Nili Tal

Nili Tal
Born	Nili Herman 15 January 1944 (1944-01-15) Tel Aviv, Israel
Nationality	Israeli
Occupation	Journalist, documentary film director and producer
Years active	1965–present
Spouse	Yaakov Tal (1966-1990; divorced)

Nili Tal (Hebrew: נילי טל‎, born Nili Herman in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an Israeli journalist and documentary film director and producer.

Tal began her journalism career at the Israeli Haaretz daily newspaper in 1965, where she spent some ten years of writings. She since has also contributed, as a freelancer, to other Israeli newspapers such as Yedioth Ahronoth and Maariv. She then moved into the television industry and began to work for the Israeli Broadcasting Authority (IBA or Channel 1), the sole television network in Israel back then. Mabat Shenny (Hebrew: מבט שני‎) (Second Look) was the only 60-Minute-like reporting program on the IBA, and Tal became one of its directors. In her 1984 documentary Eyal she introduced the Israeli audience to Eyal - a twenty-something year-old junkie. It was the first time a scene of shooting drugs was shown on TV in Israel, which brought the problematic issue of drugs usage into public debate.

Tal has directed and produced numerous reports and documentaries for all of the Israeli television channels, including The Israeli Broadcasting Authority (IBA - Channel 1), The Second Israeli Broadcasting Authority (Channel 2), Israel 10 (Channel 10), Channel 3 and Channel 8. Many of her films have participated in international film festivals and broadcast in other countries.

Filmography

• "Sixty and The City" (2010) - Commissioned by Yes Docu (Israel)
• "Ukraine Brides, 8 years later" (2009) - Commissioned by Yes Docu (Israel)
• Bruna (2008) - Commissioned by Keshet, (Channel 2) Israel, The Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival 2008 (DocAviv), It's All True Film Festival 2008, Brazil, International Women's Film Festival 2008, Rehovot, Israel.
• The Girls from Brazil (2006-7) - Commissioned by Yes Docu Israel, The Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival 2007 (DocAviv), São Paulo International Film Festival 2007, Docupolis International Documentary Film Festival of Barcelona 2007, Amsterdam Jewish Film Festival 2007, Austin Jewish Film Festival 2008, and Washington Jewish Film Festival 2008.
• One Line in the Army Cemetery (2006) - Commissioned by Channel 10, Israel.
• Missing in LA (2006) - Commissioned by Channel 8, Israel.
• Women for Sale (2005) - Commissioned by Channel 8, Israel, The Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival 2005 (DocAviv).
• Murder Without a Motive (2003) - Commissioned by Channel 8, Israel.Reshet (Second Israeli Broadcasting Authority) (Channel 2), Israel, Israel, The Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival 2003.
• Ukraine Brides (Part I and II) (2000–2001) - Commissioned by Resht channel 2, Israel, The Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival (DocAviv) 2001.
• The Bridge (2000) - Commissioned by Channel 8, Israel. Winner, Best Documentary, The Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival 1999 (DocAviv).
• Shall We Dance (1999) - Commissioned by the Second Israeli Broadcasting Authority

(Channel 2), Israel.

• Till Death Do Us Part (1998) - Commissioned by Channel 8, Israel.
• Flying Alone (1995) - The Israeli Broadcasting Authority (IBA - Channel 1), Israel.
• Acapulco Connection (1995) - The Israeli Broadcasting Authority (IBA - Channel 1), Israel.
• Eyal (1984) - The Israeli Broadcasting Authority (IBA - Channel 1), Israel.

References

• Nili Tal Official Home Page
• Amsterdam Jewish Film Festival
• Austin Jewish Film Festival
• Describes Ukrainian Brides, A documentary directed and produced by Nili Tal
• Docupolis International Documentary Film Festival of Barcelona
• It's All True International Documentary Film Festival, Brazil
• Jewish Film Archive: Till Death Do Us Part
• São Paulo International Film Festival
• Sunny Side of the Doc: Documentary Film Festival
• Task Force on Human Trafficking: Recommended Books and Films on Human Trafficking (Women for Sale)
• The Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival (DocAviv)
• Washington Jewish Film Festival