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Uri Ackerman is an established Director of Photography with vast experience and great passion for the art of filmmaking. Over the last 20 years, he worked on numerous Documentaries, Feature films and TV series. His latest work, the Drama TV series "A Body That Works", earned him a nomination for best Cinematography at the "Camerimage Film Festival" and has recentely been picked up by NETFLIX.
He is a 4-time nominee for his work as the DP, from the Israeli Television Academy and his films won numerous awards and were screened at major film festivals including the Talin Film Festival and The Series Mania in France. Some of his films were associated with Emmy awards, such as "Google Baby" directed by Tzipi Brand and "The Brave Miss World" created by the acclaimed director Cecillia Peck. He is also a frequent collaborator of the acclaimed video artist Yael Bartana, having shot some of her most iconic works in Poland, Germany and Denmark.
Uri Ackerman currently lives in Summit NJ, with his wife and their 2 children.  


Selected works 

Outsider- Freud

The story of Sigmund Freud through the era that shaped his Theories.

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UNRWA

Full length Documentary about UNRWA. Produced by Beetz Brothers and Zygote Films. Winner of Haifa International film Festival 2025- Investigative Documentary Award

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The Adventures of Saul Bellow

Premiered on PBS, part of the American Master series on Dec 2022

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SUPERNOVA

A retrospective of 24 hours at the Nova festival in Re'im through the lens of young individuals who endured the horror. Produced and directed by Duki Dror

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Black Flag

Documentary about the Kassem massacre that took place in 1956. Dir. Ayelet Heler

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JERUSALEM

8 Episodes. Drama Series. Dir. Ilan Abudi. YES INT Productions.

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A Body That Works

8 Episodes drama series. Produced by KESHET Int. Recently was picked up by NETFLIX. Dir. Shay Capon

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PRISONER X

Documentary. (Additional Cinematography) Directed by Hilla Medalia. Jerusalem Film Festival

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DUMB (MTUMTEMET)

A 3 season drama series. Directed by Shay capon. Picked up by NETFLIX

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"MOTKEA"

A short based on a poem.

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THE SCREENWRITER

A Drama series. Directed by Shay Capon

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The Good Cop

A dark comedy TV series. Directed by Homer Aviram

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