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{{Short description|American film historian}}
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'''Annette Insdorf''' (born c. 1950) is an American [[film historian]], author and interviewer, who currently serves as host of ''Reel Pieces''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nypost.com/2017/02/23/the-biggest-movie-stars-cant-shake-this-interview-legend/ |title=The biggest movie stars can’t shake this interview legend |work=New York Post |first=Barbara |last=Hoffman |date=23 February 2017}}</ref>
'''Annette Insdorf''' (born c. 1950) is an American [[film historian]], author and interviewer, who is host of ''Reel Pieces''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nypost.com/2017/02/23/the-biggest-movie-stars-cant-shake-this-interview-legend/ |title=The biggest movie stars can't shake this interview legend |work=New York Post |first=Barbara |last=Hoffman |date=23 February 2017}}</ref>


== Career ==
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Born in [[Paris]] to Polish [[Holocaust]] survivors, the family moved to [[New York City|New York]] when she was 3 and a half. Initially desiring to be a performer, Isndorf attended [[Juilliard|Juilliard's singing program]], however upon her parents encouragement, she instead went to [[Queens College]] where she obtained her [[Bachelor of Arts]] in 1972, as well as her [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] from [[Yale University]] in 1975. Insdorf is a frequent panelist at various film festivals worldwide, most consistently at the annual [[Telluride Film Festival]], as well as hosting annual coverage of the [[Cannes Film Festival]] alongside [[Roger Ebert]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/insdorf-annette |title=Insdorf, Annette |website=Jewish Virtual Library}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ece.columbia.edu/people/faculty/annette-insdorf |title=Faculty: Annette Insdorf |website=Columbia University}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/archive/spring14/around_the_quads5 |title=Five Minutes with ... Annette Insdorf |first=Alexis |last=Tonti |work=Columbia College Today|date=Spring 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ebertpresents.com/critics/annette-insdorf |title=Annette Insdorf |website=Ebert Presents At the Movies}}</ref> Insdorf has written numerous books on various cinema-related topics, including on filmmakers [[François Truffaut]] and [[Philip Kaufman]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Insdorf|first1=Annette|title=François Truffaut|date=1994|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9780521478083}}</ref> In 2018, she was awarded the Mel Novikoff Award at the 2018 [[San Francisco International Film Festival]].<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/jerylbrunner/2018/03/31/cinema-superstar-annette-insdorf-on-turning-your-passion-into-a-career/#5cef0eae53f0 Cinema Superstar Annette Insdorf On Turning Your Passion Into A Career]</ref>
Born in Paris to Polish Jewish survivors of the [[Holocaust]],<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Ottensosser |first=Harry |date=Spring 2020 |title=A Conversation With Anette Insdorf on Holocaust Cinema |url=http://www.columbia-current.org/anette-insdorf-on-holocaust-cinema.html |magazine=The Current |access-date=2023-11-15}}</ref> Insdorf and her family moved to New York City when she was three years old. Initially desiring to be a performer, Insdorf attended [[Juilliard]]'s singing program, however upon her parents encouragement, she instead went to [[Queens College]] where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts in 1972, as well as her PhD from [[Yale University]] in 1975.


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Insdorf is a frequent panelist at various film festivals, most consistently at the annual [[Telluride Film Festival]], and often hosted annual coverage of the [[Cannes Film Festival]] alongside [[Roger Ebert]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/insdorf-annette |title=Insdorf, Annette |website=Jewish Virtual Library}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ece.columbia.edu/people/faculty/annette-insdorf |title=Faculty: Annette Insdorf |website=Columbia University}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/archive/spring14/around_the_quads5 |title=Five Minutes with ... Annette Insdorf |first=Alexis |last=Tonti |work=Columbia College Today|date=Spring 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ebertpresents.com/critics/annette-insdorf |title=Annette Insdorf |website=Ebert Presents At the Movies}}</ref> Insdorf has written numerous books on various cinema-related topics, including on filmmakers [[François Truffaut]] and [[Philip Kaufman]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Insdorf|first1=Annette|title=François Truffaut|date=1994|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9780521478083|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/francoistruffaut0000insd}}</ref> In 2018, she was awarded the Mel Novikoff Award at the 2018 [[San Francisco International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Cinema Superstar Annette Insdorf On Turning Your Passion Into A Career |website=[[Forbes]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807190848/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jerylbrunner/2018/03/31/cinema-superstar-annette-insdorf-on-turning-your-passion-into-a-career/ |archive-date=2018-08-07 |url-status=live |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jerylbrunner/2018/03/31/cinema-superstar-annette-insdorf-on-turning-your-passion-into-a-career/#5cef0eae53f0}}</ref> Telluride awarded Insdorf with its Special Medal in 2021.<ref>[https://arts.columbia.edu/news/professor-annette-insdorf-honored-special-medallion-telluride-film-festival Professor Annette Insdorf Honored with the Special Medallion at Telluride Film Festival]</ref>
Insdorf is married to Mark Ethan.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.showbiz411.com/2010/08/13/in-memory-of-cecile-insdorf |title=In Memory of Cecile Insdorf |work=Showbiz 411 |first=Roger |last=Friedman |date=13 August 2010}}</ref>

Insdorf made an appearance in [[PBS]]'s ''[[Woody Allen: A Documentary]]'' (2011) and [[HBO]]'s ''[[Spielberg (film)|Spielberg]]'' (2017).<ref>[https://arts.columbia.edu/news/filmannette-insdorf-curates-two-series-filmstruck Annette Insdorf Curates Two Series for FilmStruck]</ref>


==References==
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*{{cite web|last=Clark|first=Roger|date=March 6, 2023|title=Marking 35 years of movie talk on the Upper East Side|url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2023/03/06/movie-talk-on-the-upper-east-side|website=NY1 News|access-date=March 8, 2023}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1279766/ Annette Insdorf] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1279766/ Annette Insdorf] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]
*{{Charlie Rose guest|45}}

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Latest revision as of 16:53, 5 June 2024

Annette Insdorf
Insdorf, right, in 2012
Bornc.1950 (1950)
Paris, France
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Film historian, author
Spouse
Mark Ethan
​
(m. 1999)​

Annette Insdorf (born c. 1950) is an American film historian, author and interviewer, who is host of Reel Pieces.[1]

Career[edit]

Born in Paris to Polish Jewish survivors of the Holocaust,[2] Insdorf and her family moved to New York City when she was three years old. Initially desiring to be a performer, Insdorf attended Juilliard's singing program, however upon her parents encouragement, she instead went to Queens College where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts in 1972, as well as her PhD from Yale University in 1975.

Insdorf is a frequent panelist at various film festivals, most consistently at the annual Telluride Film Festival, and often hosted annual coverage of the Cannes Film Festival alongside Roger Ebert.[3][4][5][6] Insdorf has written numerous books on various cinema-related topics, including on filmmakers François Truffaut and Philip Kaufman.[7] In 2018, she was awarded the Mel Novikoff Award at the 2018 San Francisco International Film Festival.[8] Telluride awarded Insdorf with its Special Medal in 2021.[9]

Insdorf made an appearance in PBS's Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011) and HBO's Spielberg (2017).[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hoffman, Barbara (23 February 2017). "The biggest movie stars can't shake this interview legend". New York Post.
  2. ^ Ottensosser, Harry (Spring 2020). "A Conversation With Anette Insdorf on Holocaust Cinema". The Current. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  3. ^ "Insdorf, Annette". Jewish Virtual Library.
  4. ^ "Faculty: Annette Insdorf". Columbia University.
  5. ^ Tonti, Alexis (Spring 2014). "Five Minutes with ... Annette Insdorf". Columbia College Today.
  6. ^ "Annette Insdorf". Ebert Presents At the Movies.
  7. ^ Insdorf, Annette (1994). François Truffaut. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521478083.
  8. ^ "Cinema Superstar Annette Insdorf On Turning Your Passion Into A Career". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2018-08-07.
  9. ^ Professor Annette Insdorf Honored with the Special Medallion at Telluride Film Festival
  10. ^ Annette Insdorf Curates Two Series for FilmStruck

External links[edit]

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