Eyal Boers

Eyal Boers
אייל בורס‎
Eyal Boers
Eyal Boers
Born (1975-07-08) July 8, 1975 (age 49)
Jerusalem, Israel
CitizenshipIsraeli
Alma materTel Aviv University
Websitewww.ariel.ac.il

Eyal Boers (Hebrew: אייל בורס) (born July 8, 1975) is an Israeli film director, producer and researcher.[1]

Biography

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Eyal Boers was born in Jerusalem.[2] His parents moved to the Netherlands shortly after his birth, first to Leiden and then to Amsterdam. After completing his first year at the Jewish school "Rosh Pina" in Amsterdam, his parents returned to Israel and lived in Ramat Hasharon, where he was educated at Amirim primary school and in Alumim middle school. After completing his the 8th grade, his parents moved to Australia and lived in Sydney, where he graduated from Moriah College High School.

He did his military service in Golani Brigade, and finished as a joint patrol officer in the Israel Border Police.

Boers holds a bachelor's degree in political science and philosophy, an MFA from the Department of Film and an MA from the Interdisciplinary Program for Graduate Studies. His Ph.D. degree was received from Tel Aviv University, in 2022, where he also received his other qualifications. Boers authored the thesis "The Jew in Dutch cinema: images, stereotypes and national identity", under the supervision of Professor Ilan Avisar.

During his academic studies, Boers worked as a cameraman from 2004 to 2010,[3] including for the Israeli Channel 1, Dutch current affairs program EenVandaag and Globes (newspaper) TV. He was a member of the Israeli Documentary Filmmakers Forum from 2008 to 2018 and a member of the Israeli Academy of Film and Television from 2014 to 2018.

As part of his studies, he wrote, produced and directed in 2007 the short film "A Lone Soldier" which had been screened in many international film festivals.[4] In 2008 he produced and directed the documentary "Classmates of Anne Frank" which had been screened at numerous international film festivals and had been broadcast by Israeli and Dutch television channels. In 2012, he produced and directed the documentary "Live or Die in Entebbe" which had been screened at various international film festivals and had been broadcast on Israeli and Canadian television channels.[5][6] In 2021, he directed two episodes in the documentary series "Smokkelbern" for Omrop Fryslân.[7]

Boers has worked as a lecturer in the Film Department at "Minshar School of Art"[8] and Ariel University. In 2011, he was appointed head of the film and television track at Ariel University's School of Communication.[9] In 2018, he was appointed chairman of the Israel Film Council.

He is head of the film and television track at Ariel University's School of Communication.[10] Eyal is a lecturer on film history,[11] European cinema, videography, cinematic expression, rhetoric and body language and the image of the Jew in Film.[12][13] Was the chairman of the Israel Film Council, from 2018 till 2022.[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ Eyal Boers at IMDb
  2. ^ "Eyal Boers". Sjoa Drenthe. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Multimediaserver der Universitätsbibliothek Potsdam". University Library Catalogues – University of Potsdam. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Portobello Film Festival 2007". Portobello Film Festival. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. ^ Izikovich, Gili (30 January 2013). "The unknown spaces of Operation Entebbe". Haaretz. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  6. ^ Lowenstein, Nitza (3 November 2013). "Eyal Boers Hebrew interview Live or Die in Entebee". Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  7. ^ "FRYSLÂN DOK: Smokkelbern diel 4". Retrieved 19 June 2024 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "Minshar School of Art". Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Future in Film-Eyal Boers". 7 October 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2021 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ "Eyal Boers". The Moskowitz School of Communication. Ariel University. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  11. ^ Segal, Naomi. "Israeli filmmaker Guy Nattiv wins Oscar for "Skin"". kan. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  12. ^ Shumpelby, Attila (25 August 2020). "Cinema After The Corona: What Movies Will Be Seen At The End Of The Crisis". Ynet. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Eyal Boers Film director". Spy Legends. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  14. ^ Naim, Moshe (12 July 2018). "The chairman of the Israeli Film Council is Eyal Boers". Kan Israel. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  15. ^ "The Minister of Culture announced this week the appointment of Eyal Boers to the position of chairman of the Film Council. The appointment of Boers, who will take up the post immediately". Ministry of Culture. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
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