Noa Regev was born in Tel Aviv in 1982, to Moti Regev, a Hi-tech professional and Avital Regev-Shoshani, a copy editor. She began her primary school education in 1988 at the Tel Aviv School of Arts, where she studied until 1997, after which she completed her high school studies at the Igal AlonHigh School in Ramat Hasharon, from which she graduated in 2000 with a major in Film Studies. During high school she began working at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque from the age of 15, fulfilling various roles until 2005. In 2001 she was recruited to the IDF and served in the Israeli Air Force as an officer in an air brigade until 2003.
Academic activity
In 2003, Regev began her studies towards a BA at the Steve Tisch School of Film and Television at the Tel Aviv University. In 2005 she received the Rector's Award of Excellence from Tel Aviv University. In 2006 she completed her BA studies cum laude. During the years 2006 -2009 she taught Film Studies and prepared students for their matriculation in Film at the Tel Aviv Ironi Aleph School, and as a teaching assistant at the Tel Aviv University Department of Film. In 2007 she was a lecturer at the Open University in the Department of Language, Literature, and Art. In 2009 she received her MAcum laude from the Department of Film and Television at Tel Aviv University. That same year she began lecturing in Cultural Studies, Production and Creativity at the Department of Film at Sapir Academic College. In addition, she began lecturing in the Department of Film and Television at the Faculty of Arts at Tel Aviv University, which she continues to do today. Regev also won the Rector's Award of Excellence for Teachers. In 2011 she began to serve as a graduate advisor for MA students at Tel Aviv University's Department of Film. In 2013, she completed her PhD studies and was certified by the Department of Film and Television at Tel Aviv University. The topic of her research was "Children's Films", and dealt with "The Status of Children's Films within the multi-system of Cinema", in its generic definition and its dynamic relationship with other cinematic models.
Cinema industry activity
Noa Regev discovered her passion for film at the age of 15, when she began working at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque, fulfilling various roles. In 2005, as part of her work, she staffed a few production roles at the Docaviv Festival. In 2010–2011, she directed the International Students' Film Festival in Tel Aviv. In 2012–2013, she served as the Director of the Holon Cinematheque. In late 2013 she was appointed CEO of the Association "Jerusalem Cinematheque – Israeli Film Archive and Jerusalem Film Festival", which was responsible for management and operation of the Cinematheque and the Jerusalem Film Festival. In 2015 she served as a jury on the panel of the Munich Student Film Festival. In 2018 Regev served as a jury at the Berlin International Film Festival.
