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- 2007
- Shooting
of a commercial (still shoot) for VW
Touareg in Wadi Rum in Jordan for the Belgian and French market.
Fixer & line producer: Micha Kovler
- Pre-production
& location hunting in Israel and Jordan commences for "the
road to Petra" - an US-Israeli coproduction of a full length
feature film.
- 2006
- Production
of
"Black Book" - A feature film directed by
Paul Verhoeven. Hocus Focus Films produced the Israeli part of the
film while Micha Kovler was the executive producer.. A production of
a 1956 era pict including all aspects of art, vehicles, wardrobe etc.
Shootings commenced in the Judean desert near the Dead sea and in Kibbutz
Kfar Rupin in the Galillee.
- Production
of a photo and video shoot for US shane jewlerry manufactures. Shootings
in the Judean desert and in Jerusalem Old City.
2005
- Production
of "Herod the Great"
- 50 min. TV program for The History Channel produced by Atlantic productions,
UK (producer: Ms. Candice Martin).
- Photo
shoot for US Getty Images (producer: Keren Strauss) capturing motives
around the Greater Jerusalem and the Old City.
- TV production
for UK Centre Screen
productions (producer: Ms. Lisa O'niel) - The Dead Sea in the
mirror of time reenacting Cleopatra & servants.
- Managing
the on-going operations of Terra
Filma - the Israeli Palestinian Film Center on Mount Olives in Jerusalem.
2004
- Cofounder
of Terra Filma" - an Israeli Palestinian FIlm & TV center in
Jerusalem.
- Executive
producer for"Intel Learn Video" - a TV film for Intel USA
regarding a students support program in Israel.
- Line-producing
of "The Marble Way" - a TV series for Germany ZDF
- Writing
of "Perpetum" - a novel
- Chairman
of the final selection committee at DocAviv - Tel Aviv film festival.
- Final
editing of Mashalla - a film by Eitan Harris to be screened on Israel's
ch.2
2003
- Establishing
the AM Network – a network of proven experienced trustworthy Eastern
European production companies allowing foreign film companies to choose
from an array of countries.
- Executive
producer for “Central Central” – A TV series for Italian RAI TV regarding
changes in The Czech Republic. A Cabiria Films production.
- Development
of “My Fading Holy Land” – A full length feature film.
- Jury member
at the Trento Religion Today film festival in Italy.
- Grant
for script writing workshop by the MEDEA project, Barcelona for “Burning
Money”
- Completion
of treatment for "Burning Money"- a script for a full length
feature film.
- Producing
a documentary for "Human Shields" - a UK humanitarian organization,
broadcasted on UK ch.4
- Publishing
of "Messages of Light"- a three book series regarding Ancient
Wisdom.
2002
- Co-wrtier
of "Green Deserts" - an Italian-Palestinian-Israeli script
and book directed at TV audience heralding life in three countries based
on parallel subject matters
- Cofounder
of Cabiria Ltd., a Czech production company providing production services
in Prague and the Czech Republic
- Producer
& director of full length feature film “Moshe and Jennie @
Night”
- Chairman
of the Jury's Selection Committee (foreign films) - DocAviv Film Festival
2001
- Initiation
design and management of www.kabala.org - a website which enables it's
members aquiring wisdom through the net.
- Chairman
of the jury selection committee - DocAviv film festival,foreign films.
- Producing
& directing of Sanday - a film of Micha Ulman, internationally acclaimed
Israeli sculpture.
- Completion
of co-writing with Gui Levine a script for a full length feature film:
A Fading Holy-Land.
2000
- Producing
the Israeli segment for “The Discovery of Heaven” – a Dutch-UK co-production
full length feature film directed by Jeroen Krabbe and produced by Jeroen
Krabbe, Ate de Jong and Edwin de vries. Referances.
- Editing
of Broken - a documentary
film for Israel's Ch. 8
- Nomination
as a committee member for final selection
of international documentary films for 'DocAviv' - Tel-Aviv documentary
film festival.
- Location
management and Israeli producer for Sophistory Ltd.
- a UK based production company making a film regarding The
Knights Templars in Israel.
(Reference: JamesWignall@compuerve.com)
1999
- Line producing
and location management YouthLink 2000 for Crawford
Communication Inc. - Atlanta, USA based TV production company.
(Reference: Arogers@crawford.com)
- Initiation
and co-design of www.focusfilms.com - web site for Hocus Focus Films.
A co-production with Mr. Uri Montilya.
- Initiation
of 'Just Do It' - a co-production with Mr. Kasem Ali of the Palestinian
Authority regarding technical support program for the Gaza region -
Palestine.
- Directing
Drum Show for Festival Israel
- the most distinguished performance festival in Israel.
- Hussein
- a TV film produced for Israel's Ch. 2, concerned with the life and
death of Colonel Hussein Amar R.I.P., an Israeli
officer who was killed in Lebanon by the Hizbullah in 1996.
- Directing
One - a 20-min. videodance for Israel's Ch. 8.
1998
- Midlife
Crisis and Coffee
- video presentation, Museum of Contemporary Art,
Marseilles, France.
- Hypnotic
Hell is invited to the International Taiwan
Documentary Film Festival.
- Commercial
screenings of Hypnotic Hell
at the Tel-Aviv cinematheque.
- Directing
Dream - an experimental film regarding associations.
- Completion
the script of The Shell - a 52 min. TV drama.
- Directing
Another Place - a documentary concerning guarding
one's self.
- Final
editing of Another Land - a film by Amit
Goren,
'98 Jerusalem Film Festival 1st prize.
1997
- Hypnotic
Hell - a 50 min. documentary film, shot in Bombay, India, is invited
to Idfa
- Amsterdam International Documentary Film festival.
- Distribution
deal is signed between Kovler and Jane Balfour Films,
Who acquires international distribution rights of Hypnotic
Hell
- Production
grant from The Fund for Original TV Films for
Another Place - a documentary, Israeli-French
co-production.
- The Israeli
Film Institute commissions It's Right to Die
for My Country - a documentary concerning the phenomena of suicide
for the sake of an ideal.
- Invitation
by UK ch.4 and the British Film Institute to
submit a proposal for Dressed to Kill - a production
of 12 original short fiction films directed by chosen directors internationally.
- Editing
of Border - a film by Michal
Rovner, commissioned by the Museum of Modern
Art, New York, and of Mutual Interest,
commissioned By the Tate Gallery in London.
- Directing
The Race - a film concerning Bedouins life in
Sinai.
1996
- Recipient
of a British Council Award to undertake advance film studies in the
UK. Participation in 'Producing a low-Budget Feature Film', and 'Multi-Camera
Drama Directing' courses, held at the National Film
School in England.
- Invitation
by the Israeli Film Institute to establish and
develop directing workshops in Israel.
- Development
grant from The Israeli Fund for Quality Films
for
The Night has a Thousand Eyes - a feature film.
- It's
Right to Die for My Country - a documentary, is considered by
UK Ch.4 for production.
- Editing
of Chapter 58/4 and Yasmin
- Winner of 1st prize at the Jerusalem Film Festival.
- Establishment
of the Cinema Society for screening quality
16 mm films.
- Directing
3 commercials for Telegraph, a new business
journal, broadcasted by Israel's Ch.2
- Conducting
directing classes at Gymnasia Hertzlia, Tel-Aviv.
- Coffee
a short film, is accepted by the 1996 upsala, Rio de Janeiro, Bombay
and the Haifa international Film Festivals.
1995
- Completion
of script writing, editing and directing two short films: Midlife
Crisis and Coffee
(shot on 35 mm). Both films are edited entirely on the Avid editing
system, including a 35 mm film version and final sound design and mix.
- Midlife
Crisis is accepted for screening at the prestigious Jerusalem
Film Festival, Short Film Category.
- Nomination
as Jury member for the Tel-Aviv Gadi Dantzig Awards Competition, commercials
category.
- Editing
of Istiklal - 1st prize, Jerusalem Film Festival.
1994
- Directing
commercials for Israel's ch.2: Philipshave, Orlane, Arad Music Festival,
Elite coffee and more.
- Editing
commercials: Elite Turkish coffee, 'international Bank', Strauss 'Fantasia'
ice cream.
- Hocus
Focus Films - a film production company targeted to initiate
fiction and documentary film projects is born. The company is established
and owned by micha Kovler.
1993
- Nazdrovia
a 25 min. Fiction film written and directed by Kovler
is screened commercially at the Tel-Aviv cinematheque,
and purchased by Israel's Ch. 1.
- Nazdrovia
is nominated for final selection by the Tokyo international Film Festival
followed by an invitation from the Japanese government to participate
in the festival. Festivals: Tokyo, Jerusalem and Bombay International
Film Festivals.
- Sales:
'Documedia International' UK - worldwide distribution, Keshet Broadcasting
Co. Ch.2, Israel. Germany ZDF.
- Editing
and directing a 'Reebak-line' commercial for Israel's Ch. 2.
1991/2
- Writing
producing and directing Nazdrovia
- a 25 Min. 16mm fiction film debut, shot on location, 14 days, in Israel.
Nazdrovia, self funded, is chosen to open the
Israeli Short Films screenings at the 1992 Haifa Film Festival.
1990
- Returning
to Israel.
- Nomination
as Jury member at the New York City Monitor Awards Competition, editing
category.
1989
- Co-editing
an NBC special - a children's story directed by Mr. Mark
Sotnik and narrated by Mr. Jack Nicholson
and Ms. Glen Close. Mr. Bobby
McFerry scored the music.
1988
- Free-lance
editor in New York City.
- Chosen
to edit an NBC one hour thanksgiving special, with host Mr. Jack
Paar, followed by editing of an AT&T Super ball's commercial
(estimated viewing of 120 million people).
1985-7
- Studies
of computerized editing and special effects at Editel, New York City.
Senior editor, Palace Productions Center, NYC.
1984
- Lecturing
at Berki Pata Humphries Studios - an affiliate
of Tel-Aviv university, film and video editing department.
1982-3
- Beginning
of film career, first as an assistant cameraman and later as a senior
editor for Israel's most successful production company - Migvan
Productions ltd., editing documentaries, dramas, commercials
and music videos.
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