Tova Ascher
טובה אשר
Tova Ascher, 2010
Born
Netanya, Central District, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Occupation(s)Film director, Film editor
Years active1981-present
Notable workA.K.A Nadia, Time of Favor

Tova Ascher, also Tova Asher (Hebrew: טובה אשר) is an Israeli film director and film editor.[1] She edited over 50 films.[2]

Biography

Tova Ascher was born in Netanya. Her sister, Era Lapid, 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[note 1] for editing[6]
  • 2000: Time of Favor, Ophir Award for best editing[7][8]
  • 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."[9][10]
  • 2017 Micki Moore Award (to the Best Narrative Feature Film directed by a woman) at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival[11]

Notes

  1. ↑ The "Silver Lamp" Award (Hebrew: פרסי מנורת הכסף) preceded the Ophir Award, see, e.g., a remark in "Actor Yosef Carmon passed away at the age of 88"

    References

    1. 1 2 Melanie Goodfellow, "Interview: Tova Ascher", Screen Daily
    2. 1 2 3 טובה אשר - במאית מלידה
    3. ↑ טובה אשר
    4. ↑ "Israeli films at the heart of the Jerusalem Film Fest", The Jerusalem Post, June 29, 2015
    5. ↑ 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]
    6. ↑ "נישואים פיקטיביים", Cinema of Israel
    7. ↑ היוצרים הזוכים
    8. ↑ ההסדר
    9. ↑ "2015 Festival | Jerusalem Cinematheque – Israel Film Archive". jer-cin.org.il. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
    10. ↑ "Issues of faith win over judges at Jerusalem Film Festival"The Times of Israel, July 21, 2015
    11. ↑ "Filmmaker Awards – Toronto Jewish Film Festival". tjff.com. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
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