Nora Jacobson

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Nora Jacobson is an American filmmaker.

Early life and education

Jacobson was born in Norwich, Vermont. She spent eight years of her childhood in Paris. [1] She graduated from Dartmouth College and then received an MFA from the school of the Chicago Art Institute. [1]

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Career

She was a professor of film in New York. [1] She is the founder of Vermont Unity TV, a film contest for young filmmakers. [1]

Awards and honors

Her film Delivered Vacant won a Golden Gate award at the San Francisco Film Festival.[ citation needed ] In 2016, Jacobson received the Herb Lockwood Prize, an annual award of Burlington City Arts. [2]

Filmography

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References

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