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Director  Vered Berman |
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Name: Vered Berman
Country: Israel
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| Biography |
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Haifa University (Israel), BA, Sociology and Political Science, 1970
Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel), Communications, 1971-72
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (USA), M.A., Radio, Film and Television, 1973
EMPLOYMENT: ELEVISION, CHANNEL ONE, 1997-2004
Investigative reporter, Kol Botek, weekly consumer advocaate show,1976-79.
Producer and editor, All’ai Koteret (Beyond the Headlines) with Yaron London, 1979-86.
(Both programs broadcast prime time hours)
1986-2004, Mabat Shaynee, (A Second Look), Produced documentary films.
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"The Disappearance of the Children of Yemen" (1985). The film investigates the alleged disappearance of hundreds of children of Yemenite Jews who emigrated to Israel in the 1950s.
"Outbreak of Polio in Israel" (1993). Israel has one of the most advanced health systems in the world.
Yet in the early 1990s a deadly epidemic of polio, controlled easily in the past by inoculation, ravaged parts of the country. The film investigates the circumstances that led to this outbreak.
"Wanda`s Lists"2 Parts (1995, 1996). This documentary deals with the lost identities of Jewish children who were hidden from the Nazis during World War II by Polish Christian families. The film follows the tortuous search of these "hidden children," now adults, for their true identities.
"Broadcast News--Blue and White" (1996). The establishment and progress of television news broadcasting in Israel is followed from its inception.
"Hanita`s Lost Identity" (1999). Hanita Leshem was brought to Israel after World War II after being hidden during the war by Polish Christian families. The film follows her convoluted, but successful quest for her family roots.
“Tzvika” (2002). The film is the Israeli version of the character, Leroy, from the popular American TV series “Fame.” Tzvia’s childhood experience as an Ethiopian immigrant kid, moving from one institution to another between delinquent incidents, ended the moment he took up dancing. Like Billy Elliot, in the film of the same name, Tzvika
started dance lessons at age of 10 only because the soccer team was full. After that, with the help of many supporters, he developed his amazing talent for dancing at the Jerusalem Academy for Music and Dance. The peak of his life was his participation in a summer Alvin Ailey dance workshop in New York. He now trains with the Bat Sheva dance troupe.
International productions: Producer of:
“Avigdor Aricha” (1992). Israel co-producer with the BBC.
“The Suez Canal Crisis” (1995). Israel co-producer with 3BM, Britain.
“Sacred Treasures” (1999). Israel coordinater with Discovery Channel, USA.
“Ben Dunkelman” (2000). Israel co-producer with Canadian Television.
"Journey of a Lifetime" (2001). Israel coordinator, JWM Productions, LLC, USA.
“Josef and Maria” (2007) Aired on Channel YESDOCO Isreal
Festivals: Sderot film Festival-Israel, Moscow Jewish film festival, Alaska Jewish film Festival.
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