Efrat Cohen – CEO, Producer Established by the Tisch School of Film & Television at Tel Aviv University, Gaudeamus Productions aims to promote talented graduates with their debut features, to give a voice to fresh perspectives that reflect the essence of Israeli society. Our exclusive collaboration with The Steve Tisch Fund, allows us the freedom to create artistically groundbreaking cinema.
Selected projects
Partial list: GROCERY (90 min, in financing), Dir. Yuval Shani, Nechama Rivlin Award, Jerusalem Pitch Point, Produir au Sud 2019 KARAOKE (98 min, 2022, WIP), Dir. Moshe Rosenthal, with Lior Ashkenazy & Sasson Gabai. International sales Charades. NIGHT VISIT (short, 2021), Dir. Mya Kaplan, Cannes’ Cinefondation. THE DIVE (97 min, 2019), Dir. Yona Rozenkier, TIFF, Locarno Junior Jury Award, 4 awards at Jerusalem FF incl. Best Israeli Feature. France release Pyramides. BACKWARDS (short, 2018), Dir. Dana Gelman, IDFA Special Jury Award THE LOVE LETTER (short, 2017), Dir. Atara Frish, Tribeca – Special Mention, Palm Springs; Nominated for Israeli Academy Award 2018. HEROINE (5 shorts, 2016), for yes. Haifa FF, Women Directors Week Festival
