Director, Screen-writer, Script-Editor
Born in Cannes, France.
Languages: French, Hebrew, and English.
Founder and manager of SCRIPTlight, which specializes in consultation and editing for scripts, pitch coaching, and provides professional courses in Israel and all over the world (France, Italy, England, Africa, and more).
Within the framework of SCRIPTlight, Sari developed a screen-writer method that provides unique tools in order to develop and write a first draft in 84 days. This method is taught in lectures and professional workshops around the world.
Script Mentor:
• Artistic Director of International Professional Workshop “Studio Darom”, sponsored by the Cinema South Festival at Sapir College, French Institute, Produire au Sud
• Script mentor at Produire au Sud – Nantes, Durban, Bangkok, Kolkuta
• Teacher at Ma’aleh Film School
• Teacher at Sapir College
• Reader for Broadcasting channels, dramatic series
• Reader for Project Development, Israeli Film Fund, various occasions
• Reader for development and production of feature films, Gesher Fund and Avi Hai
• Script Editor, Israeli Film Fund, various projects
• Script Editor, Rabinovitch Film Found, various projects
Directing:
• “Wait for me”, Full-length feature film, founded by the Rabinovitch Film Fund and United King, produced by Metaphor and Metro films (in post-prod)
• “To Feel at Home”, Documentary (40 min), participated in festivals and screened in channel 2
• “Moments”, Short feature film (15 min), screened in Tel Aviv Cinematheque
• “And Now What”, Short feature film (15 min), screened in Tel Aviv Cinematheque
• “In short”, Web documentary series
• Music videos for the Israeli music channel, won the price of the best clip in 2004
Screenwriting:
• “Wait for me”, Full-length feature film, founded by the Rabinovitch Film Fund and United King, produced by Metaphor and Metro films (in post-prod)
• “The Interrogation”, Collaborating writer, director: Erez Perry, Screenplay: Erez Perry and Sari Turgeman, produced by Daroma Production
• “AMIA”, Collaborating writer on a proposal full length feature film, director: Amos Gitai, Screenplay: Ronen Berman, Marie Jose Sanselme and Sari Turgeman
• “New Country”, Collaborating writer on a proposal series, written by Roy Idan, received development grant from YES
• “The Attaches”, Collaborating writer on a full length feature by Eitan Aner, Tamar Keinan
Script- Editing for Television and Cinema
• “Fauda”, second, third and fourth season, drama series for YES and NETFLIX, created by Lior Raz, and Avi Issacharoff, produced by Liat Benasuly,
• “Blackspace”, first season, drama series for RESHET, created by Sahar Shavit and Anat Gaffni, produced by INOSAN, FEDERATION
• “Jerusalem”, first season, police drama series for HOT, created by Dudi Akerman, produced by Drama Team
• “Not Choosing Not selected” (temporary name), first season, drama series on KESHET, created by Esti Bitton-Shushan, produced by MetroFilms,
• “Here and Now”, Full-length feature film, participated in Jerusalem Film Festival, won the script price in a Festival Film Russia directed by Roman Shumunov, script by Roman Shumunov and Alex Pavelnick, produced by Laila Films
• “The Cousin”, Full-length feature film, participated in Venice Film Festival, written and directed by Zahi Grad
• “The Testimony”, Full-length feature, participated in Venice Film Festival and in Tokyo film festival (won the best script award), written and directed by Amichai Greenberg, produced by Gum Productions
• “Ben Zaken”, Full-length feature, participated in Berlin Festival, written and directed by Efrat Korem, produced by Laila Films
• “The Opposite”, Drama tv, director and writer: Amichai Greenberg, Channel 1
• “Anthrax”, Full-length feature film, won best film in Utopia film festival, directed by Shay Sherf, written by Shay Sherf and Yael Oron, Daroma Productions
• “Zanzouri”, season one, comedy series for YES, was sold overseas, written by Yuval Freedman, directed by Ben Bachar,
• “Hakol Dvash”, season one and two, comedy series for RESHET, directed by Oded Davidoff and Danny Sirkin, written by Yael Poliakov,
• “Pillars of Smoke”, season one, suspense series for HOT, was sold overseas, directed by Oded Davidoff, script by Noah Stollman
• “I am an Arab”, Full-length feature, participated in Venice Film Festival, written and directed by Amos Gitai
• “A Lullaby for My Father”, Full-length documentary film by Amos Gitai
• “Carmel”, Full-length feature film, created by Amos Gitai
Script Consulting:
• “The Cakemaker”, Full-length feature film, won the Israeli Academy award for best feature film, created by Ofir Raul Graizer, produced by Laila Films
• “The Wonderful Kingdom of Papa Alaev”, Full-length documentary, participated at DocAviv and HotDocs in Toronto, created by Noam Pinchas and Tal Barda
• “Princess”, Full-length feature film, participated at Sundance Festival, written and directed by Tali Shalom Ezer
• “Tikkun”, Full-length feature film, participated at Jerusalem Festival, Locarno Festival, written and directed by Avishai Sivan
• “Once there was a girl”, Full-length feature film, won the first price at Greek film festival, written and directed by Natalie Kaplan
• “Winding”, Full-length documentary film, won the best documentary award in Haifa Festival directed by Avi Belkin and Avi Levy
• “Rock Ba-Casba”, Full-length feature film, participated at Berlin Festival, written and directed by Yariv Horowitz
• “Plasticine”, Full-length feature film, participated in Jerusalem Film Festival, written and directed by Vidi Bilu,
• “Disengagement”, Full-length feature film created by Amos Gitai
Script Supervisor
• “Jellyfish”, Full-length feature film, winner of Camera d’Or Award at Cannes Film Festival, created by Etgar Keret and Shira Geffen
• “Somebody to Run With”, Full-length feature film / mini-series for HOT directed by Oded Davidoff, screenplay: Noah Stulman
• “Aviva mon Amour”, Full-length feature film, winner of 6 Ophir Awards including Best Film, directed by Shemi Zarhin
• “Take a Wife”, Full-length feature film, Winner of Critics’ Award at Venice Film Festival, written and directed by Ronit Elkabetz and Shlomi Elkabetz
• “Nina’s Disasters”, Full-length feature film, written and directed by Sabi Gabizon, winner of 11 Ophir Awards including Best Film
• “Or”, Full-length feature film, winner of special awards for acting and directing at Slovakia Festival, and winner of Camera d’Or at Cannes Film Festival, written and directed by Keren Yedaya
• “Left at the End of the World”, Full-length feature film, winner of two Ophir Awards
directed by Avi Nesher, produced by Metro Films
• “Va, vis et deviens”, Full-length feature film, winner of French Cezar Award for Best Screenplay, written and directed by Radu Mihaileanu
• “Alila”, Full-length feature film, participated in Venice Film Festival, written and directed by Amos Gitai, Marie Jose Sanselme
• “11.09”, Short length feature film by Amos Gitai, won the Unesco Award
• “Kedma”, Full-length feature film by Amos Gitai, participated in Cannes Film Festival
• “Kippur”, Full-length feature film, written and directed by Amos Gitai, participated in Cannes Film Festival official competition in 1999
