Renen Schorr
Directing
July 6, 1952
Died at age 72
February 26, 2025
Date of Death
Jerusalem, Israel
2 Credits
Biography
Renen Schorr, the prominent Israeli filmmaker, is a director and producer of "Late Summer Blues" (1987), winner of the Israeli Ophir Award for Best Picture.
He is the founding director of Sam Spiegel Film School in Jerusalem (1989-2020).
Schorr established the The Israeli Film Fund (1979), The New Fund for Cinema and TV (1992) and, amongst others, the Sam Spiegel International Film Lab (2011-2019).
Following his retirement, Schorr directed and produced the epic full length documentary film - "Wake Up, Grandson" (2024).
