Ben Bachar

Ben Bachar
in May
Ben is one of the leading commercial and television directors, in demand and versatile in Israel, with rich experience in large and iconic projects. He began his career as an editor and screenwriter and from there, the path to directing promos and commercials is not different. Ben's comedic resume is one of the most impressive in Israel - during 6 seasons in "Wonderful Land" he directed the most popular sketches with unforgettable characters such as the Filos, Shaoli, the transplant from Istanbul and more. He created and directed for yes the series "Zanzouri" starring Yuval Samo and for "Reshet" the mockumentary "My Life" about Kobi Maimon. The movie he directed, "The Last Band in Lebanon", became a blockbuster with over 300,000 viewers in cinemas. In addition, he created and directed the cult series "The Israelis" with the trio "What's it got to do" and later "Am Segulah" and "Hakul HaTarbut". Ben recently directed the trio in the film "Releasing the Edge" which was shot in Colombia and broke every possible record with over a million thousand views and ranking in the top ten most watched Israeli films of all time.
In recent years, Ben collaborates with Keshet and Reshet's promo departments, directed the most prominent and largest promos made in Israel and even won awards in international competitions for his directing for programs such as X Factor, The Millionaire Race, The Voice, The Winning Kitchen, Big Brother and more. At the same time as working on television, Ben directs commercials for big brands such as Goldstar, Nasty, Pango, Frigate, Winner Toto and more. The dedication, the amazing ability to tell a story and the specialization in directing actors, give Ben an extraordinary range of directing abilities for every platform - from humorous advertisements, through comic sketches to campaigns from the beauty world with an emphasis on an original and unique visual world