Eilona Ariel
Eilona (Elona) Ariel (Hebrew: אילונה אריאל; born 1958) is a documentary filmmaker. Early life. Ariel was born in 1958 in Israel as Eilona Frenkel Career. In 1978 she moved to New York City and spent nine years studying and working as a musician and a photographer. In 1980 she received a diploma from the Germain School of Photography in New York City. From 1983 to 1984 she was the Managing Director of the International Production Manual - The Producer’s Masterguide. Between the years of 1987 and 1995 she lived and worked in Asia. In 1995, Ms. Ariel returned  to Israel where she established the production company Karuna Films Ltd., together with Ayelet Menahemi. Since then she has produced and co-directed several documentaries, among them the award winning "Doing Time, Doing Vipassana" (1997), which made a great impact on prison systems all over the world, and won the Pass Award of The National Council on Crime and Delinquency (USA). In 2005, "Doing Time, Doing Vipassana" was re-released for screenings all over the USA. Ms. Ariel’s film, "It’s About Time" won the Best Documentary and Best Script prizes at the Jerusalem International Film Festival, the 2002  Japan Prize for Best Documentary, and participated in INPUT 2002, IDFA, and the Toronto International Film Festival. Her films have been broadcast on PBS, NBC, ABC, MSNBC, the National Geographic Channel, and the Discovery Channel. Between 2012 -2013 she worked as the COO of Hostr, a web platform that curated talent for live performances in home venues. From 2014 until 2019 Eilona Ariel was working at The Yuval Noah Harari International Office, managing his Film/TV dept. Eilona is executive producing the adaptation of Prof. Harari’s best seller book , to be produced by Ridley Scott and directed by Oscar  Winner, Asif Kapadia. Since 2019 she is working on various projects with multidisciplinary artists such as Yehudit Ravitz. Israel, 1997, 70 Minutes, Color, Hebrew, English Subtitles Israel, 2001, 54 Minutes, Color, Hebrew, English Subtitles INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM CONTEST - 2002 Filmography. Grand Prix and the Governor of Tokyo Prize for Best Documentary Wonlgin Prize for Best Documentary Lipper Prize for Best Script