Ultra-Orthodox Women's Track
Accessibility
Maaleh’s Ultra-Orthodox Track offers a unique women-only program to specialize in filmmaking, photography, writing, directing, production, and editing. The training is at the highest professional level.
Maaleh Film School has existed for over 30 years and specializes in filmmaking, with great experience and success. Students’ graduate films are screened all over the world.
The program includes a wide variety of courses with a top tier and respectful teaching staff that makes sure to develop each student professionally with guidance and personalization. At the end of their studies, our graduates receive a certificate, and enter the job market with 2 final short films they created - one documentary and one drama.
Classes take place in a women-only, Torah atmosphere on campus in the center of Jerusalem. The teaching staff and course content are supervised and adapted to the Ultra-Orthodox student body, and with care for a pleasant and supportive social atmosphere that helps the learning process.
Syllabus
This is a two-year program taught in Hebrew.
Classes take place on Sundays, from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The academic year runs October-June.
Among the courses: script writing, photography, editing, recording and production. Documentary and drama directing.
Students learn to write scripts, do practical exercises and create short films.
The purpose of the program is to give practical tools needed for students to create and express themselves and to train female students for employment, allowing them to earn a living from filmmaking.
Tuition: 10,000 NIS per year.
Registration fee: NIS 250.
To register: Complete the registration form (see form on right), pay and send a portfolio
* The opening of the program is conditional on the number of registrations.
Questions? Contact: Inbar Namdar: 054-7669616 or harediwomen@maale.co.il
*This track is supported, in part by The Jerusalem Foundation, the Jerusalem Film and Television Fund, the New Fund for Cinema and Television, and private donors.