a course on Israeli documentary films at Wesleyan University CT at the 2015 spring semester. Fisher has been recognized by Israeli daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth among the 100 most influential figures in Israeli cultural life in 2003 and 2004. In 2012 he became the first Israeli artist to receive the USA National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) script grant for the film To Be Or Not To Be In Yiddish. NFCT - Film fund activity From 1999 to 2008 Fisher served as the Director General of The New Fund for Cinema and Television (NFCT), a fund supporting the production of documentary films in Israel, most notably Waltz with Bashir, Checkpoint, Aviv, The Cemetery Club, Arna's Children and full-length feature films such as My Father My Lord. Fisher is considered instrumental in expanding the fund both economically and culturally, engaging peripheral and filmmakers from diverse backgrounds Jews and Arabs alike, including controversial films such as a film made by a West Bank Settler. Fisher initiated film projects at the NFCT that were mainly in the documentary genre but also geared to narrative and experimental filmmakers: “Video Activism” – encouraging civic responsibilities among Israeli filmmakers. “Children's Stories” – a series that was aimed at young audiences in order to expand the target audience for documentaries. “Business Card” – a project tutoring first-time documentary filmmakers. “Other Faces” – a program for drama script development based on stories by Israel's Nobel Prize winner, Shay Agnon. Fisher promoted Israeli documentary films in the international circuit: Between 2002 and 2005 Fisher represented Israel at the Euromed Audiovisual program MEDEA – a forum for co-productions between European and Mediterranean countries. in 2006 he founded "Greenhouse" – a Mediterranean film program supported by the European Union for the development of feature-length documentaries by Israeli and Arab first time filmmakers. The project sparked controversy during its first year of conduct but has gradually become successful and internationally recognized. Hosted the 2008 European Film Academy (EFA) program “Sunday in the Country” in Israel. Created a joint venture with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) to co-develop feature-length documentaries.. Initiated “Documentaly” - an anthology of articles about Israeli documentary film-making, published by Am Oved, 2007. Curated Israeli documentary showcase at ZagrebDox Int'l Festival, 2009. A film series & a co-production meeting between Israeli and German filmmakers at Hamburg Film Festival, 2006. Curated a 2 weeks documentary showcase “Homeland Insecurity” at