Annette Insdorf

Annette Insdorf
Insdorf at the 2024 Telluride Film Festival
Born	1950 (age 75–76) Paris, France
Occupations	Film historian, author
Spouse	Mark Ethan ​ (m. 1999)​

Annette Insdorf (born 1950) is an American film historian, author and interviewer, who is host of Reel Pieces. ^[1]

Career

Born in Paris in 1950 to Polish Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, ^{[2] [3]} Insdorf and her family moved to New York City in 1954. She graduated from Forest Hills High School. ^[4] Initially desiring to be a performer, Insdorf attended Juilliard's singing program, however upon her parents encouragement, she instead went to Queens College where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts in 1972, as well as her PhD from Yale University in 1975.

Insdorf is a frequent panelist at various film festivals, most consistently at the annual Telluride Film Festival, and often hosted annual coverage of the Cannes Film Festival alongside Roger Ebert. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]} Insdorf has written numerous books on various cinema-related topics, including on filmmakers François Truffaut and Philip Kaufman. ^[9] In 2018, she was awarded the Mel Novikoff Award at the 2018 San Francisco International Film Festival. ^[10] Telluride awarded Insdorf with its Special Medal in 2021. ^[11]

Insdorf made an appearance in PBS's Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011) and HBO's Spielberg (2017). ^[12]

Insdorf has taught film at Columbia University since 1987. ^[13]

References

1. Hoffman, Barbara (23 February 2017). "The biggest movie stars can't shake this interview legend". New York Post.
2. The Yale Daily News, 25 January 1982
3. Ottensosser, Harry (Spring 2020). "A Conversation With Anette Insdorf on Holocaust Cinema". The Current. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
4. Annette Insdorf went to the movies in Forest Hills
5. "Insdorf, Annette". Jewish Virtual Library.
6. "Faculty: Annette Insdorf". Columbia University.
7. Tonti, Alexis (Spring 2014). "Five Minutes with ... Annette Insdorf". Columbia College Today.
8. "Annette Insdorf". Ebert Presents At the Movies.
9. Insdorf, Annette (1994). François Truffaut . Cambridge University Press. ISBN   9780521478083.
10. "Cinema Superstar Annette Insdorf On Turning Your Passion Into A Career". Forbes . Archived from the original on 2018-08-07.
11. Professor Annette Insdorf Honored with the Special Medallion at Telluride Film Festival
12. Annette Insdorf Curates Two Series for FilmStruck
13. Insdorf, Annette (May 1, 2024). "Renowned Columbia Film Professor on Israel-Gaza Campus Unrest: "The Media Has Blown the Situation Out of Proportion" (Guest Column)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2 September 2024.

• Clark, Roger (March 6, 2023). "Marking 35 years of movie talk on the Upper East Side". NY1 News. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

External links

• Annette Insdorf at the Internet Movie Database
• Annette Insdorf on Charlie Rose