Tova Ascher


Tova Ascher, also Tova Asher is an Israeli film director and film editor. She edited over 50 films.

Biography

Tova Ascher was born in Netanya. Her sister,, is also a film editor. After graduating from the Netanya High School, she moved to Tel Aviv, where she received a bachelor's degree in philosophy and sociology from Tel Aviv University. She is married to Yoni Ascher, a historian at the University of Haifa and they have two children, also involved in the film industry: a daughter and a son.

Film career

She began her career as film editor of the Hebrew-language version of Diamonds. In 2015, The Jerusalem Post described her as one of Israel’s most in-demand film editors. British magazine Screen Daily describes her as "one of Israel's most respected film editors."
Ascher says her interest in film-making began when Lapid recommended her as an assistant editor in David Perlov's 1972 film The Pill.

Selected filmography

Films that earned awards for Tova Asher are marked with stars.