Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School

Jerusalem highlights: September 18-24

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

SEPTEMBER 18, 2026|ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Kosher nibbles – Latin-Mediterranean style (see Friday).

Mor Eldar (left), the director of the Sam Spiegel International Film and Series Labs, and Dana Blankstein Cohen, the CEO and executive director of the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School.

Sam Spiegel Film Lab to take part in Venice Film Festival, will present 10 projects

The Venice International Film Festival is one of the largest and most prestigious in the world, and Israeli films have been embraced there with enthusiasm in the past.

AUGUST 25, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Participants in the Sam Spiegel Film Lab, whose films will be at the pitching event at the Venice Film Festival.

Sam Spiegel International Film Lab to hold pitching event at Venice Film Festival

This is the first time since its establishment 13 years ago that Sam Spiegel's International Film Lab will hold its annual pitching event as part of the Venice Film Festival.

AUGUST 25, 2025|ByHANNAH BROWN

THE SAM Spiegel Film and Television School.

Sam Speigel ranked again as one of world’s best international film schools by ‘Hollywood Reporter'

The Sam Spiegel Film School's graduates include many of Israel’s leading filmmakers, among them Nadav Lapid, Rama Burshtein, Nir Bergman, Talya Lavie, Noah Stollman, and Tom Shoval.

AUGUST 6, 2025|ByHANNAH BROWN

Israeli film pioneer and legend: Renen Schorr-Heller dies at 72

Schorr-Heller, who ran JSFS for 30 years, was a legend in the Israeli film world and raised the school to a level of excellence that was recognized around the world.

FEBRUARY 27, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

‘Pulp Fiction’ producer Lawrence Bender to give master class at Sam Spiegel Film Lab

The lab, which is for filmmakers making their first or second films, admits several Israeli participants and several from abroad every year.

DECEMBER 9, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN

LAWRENCE BENDER attends the 30th anniversary presentation of ‘Pulp Fiction’ last April in Hollywood.

Pride in film: Disney Israel, Jerusalem Open House collaborate on film screenings for pride month

Disney Israel teamed up with the Jerusalem’s Open House for Pride and Tolerance for a special event honoring Pride Month, hosted at Jerusalem's Sam Spiegel Film School.

JUNE 22, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

All of Us Strangers, one of the films screened as part of Disney Israel's and Jerusalem Open House's collaboration for pride month.

Top producer to explore creativity in third Sam Spiegel Series lab

Levine, who was formerly cohead of drama at HBO and oversaw Westworld, Sharp Objects, Game of Thrones, and True Blood, will give a special master class to the participants.

JUNE 4, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN

MOR ELDAR (left), director of the Sam Spiegel Film and Series Labs, and Dana Blankstein Cohen, executive director of the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School.

This week in Jerusalem: Is this the last of The First Station?

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

AUGUST 18, 2023ByPEGGY CIDOR

A SCREENING ROOM at the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem.

‘Hollywood Reporter’ ranks Jerusalem's Sam Spiegel in 15 top film schools

Sam Spiegel is considered Israel’s top film school and it has recently moved to a new campus in central Jerusalem, which provides a stimulating environment for its 180 students

AUGUST 15, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN

Sam Spiegel Series Lab 2nd edition comes to Jerusalem, continues Netflix collab

The Lab was established last year by the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School with the support of Netflix and with the artistic collaboration of Hagai Levi.

JUNE 18, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN

DANA BLANKSTEIN COHEN: We didn’t stop for a minute. You can’t stop the creativity.

Jerusalem's Sam Spiegel Film Lab celebrates its first decade

The Lab celebration will feature 10 movies, one every year, made by graduates of the Film Lab and which give a good idea of the high level of success achieved by the Film Lab

MAY 3, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN