Israeli Academy of Film and Television is a

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working in the fields of film and television in

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History

The Israeli Academy of Film and Television, founded in 1990, is the Israeli equivalent of the US-based

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), also colloquially known as the Television Academy, is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the Television in the United States, television industry in the United S ...

. In 2012, it had 750 members.

Governance

The organization's

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includes representatives of content creators, the film and television industry, representatives of local authorities and public figures. In 2012, the board was chaired by the producer Eitan Even and had 22 members.

Awards

Each year the academy gives the Israeli Film Academy Award, known as the

Ophir Award The Ophir Awards (), full name: the Israel Film Academy Award, sometimes also known as the Israeli Oscars or the Israeli Academy Awards, are film awards for excellence in the Israeli film industry awarded by the Israeli Academy of Film and Tele ...

, for outstanding Israeli films. From 2003, the academy added a separate ceremony for television, known as the Awards of the Israeli Television Academy.

References

External links

* Film organizations in Israel Television organizations in Israel Organizations established in 1990 1990 establishments in Israel {{film-org-stub