Eilona Ariel Explained

Eilona Ariel
Birth Name:Eilona (Elona) Ariel
אילונה אריאל
Birth Place:Israel
Occupation:Documentary filmmaker
Alma Mater:Germain School of Photography

Eilona (Elona) Ariel (Hebrew: אילונה אריאל; born 1958) is a documentary filmmaker.

Early life

Ariel was born in 1958 in Israel[1] as Eilona Frenkel.

Career

In 1978 she moved to New York City and spent nine years studying and working as a musician and a photographer.

In 1980 she received a diploma from the Germain School of Photography in New York City. From 1983 to 1984 she was the Managing Director of the International Production Manual - The Producer’s Masterguide.

Between the years of 1987 and 1995 she lived and worked in Asia.

In 1995, Ms. Ariel returned to Israel where she established the production company Karuna Films Ltd.,[2] together with Ayelet Menahemi. Since then she has produced and co-directed several documentaries, among them the award winning Doing Time, Doing Vipassana (1997),[3] which made a great impact on prison systems all over the world, and won the Pass Award of The National Council on Crime and Delinquency (USA). In 2005, Doing Time, Doing Vipassana was re-released for screenings all over the USA. Ms. Ariel’s film, It’s About Time[4] won the Best Documentary and Best Script prizes at the Jerusalem International Film Festival,[5] the 2002 Japan Prize for Best Documentary, and participated in INPUT 2002, IDFA, and the Toronto International Film Festival.

Her films have been broadcast on PBS, NBC, ABC, MSNBC, the National Geographic Channel, and the Discovery Channel.

Between 2012 -2013 she worked as the COO of Hostr, a web platform that curated talent for live performances in home venues.From 2014 until 2019 Eilona Ariel was working at The Yuval Noah Harari International Office, managing his Film/TV dept. Eilona is executive producing the adaptation of Prof. Harari’s best seller book SAPiENS, to be produced by Ridley Scott and directed by Oscar Winner, Asif Kapadia.

Since 2019 she is working on various projects with multidisciplinary artists.

Filmography

Israel, 1997, 70 Minutes, Color, Hebrew, English Subtitles

Israel, 2001, 54 Minutes, Color, Hebrew, English Subtitles

It's About Time
Awards

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM CONTEST - 2002
Grand Prix and the Governor of Tokyo Prize for Best Documentary

Wonlgin Prize for Best DocumentaryLipper Prize for Best Script

Festivals
TV/Cable
Doing Time, Doing Vipassana
Awards
Television Screenings
Festivals
Theatrical Screenings

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Filmmakers. Karuna Films. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130616232936/http://www.karunafilms.com/Filmmakers/Filmmakers.htm. 2013-06-16.
  2. Web site: Filmmakers. Karuna Films. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130616232936/http://www.karunafilms.com/Filmmakers/Filmmakers.htm. 2013-06-16.
  3. Web site: Jeff. Latta. Personal Time 'Vipassana' doc showcases the power of meditative insight. Metro Active. May 11, 2005.
  4. Web site: Israeli Docs . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130929150826/http://israelidocs.co.il/133374/It--s-About-Time . 2013-09-29 .
  5. Web site: Zmani (2003) Alternate title: It's About Time. https://archive.today/20130411140909/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/289802/Zmani/overview. dead. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2013-04-11.

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