | בוגרי סם שפיגל | דנה בלנקשטיין כהן". www.jsfs.co.il. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  3. אנדרמן, נירית (2015-12-02). "נבחרה מנכ"לית חדשה לאקדמיה הישראלית לקולנוע וטלוויזיה". הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2017-06-13.
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