Stephen Glantz

Stephen Glantz is an award winning screenwriter and author. His book Clara's War, published in the U.S. by Harper Collins, has been translated into 21 languages and was named a Sophie Brody Honor Book by the American Library Association. His most recent film, Crescendo, directed by Dror Zhavi and released in 2020, received a special award from the Cinema for Peace Foundation at the Berlin Festival. Also honored were Vanessa Redgrave, Costa Gavras... and Gerald Butler. Wunderkinder, released in 2011 and directed by Marcus Rosenmueller, received the Yad Vashem Award as best film at the Jerusalem Film Festival. The film also garnered three awards at The Giffoni Children's Film Festival, won best screenplay in Copenhagen and received over a dozen audience awards at festivals including Palm Springs, Stony Brook and The Berkshire International Film Festival.