About Dror Soref

Phone Number: 323.464.1770

E-Mail: drorsoref@ymail.com

Website: http://www.notforgottenmovie.com/

Dror Soref is an award-winning writer/director whose first directing assignment was a music video for “Weird Al” Yankovic that helped establish the rock parodist as a major star. Following his success in music videos, Soref directed Platinum Blonde, an inspirational short that landed him a housekeeping deal at Paramount Studios.

With the help of Paramount, The Seventh Coin, starring Peter O’Toole, won two festival awards including Best Picture, and inspired Los Angeles Today to proclaim “…director Dror Soref has made an explosive debut with his powerful movie.”

While at Paramount, Soref founded Orbit Productions, serving as one of its commercial directors. Soref directed or executive-produced over one hundred TV commercials, leading Orbit to become one of the fastest growing commercial production companies at the time. The directorial roster at orbit included, in addition to Soref, such acclaimed directors as Wim Wenders, Carroll Ballard, Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Bruce Beresford.

Soref later parlayed a successful career in commercials into feature films, signing a multiple-picture deal with Mike Medavoy’s Phoenix Pictures with one for Soref himself to direct. The first motion picture under this deal was Basic starring John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson, released by Columbia Pictures.

In early 2009, Soref completed Not Forgotten, a film he directed, co-wrote and produced, starring Simon Baker, Paz Vega and Claire Forlani. The film was selected for a Special Screening at the Slamdance Film Festival, with all screenings sold out and ending in thunderous ovations. Both The Hollywood Reporter and Daily Variety accorded the picture with rave reviews.

Not Forgotten is slated for theatrical release in May 2009 by Anchor Bay Entertainment/Overture Films.

With roots in Spain, Soref attended the University of Haifa, Israel, earning degrees in economics and sociology. While a student, he wrote frequently on Israeli-Palestinian relations. Soref served in the Israeli Defense Force as a combat officer in the elite Golani Brigade, where the unit under his command was cited for excellence. After his military service, Soref resumed his political activities and, at the age of 23, was nominated by his party to run for parliament. Soref later immigrated to the United States to attend the cinema arts school at the University of Southern California (USC).

Dror is currently based at his Los Angeles production company, Skyline Pictures.

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