Tova Ascher
{{Short description|Israeli filmmaker}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Tova Ascher.jpg
| caption = Tova Ascher, 2010
| native_name = טובה אשר
| native_name_lang = he
| birth_place = Netanya, Central District, Israel
| nationality = Israeli
| occupation = Film director, Film editor
| years_active = 1981–present
| notable_works = A.K.A Nadia, Time of Favor
}}
Tova Ascher, also Tova Asher ({{langx|he|טובה אשר}}) is an Israeli film director and film editor.Melanie Goodfellow, [https://www.screendaily.com/jerusalem/interview-tova-ascher/5090808.article "Interview: Tova Ascher"], Screen Daily She edited over 50 films.
Biography
Tova Ascher was born in Netanya. Her sister, {{ill|Era Lapid|he|ערה לפיד}}, 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).[https://www.habama.co.il/Pages/Description.aspx?Subj=4&Area=1&ArticleID=27904 טובה אשר - במאית מלידה]
Film career
She began her career as film editor of the Hebrew-language version of Diamonds.[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] In 2015, The Jerusalem Post described her as one of Israel’s most in-demand film editors.[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"], The Jerusalem Post, June 29, 2015 British magazine Screen Daily describes her as "one of Israel's most respected film editors."
Ascher says her interest in film-making began when Lapid recommended her as an assistant editor in David Perlov's 1972 film The Pill.
Selected filmography
Films that earned awards for Tova Asher are marked with stars.
- 2015*: A.K.A Nadia (director and screenwriter)
- 2010: The Human Resources Manager (editor)
- 2008: Lemon Tree (film) (editor)
- 2008: Spring 1941 (editor)
- 2006: Three Mothers (2006 film) (editor)
- 2004: The Syrian Bride (editor)
- 2003: No Longer 17 (editor)
- 2000*: ההסדר ("The Arrangement"), English title: Time of Favor (editor)
- 1998: Circus Palestine (editor)
- 1989: One of Us (editor)
- 1988*: {{ill|Fictitious Marriage|he|נישואין פיקטיביים (סרט)}} (editor)
- 1986: Bar 51 (editor)
- 1986: The Lover (editor)
- 1984: Beyond the Walls (editor)
- 1983: A Married Couple (editor)
- 1982: Noa at 17 (editor)
- 1981: {{ill|Indian in the Sun|he|אינדיאני בשמש}} (editor)Itai Harlap, [https://library.osu.edu/projects/hebrew-lexicon/99995-files/99995095/99995095-017/99995095-017-319-339.pdf טעויות בשמש: קריאה בדרמת הטלוויזיה] [Mistakes in the Sun: Reading the TV Drama], Mikan: Journal for Literary Studies, 17 (2017): 319-339. [in Hebrew]
Awards and recognition
- 1988: Fictitious Marriage, Silver Lamp AwardThe "Silver Lamp" Award ({{langx|he|פרסי מנורת הכסף}}) preceded the Ophir Award, see, e.g., a remark in [https://time.news/actor-yosef-carmon-passed-away-at-the-age-of-88/ "Actor Yosef Carmon passed away at the age of 88"] for editing[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"], Cinema of Israel
- 2000: Time of Favor, Ophir Award for best editing[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]
- 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."{{cite web|url=https://jer-cin.org.il/en/article/6793|title=2015 Festival | Jerusalem Cinematheque – Israel Film Archive|website=jer-cin.org.il|access-date=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"]The Times of Israel, July 21, 2015
- 2017 Micki Moore Award (to the Best Narrative Feature Film directed by a woman) at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival{{cite web|url=https://tjff.com/filmmaker-awards/|title=Filmmaker Awards – Toronto Jewish Film Festival|website=tjff.com|access-date=2022-01-17}}
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0038901}}
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