Alon Bar (Hebrew: אַלּוֹן בָּר; born April 2, 1966) is an Israeli-American filmmaker.
Alon Bar | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 2, 1966 |
| Education | Tel Aviv University (BA) American Film Institute (MFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker screenwriter, producer, director, author |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse |
Sigal Meyuhas (m. 1999) |
| Children | 2 |
He wrote[2] the feature film "Aaron Cohen's Debt,"[3] which he later adapted to the award-winning American screenplay "Under Arrest".[4]
He directed, wrote and produced the award-winning documentary film Exodus: A journey to the mountain of God, which was the first Israeli film ever to participate a film festival in an Arab country.[citation needed]
He is a graduate of the American Film Institute Conservatory with a Master Degree in screenwriting.[citation needed] He holds a Bachelor Degree in film and television from Tel Aviv University.[citation needed] He participated in SOURCES 2, the screenwriting laboratory of the European Union's Media II initiative and taught documentary filmmaking at UCLA extension.
In 1993, while still a student in Tel Aviv, he became the protégé of director David Perlov, a laureate of the Israel Prize.[citation needed] Following their first project, "Tel Katzir 1993," he collaborated as a researcher, writer and assistant director on four of Perlov's films.[citation needed]
In 1994, he produced "Video Dance Premiers 1994," a collection of videodance made for the Batsheva Dance Company.[citation needed]
In the early 2000s, he collaborated on the un-produced screenplay "Whiteout" with Carl Gottlieb, and wrote the un-produced screenplay "Plastic Bridges," through improvisations with a group of actors including Enrico Colantoni and Amy Pietz.[citation needed]
Since 2006, he is the president and co-owner with Nancy Sexton of 4881 LLC, a multifaceted platform, serving as a launch pad for creativity.[citation needed] Amongst others, the collaboration between Bar and Sexton created the award-winning screenplay "Type O," and the screenplays to the romantic comedy "Bonus Day" and the animation feature "Ruby", both currently (2013) in pre-production.[citation needed]
In 2011, he co-authored with Nancy Sexton the book Write Your Film, a screenwriting manual exploring the two unique writing system and collaboration.[citation needed]
In 2018, he co-wrote with Nancy Sexton the PixL TV feature film "The Wedding Do Over", a romantic comedy starring Nicole Gale Anderson and Parker Young that originally aired on Valentine's Day, Feb. 3, 2018.[citation needed]
Films in production
editSelected films
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- The Wedding Do Over (2018) Director W.D. Hogan
- Aaron Cohen's Debt (1999) Director Amalia Margolin
- Video Dance Premiers 1994 (1994) for Batsheva Dance Company
- Tel Katzir 1993 (1993) Director David Perlov
- Exodus - A journey to the mountain of God (1992) Directors Eitan Bin-Noun & Alon Bar
- For The Sake of Appearance (1991) Director Eitan Bin-Noun
Awards
edit- 2013 Quarterfinalist at the ScreenCraft Comedy Script Contest, USA, for "Sweethearts"[6]
- 2011 Silver Award[7] at the California Film Awards, USA, for "Under Arrest" the American adaptation of "Aaron Cohen's Debt"
- 2010 Quarterfinalist at the Scriptapalooza screenwriting competition, USA, for "Type O"
- 1999 Rockie Award for Best Made-For-TV Movie[8] at the Banff World Television Festival, Canada, for "Aaron Cohen's Debt"
- 1999 Best Foreign Language Film nominee at the SXSW Film Festival, Austin, Texas, USA, for "Aaron Cohen's Debt"[citation needed]
- 1995 Best Documentary Award at the MedFilm Festival, Italy, for Exodus: A journey to the mountain of God[citation needed]
- 1993 Grand Prix Coronne D'Or at the Casablanca international film festival, Morocco, for Exodus: A journey to the mountain of God[citation needed]
- 1993 Best Production Award by the Israeli Film Institute, Israel, for Exodus: A journey to the mountain of God[citation needed]
- 1992 Grand Jury Award at the Algarve International Film Festival, Portugal, "For the Sake of Appearance"[citation needed]
- 1992 Silver Plaque Award at the Chicago International Film Festival, United States, "For the Sake of Appearance"[citation needed]
- 1992 The President Award at the Mons International Film Festival, Belgium, "For the Sake of Appearance"[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Tamsen Tillson, "Banff Rockie Awards salute peaks in TV," The Daily Variety (June 14, 1999) Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ Liz Braun, "Israeli star carries quite a Debt," The Sun (May 11, 2000)[usurped] Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ Scott Von Doviak, "Aaron Cohen's Debt Review," Film Threat (May 23, 2001) Retrieved July 4, 2011.[dead link]
- ^ Tamsen Tillson, "Banff Rockie Awards salute peaks in TV," The Daily Variety (June 14, 1999) Retrieved July 4, 2011.[dead link]
- ^ Ruby (Animation), retrieved 2024-01-30
- ^ "Quarter Finalists: 2013 ScreenCraft Comedy Script Contest | ScreenCraft". 2013-11-11. Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ James Nicholas, "California Film Awards, 2010 Silver Award Winners," Official Website (January 22, 2011) Archived April 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ Tamsen Tillson, "Banff Rockie Awards salute peaks in TV," The Daily Variety (June 14, 1999) Retrieved July 4, 2011.