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Eran Kolirin
Eran Kolirin (; born 4 November 1973) is an Israeli screenwriter and film director. In 2004, he directed the feature-length television drama, ''The Long Journey''. His cinema directorial debut, ''The Band's Visit'' (2007), was a critical success, winning eight Awards of the Israeli Film Academy and prizes at several international film festivals. Kolirin himself won the Israeli Film Academy's awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay. His second film, '' The Exchange'', was in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in September 2011. His next film, '' Beyond the Mountains and Hills'', was selected to be screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. It was screened in film festivals around world, winning several awards, including Best Feature Film at the 2016 UK Jewish Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''The Long Journey'' (2004) * ''The Band's Visit ''The Band's Visit'' () is a 2007 comedy-drama film written and dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Un Certain Regard
(; 'A Certain Glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films with unusual styles and non-traditional stories seeking international recognition. At the 1998 Cannes Film Festival, ''Killer (1998 film), Killer'' by Darezhan Omirbaev was named the first ever winner. While The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo, ''The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo'' by Diego Céspedes is the most recent winner. Winners In 1998, the was introduced to the section to recognize young talent and to encourage innovative and daring works by presenting one of the films with a grant to aid its distribution in France. Since 2005, the prize consists of Euro, €30,000 financed by the Groupama GAN Foundation. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israeli Film Directors
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Ophir Award Winners
Ophir (; ) is a port or region mentioned in the Bible, famous for its wealth. Its existence is attested to by an inscribed pottery shard found at Tell Qasile (in modern-day Tel Aviv) in 1946, dating to the eighth century BC, which reads "''gold of Ophir to/for Beth-Horon ..30 shekels''". The location of Ophir is unknown, though the find confirms it as a real place which exported gold. Biblical references Ophir in Genesis 10 (the Table of Nations) is said to be the name of one of the sons of Joktan. The Books of Kings and Chronicles tell of a joint expedition to Ophir by King Solomon and the Tyrian king Hiram I from Ezion-Geber, a port on the Red Sea, that brought back large amounts of gold, precious stones and ' algum wood' and of a later failed expedition by king Jehoshaphat of Judah. The famous 'gold of Ophir' is referenced in several other books of the Hebrew Bible. In the Septuagint, other variants of the name are mentioned: ''Ōpheír'', ''Sōphír'', ''Sōpheír ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Film Awards Winners (people)
European, or Europeans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe ** Ethnic groups in Europe Europeans are the focus of European ethnology, the field of anthropology related to the various ethnic groups that reside in the List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Europe, states of Europe. Groups may be defined by common ances ... ** Demographics of Europe ** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe and other Western countries * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to the European Union ** European Union citizenship ** Demographics of the European Union In publishing *The European (1953 magazine), ''The European'' (1953 magazine), a far-right cultural and political magazine published 1953–1959 *The European (newspaper), ''The European'' (newspaper), a British weekly newspaper published 1990–1998 *The European (2009 magazine), ''The European'' (2009 magazine), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let There Be Morning (film)
''Let It Be Morning'' (, ) is a 2021 drama film directed by Eran Kolirin, based on the Hebrew-language novel ''Let It Be Morning'' by Palestinian author Sayed Kashua. It was produced by Dori Media of Israel, in co-production with France's Les Films du Poisson. The cast is predominately Palestinian and most of the language is Arabic. In June 2021, the film was selected to compete in the ''Un Certain Regard'' section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. The Palestinian cast opposed the classification of the film as "Israeli," and withdrew from the Cannes Film Festival in protest. Israel selected the film as its entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. Plot ''Let It Be Morning'' is the story of Sami (Alex Bakri) a Palestinian-born Israeli citizen living in Jerusalem who is invited to his brother’s wedding. He has to return to the Arab village where he grew up and which he left for other opportunities. After the wedding ends, Sami's hometown is pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Jewish Film Festival
The UK Jewish Film Festival is an annual film festival dedicated to world cinema that explores Jewish life, history and culture worldwide. It was founded in 1997 and takes place in November, in London and in other cities in the United Kingdom. The festival is part of UK Jewish Film, which also runs film education programmes for young people exploring racism, antisemitism and interfaith themes; provides training and networking opportunities for new and emerging filmmakers through its Film Lab programme; commissions two new short films each year through its Pears Short Film Fund at UK Jewish Film; and organises film festivals abroad including, since 2011, the annual Geneva International Jewish Film Festival in Switzerland. Organisation UK Jewish Film, whose president is its founder, Judy Ironside MBE, is chaired by Jonathan Lewis. Its chief executive is Michael Etherton. Sir Sydney Samuelson was the festival's honorary president from 1997 to 2005. From 2014, he became an Hono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Cannes Film Festival
The 69th Cannes Film Festival took place from 11 to 22 May 2016. Australian filmmaker George Miller (filmmaker), George Miller was the president of the jury for the main competition. French actor Laurent Lafitte was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies. British filmmaker Ken Loach won the , the festival's top prize, for a second time with the drama film ''I, Daniel Blake'', which also served as closing film of the festival. At a press conference, Loach said that he was "quietly stunned" to win. The festival opened with ''Café Society (2016 film), Café Society'' by Woody Allen. Juries Main competition * George Miller (filmmaker), George Miller, Australian filmmaker - Jury President * Arnaud Desplechin, French filmmaker * Kirsten Dunst, American actress * Valeria Golino, Italian actress and filmmaker * Mads Mikkelsen, Danish actor * László Nemes, Hungarian filmmaker * Vanessa Paradis, French actress and singer * Katayoon Shahabi, Iranian film producer * Donald S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond The Mountains And Hills
''Beyond the Mountains and Hills'' () is a 2016 Israeli drama film directed by Eran Kolirin. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. The film was one of five creative works nominated for the Best Film Award at the Ophir Award The Ophir Awards (), full name: the Israel Film Academy Award, sometimes also known as the Israeli Oscars or the Israeli Academy Awards, are film awards for excellence in the Israeli film industry awarded by the Israeli Academy of Film and Tele ...s. Plot The film portrays the portrait of the Greenbaum family, an Israeli middle-class family living in a community near Jerusalem. The family members live together in the same house, yet each one operates in isolation, within their own world: * David (Alon Pdut) – the father, a Lieutenant Colonel who has just retired from military service after 27 years and struggles to build a new life for himself. * Rina (Shiri Nadav Naor) – the mother, a high school liter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holon
Holon (, ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located south of Tel Aviv. Holon is part of the Gush Dan, Gush Dan metropolitan area. In , it had a population of , making it the List of cities in Israel, tenth most populous city in Israel. Holon has the second-largest industry (manufacturing), industrial zone in Israel, after Haifa. Its jurisdiction is 19,200 dunams; as of 2018 according to Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, CBS data, it has a population of 194,273. Etymology The name of the city comes from the Hebrew Language, Hebrew word ''holon'', meaning "(little) sand". The name Holon also appears in the Bible: "And Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs" (Book of Joshua 21:15). History Holon was founded in 1935 on sand dunes six kilometers () from Tel Aviv.''The Guide to Israel'', Zeev Vilnay, Hamakor Press, Jerusalem, 1972, p.239 The Łódzia textile factory was established there by Jewish immigrants from Łódź, Poland, along with many other in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
68th Venice International Film Festival
The 68th annual Venice Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August and 10 September 2011, at Venice Lido in Italy. American filmmaker Darren Aronofsky was the jury president for the main competition. Italian actress Vittoria Puccini was the Host of the opening and closing ceremonies. The Golden Lion was awarded to ''Faust (2011 film), Faust'' by Alexander Sokurov. Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement during the festival. The festival opened with ''The Ides of March (2011 film), The Ides of March'' by George Clooney, and closed with ''Damsels in Distress (film), Damsels in Distress'' by Whit Stillman. Juries Main competition (''Venezia 68'') * Darren Aronofsky, American filmmaker - Jury President * Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Finnish visual artist and filmmaker * David Byrne, British-American musician * Todd Haynes, American filmmaker * Mario Martone, Italian filmmaker * Alba Rohrwacher, Italian actress * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Exchange (2011 Film)
''The Exchange'' (; ) is a 2011 Israeli drama film directed by Eran Kolirin. The film was screened in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in September 2011. Plot Oded ( Rotem Keinan) is an assistant lecturer at the Tel Aviv University and married to Tami ( Sharon Tal), a young architect looking for a job. Oded becomes friends with a neighbour, Yoav ( Dov Navon), and they become obsessed with breaking pre-ordained frames and examining their lives objectively. Cast * Dov Navon as Yoav * Rotem Keinan as Oded * Sharon Tal as Tami * Shirili Deshe as Yael References External links * 2011 drama films 2011 films 2010s Hebrew-language films Israeli drama films Films directed by Eran Kolirin {{2010s-Israel-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
