Alon Bar (Hebrew: אַלּוֹן בָּר; born April 2, 1966) is an Israeli-American filmmaker.

Alon Bar
Born (1966-04-02) April 2, 1966 (age 58)
EducationTel Aviv University (BA)
American Film Institute (MFA)
Occupation(s)Filmmaker screenwriter, producer, director, author
Years active1991–present
Spouse
Sigal Meyuhas
(m. 1999)
Children2

He wrote[2] the feature film "Aaron Cohen's Debt,"[3] which he later adapted to the award-winning American screenplay "Under Arrest".[4]

He directed, wrote and produced the award-winning documentary film Exodus: A journey to the mountain of God, which was the first Israeli film ever to participate a film festival in an Arab country.[citation needed]

He is a graduate of the American Film Institute Conservatory with a Master Degree in screenwriting.[citation needed] He holds a Bachelor Degree in film and television from Tel Aviv University.[citation needed] He participated in SOURCES 2, the screenwriting laboratory of the European Union's Media II initiative and taught documentary filmmaking at UCLA extension.

In 1993, while still a student in Tel Aviv, he became the protégé of director David Perlov, a laureate of the Israel Prize.[citation needed] Following their first project, "Tel Katzir 1993," he collaborated as a researcher, writer and assistant director on four of Perlov's films.[citation needed]

In 1994, he produced "Video Dance Premiers 1994," a collection of videodance made for the Batsheva Dance Company.[citation needed]

In the early 2000s, he collaborated on the un-produced screenplay "Whiteout" with Carl Gottlieb, and wrote the un-produced screenplay "Plastic Bridges," through improvisations with a group of actors including Enrico Colantoni and Amy Pietz.[citation needed]

Since 2006, he is the president and co-owner with Nancy Sexton of 4881 LLC, a multifaceted platform, serving as a launch pad for creativity.[citation needed] Amongst others, the collaboration between Bar and Sexton created the award-winning screenplay "Type O," and the screenplays to the romantic comedy "Bonus Day" and the animation feature "Ruby", both currently (2013) in pre-production.[citation needed]

In 2011, he co-authored with Nancy Sexton the book Write Your Film, a screenwriting manual exploring the two unique writing system and collaboration.[citation needed]

In 2018, he co-wrote with Nancy Sexton the PixL TV feature film "The Wedding Do Over", a romantic comedy starring Nicole Gale Anderson and Parker Young that originally aired on Valentine's Day, Feb. 3, 2018.[citation needed]

Films in production

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  • Ruby (working title) (2013), Producer Lumiq Studios, Turin, Italy[5]

Selected films

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Tamsen Tillson, "Banff Rockie Awards salute peaks in TV," The Daily Variety (June 14, 1999) Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  2. ^ Liz Braun, "Israeli star carries quite a Debt," The Sun (May 11, 2000)[usurped] Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  3. ^ Scott Von Doviak, "Aaron Cohen's Debt Review," Film Threat (May 23, 2001) Retrieved July 4, 2011.[dead link]
  4. ^ Tamsen Tillson, "Banff Rockie Awards salute peaks in TV," The Daily Variety (June 14, 1999) Retrieved July 4, 2011.[dead link]
  5. ^ Ruby (Animation), retrieved 2024-01-30
  6. ^ "Quarter Finalists: 2013 ScreenCraft Comedy Script Contest | ScreenCraft". 2013-11-11. Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  7. ^ James Nicholas, "California Film Awards, 2010 Silver Award Winners," Official Website (January 22, 2011) Archived April 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  8. ^ Tamsen Tillson, "Banff Rockie Awards salute peaks in TV," The Daily Variety (June 14, 1999) Retrieved July 4, 2011.
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