Experience

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  Snowball Studios- Animation, Visual Effects & Content

  • Tel Aviv, Israel

  • Executive V.P.

    • Jan 2012 - Oct 2013
    • Tel Aviv, Israel

    Management member and Deputy CEO - overseeing operations, biz dev and company facilities and resources for a growing company of 60 employees.In charge of company restructuring and reorganization, resource planning & allocation, process efficiency evaluation & re-implementation, and organizational knowledge systems setup and conservation.Managing the technological and research divisions of the company (R&D and IT).Professional support and business development to the company’s content and services divisions for the international markets.

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  Israel Film Fund

  • Tel Aviv, Israel

  • Business Unit Director

    • Jul 2006 - Jan 2012
    • Tel Aviv, Israel

    Established the Business Unit and tripled the Fund’s earned income within two years.Worked closely with producers helping them attract investors, advising on business, marketing and finance, and steering the process of distributing their film locally and internationally.Negotiated and managed all business and legal aspects of the Fund’s investments in marketing & distribution of films.Audited business, contractual and accounting of all film productions the Fund invested in.

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  Beit Berl College

  • Film Department Manager (School of Arts)

    • Oct 2000 - Oct 2006

    Managed all professional, pedagogical aspects of the Film Department (35 staff and 80 students).Established and maintained new relations and collaborations with international film festivals, film schools and related partners. Raised tens of thousands of dollars in donations, scholarships and sponsorships.Directed and managed 3 international film festivals.Lead and ran all marketing campaigns locally and internationally (Marcom, commercials, film catalogues, website, cd-rom productions etc.).

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  Beit Berl College

  • Productions Manager and Head of Technology & Equipment (School of Arts)

    • Nov 1995 - 2000

    Producer in charge of over 150 short narrative and documentary films.Worked closely with students guiding them on their projects from script to post-production and distribution.Planned, built and managed operations of technical services (film production equipment and editing suites).Wrote protocols and procedures for the entire school, and trained employees and students. Developed two consecutive 5-year purchase plans for film production and studio equipment, drafted specs for bids and monitored execution of acquisitions of 4 million dollars.