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Shir Shoshani (born January 26, 1979) is deputy school director, head of the film and television department at the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, a film lecturer and first AD in the Israeli film industry.

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Shir Shoshani
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Shir Shoshani, 2021
Born (1979-01-26) 26 January 1979 (age 45)
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Biography

Born in Ramat HaSharon in 1979, her father, Dr. Shimshon Shoshani was the CEO of the Ministry of Education in Israel, the Jewish Agency and "Taglit- Birthright Israel". Her mother, Dr. Yael Shoshani is a psychologist and served as the head of the psychological association.

Shoshani lives in Tel Aviv with her son.

Early life and education

Shoshani is a graduate of Alon High School, Ramat Hasharon. Her student film “Remodeling” (1996), starring Dan Muggia won the Van Leer Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival. Shoshani was a Member of the C.I.S.V charitable, independent, non-political, volunteer organization which promotes peace education and cross cultural friendship.

Shoshani served in the IDF and won a citation for excellence.

She completed her studies at the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in 2008 where she won the America-Israel Cultural Foundation Award for her film “Under Water” and the David Shapira award for student excellence.

Career

Shoshani served as executive producer at LiberMedia from 1999 to 2000 and then as the executive producer for promos at Keshet Media Group (2000–2003) working under Muli Segev and Shai Avivi.

Between 2006 and 2016, Shoshani worked as first AD on numerous Israeli and international Film and TV Productions, including the Golden Lion winner "Lebanon” (Samuel Maoz ,2009); Cannes Film Festival best screenplay winner “Footnote (film)” (Joseph Cedar ,2011); and Natalie Portman’s directorial debut “A Tale of Love and Darkness (film) (2015). Shoshani had leading Main roles also on the Sony International series “Absentia (TV series)" (2019) and Netflix’s “[1]Hit and Run” (2020).

Over the years, Shoshani has been a mentor to tens of student films and served in 2015 as the head of the producers’ track at the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film and Television School. Shoshani taught professional set production at the Steve Tisch Department of Film at Tel Aviv University (2018–2021).

In June 2021, she was appointed Deputy School Director, Head of the film and television department at the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film and Television School.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

YearTitlePositionGenre & Notes
2020/21Hit & Run (TV series)” – season 1H&S ManagerSeries Netflix
2019Absentia (TV series)” – season 3Cast SupervisorSony Pictures Television Networks
2016Absentia (TV series)” – season 1First Assistant DirectorSony Pictures Television Networks
2016“Beauty &The Baker” (“Lehiyot ita”) – season 2First Assistant DirectorTV series – Keshet Broadcasting
2015 Norman First Assistant DirectorFeature Film. Director: Joseph Cedar
2014 False Flag (TV series) ("kfulim") – season 1First Assistant DirectorTV series – Keshet Broadcasting
2014 A Tale of Love and Darkness (film) First Assistant DirectorFeature Film. Director: Natalie Portman
2013“Hakafot”First Assistant DirectorFeature Film
2012Farewell, Baghdad" ("Mafriah Ha-Yonim")First Assistant DirectorFeature Film
2012"A Place in Heaven" ("Makom Be Gan Eden")First Assistant DirectorFeature Film
2011"Funny World" ("Haolam Matshik")First Assistant DirectorFeature Film
2011"Footnote (film) ("Hearat Shulayim")First Assistant DirectorFeature Film. Director: Joseph Cedar DP
2010"The Debt" The Debt (2010 film) 1st AD Israeli crewFeature Film. Director: John Madden
2009"Intimate Grammar" ("Hadikduk Hapnimi")First Assistant DirectorFeature Film
2009"Mary Lou" ("Tamid oto Chalom")First Assistant DirectorTV series
2008"Jaffa" ("Kalat Hayam")First Assistant DirectorFeature Film
2008Pillars of Smoke" ("Timrot Ashan") – season 1First Assistant DirectorTV series
2007"Revivre" ("Lichyot Mechadash")First Assistant DirectorFeature Film
2007 Lebanon (film) First Assistant DirectorFeature Film – Director: Samuel Maoz
2007"Disengagement" ("Hitnatkut")Second Assistant DirectorFeature Film – Director: Amos Gitai
2006"Le Syndrome de Jerusalem" ("Chomer Lemachshava")Second Assistant DirectorFeature Film

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