Danna Stern

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Danna Stern is the former head of Yes Studios. [1] [2]

Stern studied at Tel Aviv University and the Kellogg School of Management. [3] Stern worked as a news producer for Israeli Army Radio [4] and then spent six year with Reuters Television in Jerusalem. In 1999 she joined yes TV [5] as an acquisitions executive working her way up to vice president and in 2017 became managing director of Yes Studios. [6] [7] During her tenure, Fauda was the first show in Hebrew to get picked up by Netflix. [8] Stern is a member of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. [9] [10]

In 2023, Stern was selected to be on the international jury of the inaugural Berlinale Series Award at 73rd Berlin International Film Festival. [11] [12]

Stern is producing Bros, a Netflix Hebrew-language TV series from Guy Amir and Hanan Savyon. [13]

Along with Reinhardt Beetz and Duki Dror, Stern produced a documentary about the Re'im music festival massacre called Supernova: The Music Festival Massacre. [14] [15]

Stern's husband is Israeli journalist and TV anchor, Dov Gil-har. They have three children. [4]

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  2. ↑ Georgy, Anat; Goichman, Refaella (28 October 2021). "This woman knows how to sell Israeli TV to the world". Haaretz. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Danna Stern". Variety. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  4. 1 2 "What Makes Israeli TV So Good? Our Interesting Lives". Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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  7. ↑ "Danna Stern Turning Israeli Shows Like Fauda Global Hits". Hollywood Reporter. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Danna Stern Turning Israeli Shows Like Fauda Global Hits". Hollywood Reporter. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "Danna Stern". Banff Media Festival. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Danna Stern". INTV. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Berlinale Series to Premiere Shows From HBO Max, Amazon, Disney+". Hollywood Reporter. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "Berlinale Series Unveils Eight World Premieres & TV Jury". Deadline. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Netflix Boards Hebrew-Language TV Series From Guy Amir & Hanan Savyon". Deadline. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  14. ↑ "'Supernova,' Documentary About Hamas Attack on Music Festival in Israel, Unveils First Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "'Supernova,' Documentary About Hamas Attack on Music Festival in Israel, Acquired for France, Germany, Italy and More (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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