Late Summer Blues

During Israel's War of Attrition with Egypt in 1970, a group of counterculture high school graduates see themselves as cannon fodder in an endless war. They spend a last, intense summer together before being drafted into the Israeli army. An honest, irreverent drama that has been described as a modern version of the sacrifice of Isaac - from the point of view of Isaac. A runaway hit in Israel.

Renen Schorr, the Founder of the Sam Spiegel Film & TV School, has been the School's Director since 1989. In addition to being a Film Director and Film Producer, Mr. Schorr has been a leading Crusader for the advancement of Israeli Cinema since the Late 1970ies. Mr. Schorr was recently elected President of GEECT, the Association of 64 European Film Schools. Currently, Mr. Schorr is the initiator of the new prestigious television drama series "Shiur Moledet" ("Home Country Lessons"), in which 10 new 50 minutes television dramas are being written and directed by graduates of all the Israeli film schools. Upon graduating from Tel Aviv University Film Department, Renen joined with other young filmmakers to found the militant Kaitz Group (Young Creative Israelis in Cinema, 1977) which was the first group to fight for non-commercialized filmmaking and for the recognition of Israeli Cinema as an art form. Between the years 1982-1985 Renen held the position of Head of Productions of the Cinema Dept, at the Beit-Zvi Theatre and Film School; he then continued to become one of the initiator and founder of the 3 out of 5 major Film Funds in Israel: · The Fund for Quality Israeli Films (1979), (with Judd Ne'eman, Ye'ud Levanon and Joseph Priel) which finances full-length feature films. · The New Foundation for Cinema and Television (1993), which finances documentary films and TV Dramas. · The Gelfand Short Films Foundation (1998), (with Judd Ne'eman) which finances Shorts. Main Filmography Directing: · "Late Summer Blues", 1987 ("Blues La'Hofesh-Hagadol"), winner of the Israeli Oscar Award and the Israeli Film Festival, New York/Los Angeles, 1988, as the Best Film of the Year, Best Script and Best Original Score. The film was screened in 30 international film festivals. Directing (Shorts): · "A Wedding in Jerusalem", 1985 · "The Battle of Fort Williams", 1980 · "After Duty", 1977, winner of the Best Cinematography Award, Israel Short Film Competition, 1977 Series Creator: · Ten 50 minutes dramas by new talents - "Home Country Lessons", 2001 ("Shiur Moledet") for "Reshet"/Second Channel. Producer: · "Black to the Promised Land", 1991 (full-length documentary). · "Late Summer Blues", 1987 with Ilan De-Vries and Doron Nesher. · "Fellow Travelers", 1982 ("Magash Hakessdef) (a full-length feature). · "Off the Air", 1989 ("Lo Leshidur) (a full-length feature). Co-Scriptwriter: · "Paratrooper s", 1977 ("Masa Alunkot) (a full-length feature).