Tova Ascher Explained
Tova Ascher, also Tova Asher (he|טובה אשר) is an Israeli film director and film editor.[1] She edited over 50 films.
Biography
Tova Ascher was born in Netanya. Her sister,, is also a film editor. After graduating from the Netanya High School, she moved to Tel Aviv, where she received a bachelor's degree in philosophy and sociology from Tel Aviv University. She is married to Yoni Ascher, a historian at the University of Haifa and they have two children, also involved in the film industry: a daughter (part-time screenwriter) and a son (film director and editor).[2]
Film career
She began her career as film editor of the Hebrew-language version of Diamonds.[3] In 2015, The Jerusalem Post described her as one of Israel’s most in-demand film editors.[4] British magazine Screen Daily describes her as "one of Israel's most respected film editors."[1] Ascher says her interest in film-making began when Lapid recommended her as an assistant editor in David Perlov's 1972 film The Pill.[2]
Selected filmography
Films that earned awards for Tova Asher are marked with stars.
Awards and recognition
- 1988: Fictitious Marriage, Silver Lamp Award[6] for editing[7]
- 2000: Time of Favor, Ophir Award for best editing[8] [9]
- 2006: Three Mothers nominated for Ophir Award for best editing
- 2008: Lemon Tree nominated Ophir Award for best editing
- 2015: A.K.A Nadia:
- 2015 Israel Critics’ Forum Award for best feature film at the Jerusalem Film Festival. Jury motivation: "...for a profound and articulate discussion of issues of identity and belonging to a place and a family. The director offers an intricate portrait of a reality that is grounded in separation walls, checkpoints and segregation. The film examines whether one can create oneself anew within a tragic political context, by presenting a fascinating, complex and touching human story."[10] [11]
- 2017 Micki Moore Award (to the Best Narrative Feature Film directed by a woman) at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival[12]
Notes and References
- Melanie Goodfellow, "Interview: Tova Ascher", Screen Daily
- https://www.habama.co.il/Pages/Description.aspx?Subj=4&Area=1&ArticleID=27904 טובה אשר - במאית מלידה
- https://www.ictd.co.il/%D7%98%D7%95%D7%91%D7%94-%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%A8/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%95%D7%AA טובה אשר
- https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/israeli-films-at-the-heart-of-the-jerusalem-film-fest-407512#! "Israeli films at the heart of the Jerusalem Film Fest"
- Itai Harlap, טעויות בשמש: קריאה בדרמת הטלוויזיה [Mistakes in the Sun: Reading the TV Drama], Mikan: Journal for Literary Studies, 17 (2017): 319-339. [in Hebrew]
- The "Silver Lamp" Award (he|פרסי מנורת הכסף) preceded the Ophir Award, see, e.g., a remark in "Actor Yosef Carmon passed away at the age of 88"
- https://www.cinemaofisrael.co.il/%d7%a0%d7%99%d7%a9%d7%95%d7%90%d7%99%d7%9f-%d7%a4%d7%99%d7%a7%d7%98%d7%99%d7%91%d7%99%d7%99%d7%9d/ "נישואים פיקטיביים"
- https://www.israelfilmacademy.co.il/?item=1988§ion=224 היוצרים הזוכים
- https://www.cinemaofisrael.co.il/%d7%94%d7%94%d7%a1%d7%93%d7%a8/ ההסדר
- Web site: 2015 Festival | Jerusalem Cinematheque – Israel Film Archive. jer-cin.org.il. 2022-01-17.
- https://www.timesofisrael.com/issues-of-faith-win-over-judges-at-jerusalem-film-festival/ "Issues of faith win over judges at Jerusalem Film Festival"
- Web site: Filmmaker Awards – Toronto Jewish Film Festival. tjff.com. 2022-01-17.
