Annette Insdorf

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Annette Insdorf
Insdorf, right, at the 2012 Telluride Film Festival
Bornc.1950 (1950)
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 currently serves as host of Reel Pieces.[1]

Career

Born in Paris to Polish Holocaust survivors, the family moved to New York when she was 3 and a half. 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 worldwide, most consistently at the annual Telluride Film Festival, and often hosted annual coverage of the Cannes Film Festival alongside Roger Ebert.[2][3][4][5] Insdorf has written numerous books on various cinema-related topics, including on filmmakers François Truffaut and Philip Kaufman.[6] In 2018, she was awarded the Mel Novikoff Award at the 2018 San Francisco International Film Festival.[7] Telluride awarded Insdorf with it's Special Medal in 2021.[8]

Insdorf made an appearance in PBS's Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011) and HBO's Spielberg (2017).[9]

References

  1. ^ Hoffman, Barbara (23 February 2017). "The biggest movie stars can't shake this interview legend". New York Post.
  2. ^ "Insdorf, Annette". Jewish Virtual Library.
  3. ^ "Faculty: Annette Insdorf". Columbia University.
  4. ^ Tonti, Alexis (Spring 2014). "Five Minutes with ... Annette Insdorf". Columbia College Today.
  5. ^ "Annette Insdorf". Ebert Presents At the Movies.
  6. ^ Insdorf, Annette (1994). François Truffaut. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521478083.
  7. ^ Cinema Superstar Annette Insdorf On Turning Your Passion Into A Career
  8. ^ Professor Annette Insdorf Honored with the Special Medallion at Telluride Film Festival
  9. ^ Annette Insdorf Curates Two Series for FilmStruck

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