Renen Schorr

Directing · 12 movies

Born July 6, 1952

Died February 26, 2025 (aged 72)

Jerusalem, Israel

Biography

Renen Schorr, the prominent Israeli filmmaker, is a director and producer of "Late Summer Blues" (1987), winner of the Israeli Ophir Award for Best Picture.

He is the founding director of Sam Spiegel Film School in Jerusalem (1989-2020).

Schorr established the The Israeli Film Fund (1979), The New Fund for Cinema and TV (1992) and, amongst others, the Sam Spiegel International Film Lab (2011-2019).

Following his retirement, Schorr directed and produced the epic full length documentary film - "Wake Up, Grandson" (2024).

Known for: Late Summer Blues Voice Over Fun Forever