Israeli television executive and producer
Danna Stern |
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| Education | |
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| Occupations | Television executive, producer |
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| Known for | Former head of Yes Studios |
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| Notable work | - Fauda
- Bros
- Supernova: The Music Festival Massacre
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| Spouse | Dov Gil-har |
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| Children | 3 |
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Danna Stern runs In Transit Productions[1] and is the former head of Yes Studios.[2][3]
Stern studied atTel Aviv University and theKellogg School of Management.[4] Stern worked as a news producer for Israeli Army Radio[5] and then spent six year with Reuters Television in Jerusalem. In 1999 she joinedyes TV[6] as an acquisitions executive working her way up to vice president and in 2017 became managing director of Yes Studios.[7][8] During her tenure,Fauda was the first show in Hebrew to get picked up byNetflix.[9] Stern is a member of theInternational Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.[10][11]
In 2023, Stern was selected to be on the international jury of the inaugural Berlinale Series Award at73rd Berlin International Film Festival.[12][13]
In 2024, Stern was selected to be on the international jury of NEM Zagreb 2024.[14]
Stern is producing Bros, aNetflix Hebrew-language TV series from Guy Amir and Hanan Savyon.[15]
Along with Reinhardt Beetz andDuki Dror, Stern produced a documentary about theRe'im music festival massacre calledSupernova: The Music Festival Massacre.[16][17]
Stern won Best Documentary at the German Television Awards for Hamas Festival Attack – The Survivors Of The Desert Rave.[18][19]
Stern's husband is Israeli journalist and TV anchor, Dov Gil-har. They have three children.[5]
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- ^Georgy, Anat; Goichman, Refaella (28 October 2021)."This woman knows how to sell Israeli TV to the world".Haaretz. Retrieved30 December 2021.
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- ^ab"What Makes Israeli TV So Good? Our Interesting Lives".Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved30 December 2021.
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- ^"Danna Stern Turning Israeli Shows Like Fauda Global Hits".Hollywood Reporter. 26 November 2019. Retrieved30 December 2021.
- ^"Danna Stern Turning Israeli Shows Like Fauda Global Hits".Hollywood Reporter. 26 November 2019. Retrieved30 December 2021.
- ^"Danna Stern".Banff Media Festival. Retrieved30 December 2021.
- ^"Danna Stern".INTV. Retrieved30 December 2021.
- ^"Berlinale Series to Premiere Shows From HBO Max, Amazon, Disney+".Hollywood Reporter. 16 January 2023. Retrieved17 January 2023.
- ^"Berlinale Series Unveils Eight World Premieres & TV Jury".Deadline. 16 January 2023. Retrieved17 January 2023.
- ^"NEM Zagreb Unveils Jury".Video Age International. Retrieved26 September 2024.
- ^"Netflix Boards Hebrew-Language TV Series From Guy Amir & Hanan Savyon".Deadline. 3 October 2023. Retrieved3 October 2023.
- ^"'Supernova,' Documentary About Hamas Attack on Music Festival in Israel, Unveils First Trailer (Exclusive)". Variety. 29 November 2023. Retrieved20 December 2023.
- ^"'Supernova,' Documentary About Hamas Attack on Music Festival in Israel, Acquired for France, Germany, Italy and More (Exclusive)". Variety. 20 December 2023. Retrieved20 December 2023.
- ^"Television award: "Zweiflers" wins, tears for "Friedländer"".traunsteiner-tagblatt. Retrieved26 September 2024.
- ^"Israel-Gaza Doc 'Hamas Festival Attack – The Survivors Of The Desert Rave' From Duki Dror Set For ZDF/Arte".Deadline. Retrieved26 September 2024.
