Danna Stern
Israeli television executive and producer
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Danna Stern runs In Transit Productions[1] and is the former head of Yes Studios.[2][3]
- Fauda
- Bros
- Supernova: The Music Festival Massacre
Danna Stern | |
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| Education | |
| Occupations | Television executive, producer |
| Known for | Former head of Yes Studios |
| Notable work |
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| Spouse | Dov Gil-har |
| Children | 3 |
Career
Stern studied at Tel Aviv University and the Kellogg School of Management.[4] Stern worked as a news producer for Israeli Army Radio[5] and then spent six year with Reuters Television in Jerusalem. In 1999 she joined yes TV[6] as an acquisitions executive working her way up to vice president and in 2017 became managing director of Yes Studios.[7][8] During her tenure, Fauda was the first show in Hebrew to get picked up by Netflix.[9] Stern is a member of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.[10][11]
In 2023, Stern was selected to be on the international jury of the inaugural Berlinale Series Award at 73rd Berlin International Film Festival.[12][13]
In 2024, Stern was selected to be on the international jury of NEM Zagreb 2024.[14]
Stern is producing Bros, a Netflix Hebrew-language TV series from Guy Amir and Hanan Savyon.[15]
Along with Reinhardt Beetz and Duki Dror, Stern produced a documentary about the Re'im music festival massacre called Supernova: The Music Festival Massacre.[16][17]
Awards
Personal
Stern's husband is Israeli journalist and TV anchor, Dov Gil-har. They have three children.[5]