Danna Stern

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Danna Stern
Education
Occupation(s)Television executive, producer
Known forFormer head of Yes Studios
Notable work
  • Fauda
  • Bros
  • Supernova: The Music Festival Massacre
SpouseDov Gil-har
Children3

Danna Stern runs In Transit Productions[1] and is the former head of Yes Studios.[2][3]

Career

Stern studied at Tel Aviv University and the Kellogg School of Management.[4] Stern worked as a news producer for Israeli Army Radio[5] and then spent six year with Reuters Television in Jerusalem. In 1999 she joined yes TV[6] as an acquisitions executive working her way up to vice president and in 2017 became managing director of Yes Studios.[7][8] During her tenure, Fauda was the first show in Hebrew to get picked up by Netflix.[9] Stern is a member of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.[10][11] In 2023, Stern was selected to be on the international jury of the inaugural Berlinale Series Award at 73rd Berlin International Film Festival.[12][13] In 2024, Stern was selected to be on the international jury of NEM Zagreb 2024.[14] Stern is producing Bros, a Netflix Hebrew-language TV series from Guy Amir and Hanan Savyon.[15] Along with Reinhardt Beetz and Duki Dror, Stern produced a documentary about the Re'im music festival massacre called Supernova: The Music Festival Massacre.[16][17]

Awards

Stern won Best Documentary at the German Television Awards for Hamas Festival Attack – The Survivors Of The Desert Rave.[18][19]

Personal

Stern's husband is Israeli journalist and TV anchor, Dov Gil-har. They have three children.[5]

References

  1. "Survive 'Til '25… And Then A Bit Longer; Nostradamus Report Author And Industry Execs Look To The Future — Seriencamp". Deadline. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  2. "Danna Stern". Banff Media Festival. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  3. Georgy, Anat; Goichman, Refaella (28 October 2021). "This woman knows how to sell Israeli TV to the world". Haaretz. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  4. "Danna Stern". Variety. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "What Makes Israeli TV So Good? Our Interesting Lives". Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  6. "Danna Stern". Content LA. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  7. "Danna Stern". INTV. 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 Turning Israeli Shows Like Fauda Global Hits". Hollywood Reporter. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  10. "Danna Stern". Banff Media Festival. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  11. "Danna Stern". INTV. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  12. "Berlinale Series to Premiere Shows From HBO Max, Amazon, Disney+". Hollywood Reporter. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  13. "Berlinale Series Unveils Eight World Premieres & TV Jury". Deadline. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  14. "NEM Zagreb Unveils Jury". Video Age International. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  15. "Netflix Boards Hebrew-Language TV Series From Guy Amir & Hanan Savyon". Deadline. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  16. "'Supernova,' Documentary About Hamas Attack on Music Festival in Israel, Unveils First Trailer (Exclusive)". Variety. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  17. "'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.
  18. "Television award: "Zweiflers" wins, tears for "Friedländer"". traunsteiner-tagblatt. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  19. "Israel-Gaza Doc 'Hamas Festival Attack – The Survivors Of The Desert Rave' From Duki Dror Set For ZDF/Arte". Deadline. Retrieved 26 September 2024.