Hadar Porubanova was born in Czechoslovakia. She founded and ran the International Francophone Film Festival in Bratislava FIFFBA from 2003-2014. She was audiovisual attaché to the French Embassy in Slovakia - French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, journalist at the Slovak National Radio, Broadcast in French, and director and founder of the Non-Profit Organization FIFFBA. Hadar moved to Israel in 2011 and since January 2017 she serves as a new owner and Managing Director of Ruth Films - an international marketing & distribution company that sells and promotes high-quality documentaries around the world.