Eyal Boers (Hebrew: אייל בורס) (born July 8, 1975) is an Israeli film director, producer and researcher,[1] chairman of the Israel Film Council,[2][3] head of the film and television track at Ariel University's School of Communication.[4] Eyal is a lecturer on film history,[5] European cinema, videography, cinematic expression and the image of the Jew in Film.[6][7]
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Eyal Boers | |
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אייל בורס | |
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Born | (1975-07-08) July 8, 1975 (age 46) Jerusalem, Israel |
Citizenship | Israeli |
Alma mater | Tel Aviv University |
Website | www.ariel.ac.il |
Eyal Boers was born in Jerusalem.[8] His parents moved to the Netherlands shortly after his birth, first to Leiden and then to Amsterdam. After completing his first year at the Jewish school "Rosj Pina", Amsterdam, his parents returned to Israel and lived in Ramat Hasharon, where he was educated at Amirim primary school and in the Alumim middle school. After completing his the 8th grade, his parents moved to Australia and lived in Sydney, where he graduated from Moriah College High School.
He did his military service in Golani Brigade, and finished as a joint patrol officer in the Israel Border Police.
Boers holds a bachelor's degree in political science and philosophy from Tel Aviv University, an MFA from the Department of Film and Television at Tel Aviv University and an MA from the Interdisciplinary Program for Graduate Studies at Tel Aviv University.
His Ph.D. degree was received from Tel Aviv University, in 2022. Boers authored the thesis "The Jew in Dutch cinema: images, stereotypes and national identity", under the supervision of Prof. Ilan Avisar.
During his academic studies, Boers worked as a cameraman from 2004 to 2010,[9] including for the Israeli Channel 1, Dutch current affairs program EenVandaag and Globes (newspaper) TV. He was a member of the Israeli Documentary Filmmakers Forum from 2008 to 2018 and a member of the Israeli Academy of Film and Television from 2014 to 2018.
As part of his studies, he wrote, produced and directed in 2007 the short film "A Lone Soldier" which had been screened in many international film festivals.[10] In 2008 he produced and directed the documentary "Classmates of Anne Frank" which had been screened at numerous international film festivals and had been broadcast by Israeli and Dutch television channels. In 2012, he produced and directed the documentary "Live or Die in Entebbe" which had been screened at various international film festivals and had been broadcast on Israeli and Canadian television channels.[11][12]
Boers has worked as a lecturer in the Film Department at "Minshar School of Art"[13] and Ariel University. In 2011, he was appointed head of the film and television track at Ariel University's School of Communication.[14] In 2018, he was appointed chairman of the Israel Film Council.
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