Annet Betsalel (*1956, The Hague) obtained a BA in English, Linguistics and Jewish History at the Bar Ilan University in Israel, followed by documentary training, historical documentary studies and workshop management at the Media Academy in Hilversum. She has a rich experience in educational functions as well as being an (inter-)religious and cultural coordinator of the Jewish community ‘t Gooi (North Holland). She was head of the national Jewish channel in the Netherlands, and representative of the other religious channels. Since 2009 she works as independent filmmaker and is committed to regional interreligious activities, including documentary and festival activities at the regional Film House Bussum; she is the Jewish representative in the organization Judaism, Christianity and Islam of the province North Holland.
Independent filmmaker
Country of origin
Netherlands
Festivals
Current issues
Comment by Peter Paul Huth on the decisions of the international festival jury
Towards the end of the Berlinale, it becomes clear what criteria had to be met for a film to be invited to the Competition. Either it had to be directed by a female director or the protagonist had to be female, says Peter Paul Huth in his Berlinale report on competition films from four countries.
Events
16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin
11.10.2023
Café of the Propsteikirche Leipzig, Nonnenmühlgasse 2