Itzhak Rubin Biography Filmography And books
Itzhak Rubin is one of the leading documentaries filmmaker in Israel and was an assistant professor (senior lecturer) and the head of Production Studies in Kinneret College in the Jordan Valley until 2012 .
A Film Screenplay writer, Director and Producer of both feature and documetaries films and television progrms, author, and pre-eminent Israeli Human Rights Activist.
Graduate Studies at the University Of Wisconsin – Madison (master degree in Communication Arts)
General Director and owner of Production company.
From 1981 A Senior Lecturer on Film Studies at the Universities of Tel Aviv, Haifa University and the Head of prodduction studies in Kinneret College in the Jordan Valley.
Chairman of the Board of the Council for Culture and Art in the City of Haifa.
His Features Films "White Lies" and "A Group Portrait With A Woman" screened in prestigious film festivals such as Montpellier, Kalkuta, New York, London, Miami, Santa Barbara and others.
Rubin is a leader in the field of documantaries in Israel, among them "Bieng Here Bieng There" a prize of merit in the Intercom Chicago International Film Festival, "Between Two Woman" "Udi Adiv" "The Defender" “Degania – The World’s First Kibbutz Fights Its Last Battle” “The Road” and others.
He wrote the books"The Hypochondria" 1993 "Guide for Film and Television Acting with World Renowned Acting Teachers, Oscar Winning Actors" and Directors" 2013, "Snow In The Sand" (2014)
Selected Filmography, Art Educational And Public Activities
Feature and Drama Films
2003 A Group Portrait With A Woman- Producer, director and writer. Award for screenplay in Haifa International Film Festival, Montpellier International film Fest, Mumbai International Film Festival
2000 White Lies- Producer, director and writer.
Selected for official competition in Jerusalem International Film Festival
represented Israel at the Kalcutta International Film Festival ,participed in prestigious festivals in New York, London Miami, Houston, Los Angeles and others.
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2006 Murder For Life -A Re-Drama(Dramadoco) Israeli Television ch-1
RomaFictionFest international television festival
Selected Documentaries for Television
2013 The Life And Death 0f Amos Baranes, Channel 8 israel
2012 Giving- Channel 10 Israel, 50 minutes
2012 The Road -Channel 10 Israel, 50 minutes
2011 I Was There In Color 60 minutes, Israeli Television
2010 Degania – The World’s First Kibbutz Fights Its Last Battle, 50minutes
2009 Murder Of A Judge- Israeli Television, 60 minutes
2008 The Defender- cha 8 Israel
2006 Nurosergeon – 50 minutes, ch- 2 Israel
2005 Between Two Women- 67 minutes, Channel 2, Israel.
2004 Knitted Skullcap - 45 minutes, screened on Channel 2, Israel.
2003 Murder For Life- 84 minutes, Israeli Television
2002 Israeli Dream—60 minutes, Yes Broadcast ch- 8
2002 Udi Adib. Daud Turki- 50 minutes, screened on Channel 2, Israel.
2000 Singing of Cababir- 45 minutes, screened on Channel 2, Israel.
1998 Crispal’s Daughter - 45 minutes, screened on Channel 2, Israel
1999 Being Here-Being There– 46 minutes, Channel 2,
Israel.
Winner of the certificate of merit at INTERCOM Chicago International Film Festival.
1998 Intimate Enemy- 44 minutes, Channel 2, Israel.
1997 Only Not At Home – 35 minutes, screened on Channel 2, Israel.
1997 The Last Performance- 30 minutes, screened on Channel 2,
Israel.
1996 Health For All– 30 minutes, screened on European Television
Channels.
1995 Nes Amim - screened on European Television Channels.
1994 Present Yet Absent – 60 minutes, screened at local
Cinemateques.
Theatre
1980 The Room- by Harold Pinter, University of Wisconsin,
Madison Wisconsin Theatre.
1982 Sinai- in Or Akiva Community theater.
Literature – Authorship
The Hypochondriac – story of a Wild Anxiety- ( Hipochender- Gilgoola Shel Harada Metorefet), 159 pp, Sifriyat Poalim, Tel- Aviv, 1994.
"Guide for Film and Television Acting with World Renowned Acting Teachers, Oscar Winning Actors and Directors" 2013 96pp , Gvanim publishing house.
Commercial and Marketing Videos
1984-1997 Director, producer and writer of over 150 Commercials and Marketing
Videos.
Work Experience
1984 Director, producer and scriptwriter for TEKNEWS (Media) Ltd. CEO and owner of TEKNEWS (Media) Ltd.
10 1981-1985 Director for Israel Public Television.
Public Activities –Human Rrights Activist
1999-1984 Volunteer producer and director of movies concerning the Arab minority rights and women rights.
1995- Chairman of the Board of the Council for Culture and Art in the City of Haifa.
1988- Founder and instituter of the Board of the Association of Forty
supporting minority the unrecognized in Israel civil and human
rights in Israel.
Academic Experience
1989-1996 Lecturer at the University of Haifa on Film Art and Documentary films.
1988-1989 Lecturer at Bloomfield Art College in Haifa.
1981-1983 Lecturer at University of Tel-Aviv University in the Film
Department.
2009- Head of Production Sudies In Kinneret College in the Jorden Valley.
Studies
1975-1979 Mater of Arts Degree University of Wisconsin- Madison.
1972-1975 Theatre School in Haifa
1971-1974 Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics, Political Science and Film at the University of Haifa