Chairman Rennen Shor
צילום: ורד אדיר
New film fund established with Jerusalem as ‘leading lady'
Israeli, foreign films whose plot, shooting takes place in holy city now eligiable to recieve funding from Jerusalem's fund
'Lights, camera...Jerusalem': The establishment of the Jerusalem Film and Television Fund supporting Israeli and international movies whose story takes place in Jerusalem - was announced Monday night.
The Chairman of the fund is Rennen Shor, who also heads the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem, and the fund’s preliminary budget is about NIS 7 million (about $2 million.)
The fund, established by The Jerusalem Development Authority and the Jerusalem Foundation will focus on feature-length films and TV series – on condition that at least 50% of the shooting takes place in Jerusalem.
Jerusalem Film & Television Fund members (Photo: Jonathan Shaul)
“Since the cinematographers act took effect in 2000, 20-25 feature-length films are being produced every year, but on an annual average, only one of them shot in Jerusalem, says Shor.“The Israeli cinema is predominantly Tel Aviv-based for financial reasons as much as cultural ones. We believe that by pulling in funds, the Jerusalem Film and Television Fund will increase the volume of Israeli feature-film productions up to 25-30, out of which 6-7 will depict Jerusalem.”
