Ofra Bikel

Ofra Bikel (born Israel) is a documentary filmmaker, and television producer.

She was graduated from the University of Paris and the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris. She was a researcher for Time, Newsweek, and ABC Television. She moved to public television, producing films. In the mid-70s, Bikel moved to her native Israel to produce more than 15 films. She returned to the U.S. in 1977.^[1]

Her documentary films intersperse long interviews with sharp, silent, moments. ^[2]

Awards

• 2007 John Chancellor Award ^[3]
• 2003 The Hillman Prize
• 2002 Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award
• 2002 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
• 2002 Emmy Award OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM—LONG FORM ^[4]
• 2000 NACDL Champion Of Justice Award ^[5]
• 1994 Grand Prize at the Banff World Television Festival ^[6]

Works

• The Confessions, 2010
• Close to Home, 2009
• The Hugo Chavez Show, November 2008
• When Kids Get Life, 2007
• The Unexpected Candidate, March 2006
• The O.J. Verdict (2005)
• Requiem for Frank Lee Smith (2002)
• Saving Elian (2001)
• The Case for Innocence, January 2000
• Snitch (1999)
• The Search for Satan (1995)
• Divided Memories (1995)
• Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill: Public Hearing, Private Pain (1992)
• Poland—The Morning After (1990)
• American Games, Japanese Rules (1988)
• Israel: The Price of Victory (1987)
• The Russians Are Here (1983)

• Innocence Lost: The Plea (1997)
• Innocence Lost: The Verdict (1993)
• Innocence Lost (1991)^[7]

References

1. ^ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/us/bikel.html
2. ^ "Conversations: Ofra Bikel; The Patience and Passion Of a Documentary Film Maker", The New York Times, SUSAN CHIRA, August 1, 1993
3. ^ http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/cs/ContentServer/jrn/1175373378568/page/1175373377534/simplepage.htm%3E
4. ^ http://www.emmyonline.tv/emmy/25newsb.html
5. ^ http://www.criminaljustice.org/public.nsf/Newsreleases/2000MN018
6. ^ http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000079/1994
7. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1913674/

External links

• "PBS Frontline: 'The Hugo Chavez Show'", Washington Post, November 26, 2008

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