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News Best Screenplay at Schoolfilmfest Munich! Recent graduate Naama Shmueli took the prize for the best screenplay at the prestigious Munich Student Film Festival. Her film "The Silent One" is well deserving!

NEWS Introducing the new JSFL Series Lab The Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School is launching the inaugural Series Lab supported by Netflix and ViacomCBS International Studios. The Series Lab follows on from the acclaimed Sam Spiegel Film Lab now in its 10th year. This new Series Lab is a natural extension of the educational vision of the JSFS which has a long track record of nurturing local talent and will support the development of scripted series by young creators based in Israel. The Series Lab aims to provide the support and networks to help participants thrive in the global scripted television market. A Netflix partnership to support the next generation of creators in Israel | Larry Tanz | The Blogs (timesofisrael.com) Series Lab | Jerusalem (jsfs.co.il)

News Hollywood Reporter 2023 list!! For the seventh year in a row, our school has been selected as one of the 15 best film schools outside of the US. This year's best global film schools includes only one film school from Israel - and it is the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School! We are very proud and will continue to strive to ensure a vital role for the Israeli industry

NEWS Hollywood Reporter - Sixth year in a row! For a 6th year in a row, the Hollywood Reporter has named the JSFS on its list of leading film schools outside the US. The annual list includes international film schools with strong reputations and a solid record. Sam Spiegel is honored to continue to be on the list, highlighting our educational and artistic vision - as we prepare to move to our new permanent home in central Jerusalem.

Award Man's Best Friend wins Shagrir Family Award for Best Documentary Film 2022 Man's Best Friend, by recent alumna Gaya Elstein, won the Shagrir Family Award for Best Documentary Film at the Jerusalem Film Festival. Gaya's film is a sensitive portayal of a pet cemetery full of life. Every day people come and visit their deceased companions, each have different mourning ceremonies and their own unique connection to their pet.

News Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos visited the School: “We are looking for local, authentic stories” The CEO of Netflix, Ted Sarandos, made a special trip to Jerusalem for a conversation and meeting with students at the renowned Sam Spiegel Film and Television School. The visit included a talk in front of students with actress Shira Haas. Ted Sarandos said in conversation with Shira Hass : “All you need is community, and if we learned anything tonight it is that the world needs you. Your projects are going to change the world, it might take a year, it might take ten. But it’s going to happen. That’s why we are so proud of this affiliation, the first of its kind”. When asked “what advice would you give your 21-year-old self?” Sarandos replied: “Most people would say follow your passion. This might sound counter-intuitive, but the best advice I have heard is to do what you are good at, and the passion will follow."

Awards Congratulations to the graduates of the school for winning the Academy Awards for Television 2020 בטקס פרסי הטלוויזיה הישראלית לשנת 2020 שנערך בסינמה סיטי גלילות ב 11 באפריל, זכו 4 מבוגרי ביה"ס: בפרס בימוי בסדרה קומית זכה בעז פרנקל על חזרות. חזרות זכתה סה"כ ב- 8 פרסים. בפרס סדרת רשת זכתה לינור לביא על אישה אחת: מפיקות ויוצרות: נילי צרויה, לינור לביא. בפרס תכנית אירוח ו/או תרבות: זכו היוצרים רוני קובן ורן לנדאו על פגישה עם רוני קובן. זוהי להם זכייה רביעית ברציפות בפרס. קדדיט צילום: איציק בירן ואלירן אביטל, פרסי הטלווויזיה הישראלית 2021

News School films at the Haifa International Film Festival "The Dregs" by recent grad Yuval Nitzan, and the documentary "Brigadeiro" by Fabio Iuchno Zilberman will both be screening at the Haifa International Film Festival which opens Oct 19th