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 ''The Band's Visit'' () is a 2007 comedy-drama film written and directed by Eran Kolirin, and starring Saleh Bakri, Ronit Elkabetz, Sasson Gabai and Uri Gavriel. It is an international co-production between Israel, France and the United Sta ...

'' (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

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in September 2011. His next film, '' Beyond the Mountains and Hills'', was selected to be screened in the

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 unusua ...

section at the

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 ...

. 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) * ''

'' (2007) * '' The Exchange'' (2011) * '' Beyond the Mountains and Hills'' (2016) * '' Let There Be Morning'' (AKA ''Let It Be Morning'') (2021)

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* European Film Awards winners (people) Ophir Award winners Israeli film directors Living people 1973 births {{Israel-film-director-stub