Benjamin Freidenberg is the Head of Impact at the Sam Spiegel Film & Television School Jerusalem, where he serves as the managing director of the Study Programs in Arabic, the school’s International Programs in English, the Talents Program for students from underrepresented communities, and the program for Special Needs students. He is also a lecturer of International Cinema at Sam Spiegel, from which he graduated.

Freidenberg is a film director and cinema studies scholar who holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in linguistics and is currently completing his PhD at the Department of Italian and French Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research focuses on film language, exploring the linkage between historical linguistics, the development of film craft, and cinematographic theories.

In 2016, he founded the Jerusalem Filmmakers Guild (NGO), which represents Jerusalem-based filmmakers, including Palestinians from East Jerusalem. In 2019, he co-founded the Jerusalem International Women’s Film Festival.

Benjamin previously worked as a content writer and researcher for the Jerusalem Cinematheque Film Archives and Harvard University Image Collections.