Following the success of its popular film lab, Jerusalem's Sam Spiegel Film and Television School is now branching out into television with a new Series Lab aimed at helping Israel-based writers, producers, and creators connect with leaders in the field.
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With the involvement of streaming giant Netflix, which will cover participants' fees, and ViacomCBS International Studios' production division VIS Social Impact, the program will see Netflix award one Series Lab project a development grant.
Series Lab workshops will be led by Jill Condon, a writer and producer who previously worked on the hit sitcom "Friends." Cordon will also mentor Series Lab participants.
Sam Spiegel Film and Television School Executive Director Dana Blankstein Cohen called the launch "a natural offshoot of our far-reaching and in-depth educational process."
She said that "as the leading film school in Israel, we are proud to continue creating opportunities for young Israeli creators making their way in the film and television industry."
Producer Aurit Zamir, the director of the school's film lab said the Series Lab was "developed with the aim of supporting promising, wide-ranging voices from Israel in the belief that local stories have an appeal despite differences of language and culture."
Vice President of EMEA Scripted Series at Netflix Larry Tanz lauded the Sam Spiegel School's "strong track record of developing local creatives." He said the program "aims to help exceptional new voices tell authentic local stories that connect globally."
Head of VIS Social Impact and SVP Social Responsibility at ViacomCBS Networks International Georgia Arnold said she was "proud to partner with the Sam Spiegel School's Series Lab program to elevate diverse Israeli voices and champion the power of storytelling."
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