Igal Bursztyn

Igal Bursztyn

Igal Bursztyn (born May 27, 1941) is an Israeli film director, writer, producer[1] and adjunct full professor at the Tel Aviv University Film and TV Department.[2]

Biography

Bursztyn was born in Manchester, England, his parents were born in Poland. In 1949, his family returned to Warsaw, Poland and in 1957 they immigrated to Israel.[3]

His father was a scientist at the Weizmann Institute of Science (Chemistry, Polymer Department), his mother worked there as a librarian. After his military service (artillery) Bursztyn studied mathematics, philosophy and literature graduating (Tel Aviv University,1966) in philosophy. In 1967 studied for few months at the London School for Film Techniques. During the years 1965-1967 wrote literary and film criticism for newspapers Al Hamishmar, LaMerhav, Haaretz and Keshet. During the years 1985-1991 wrote for Haaretz, Maariv and Ha'ir. He has been teaching at the Film & TV Department of the Tel Aviv University since 1973, received tenure in 1984, since 1995 was appointed adjunct associate professor, since 2008 full adjunct professor.

Bursztyn lectured and taught at the Danish Film School in Copenhagen, at the Film Studies Department of the New York University and at the Judaic Department of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, United States.[4]

In 1993 received the prize of the Minister of Culture for his contribution to cinema.[5]

Bursztyn was married to the Habima actress Yael Drouyanoff with whom he had two children. Today he is married to Ruta Cohen, the administrative manager of a sex therapy clinic.

Select Filmography

Books

References

  1. ↑ איל בן אהרון, לקסיקון הקולנוע השלם, הוצ.מגי בע"מ וקרן קולנוע ישראלי, 2005, עמ' 40. (Eyal Ben Aharon, The Comprehensive Motion Picture Almanac, Maggie Publishers Ltd., 2005, p. 40)
  2. ↑ list of staff of Film and TV Department at the Tel Aviv University
  3. ↑ Igal Bursztyn - Biography
  4. ↑ Professor Igal Bursztyn, in Judaic Studies, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Tennessee Knoxville
  5. ↑ Ran Tal and Anat Even, Conversation with Igal Bursztyn, Takriv: Magazine for Documentary Cinema, first issue (in Hebrew)
  6. ↑ Selected Filmography
  7. ↑ Filmography in San Francisco Jewish Film Festival site
  8. ↑ List of Books

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