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'''Renen Schorr''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: רנן שור; born [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]], July 6, 1952) is a [[film director]], [[screenwriter]], [[film producer]] and Israeli film activist. In 1989, he founded Israel's first independent, national school for film and television, the [[Sam Spiegel Film and Television School]] – Jerusalem, and has served as its director since that time.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/oct/18/mike-leigh-cancels-israel-visit Mike Leigh cancels Israel visit over loyalty oath bill] - Ben Child - guardian.co.uk</ref> During the last 40 years he founded or co-founded the infrastructure of Israeli film funds and cinematheques. In December 2016 he was awarded the ''Chevalier des arts et lettres'' by the French government<ref>{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Jessica |date=8 May 2017. |title=Israel’s filmmakers are country’s ambassadors, says film school pioneer |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-filmmakers-are-countrys-ambassadors/ |url-status=live |access-date=21st June 2024 |website=Times of Israel}}</ref>.