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Nisan Katz

Nisan Katz is an Israeli documentary film director and producer who has made films since 2001 and founded the startup Make My Day.

born 1974Israeli documentary filmsThe film Locker RoomFounding the startup Make My Day

Nisan Katz
Born
2 June 1974, Haifa
Occupation
film director, film producer
Education
Tel-Hai Academic College

Nisan Katz was born in 1974 in Haifa

Nisan Katz was born on June 2, 1974, in Haifa. He grew up in the city and attended Ironi Gimmel high school.

He completed his film studies at Tel Hai College in 2000, graduating with honors.

His first film, released in 2001, followed Israeli backpackers in India and their meeting with their parents. It played at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque and aired on Channel 8. Later films included a 2009 documentary on football locker rooms around the world, made with his partner Eyal Zusman, and 2 Memorial Day films for Channel 10 in 2010 and 2011.

In 2012 he produced In the Eye of the Storm by director Shelly Hermon, a coproduction with France 5. In 2017 he made a film about Arab football in Israel and began a project for yes Docu on Parkinson's patients and the drug industry.

Katz also founded the startup Make My Day, which builds a smart system that helps drivers plan their driving. He lives in Ya'af.

Milestones in Nisan Katz's life

  1. 1974

    Born in Haifa.

  2. 2000

    Finished film studies at Tel Hai College.

  3. 2001

    Completed his first film, about Israeli backpackers in India.

  4. 2003

    Produced and directed his second film, Choco Banana in North Carolina.

  5. 2009

    Released Locker Room, a film on football locker rooms worldwide.

  6. 2012

    Produced In the Eye of the Storm by Shelly Hermon.

  7. 2015

    Produced The Journey, about young Caucasus Jews from Beersheba.

  8. 2017

    Made Off the Pitch, a film on Arab football in Israel.

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Based on English Wikipedia, Nisan Katz and Hebrew Wikipedia, ניסן כץ, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

Photograph: Nisansun, CC BY-SA 4.0

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