Gideon Raff
Gideon "Gidi" Raff (also Raff Gideon , * 1973 in Jerusalem ) is an Israeli screenwriter , director and film producer . His series Hatufim - In the Hand des Feindes , which he started in 2010, won several prizes and gained widespread notoriety , especially through the adaptation Homeland .
Life
Raff's father was a director at Bank Leumi . He lived in the United States between the ages of two and six . After his military service in the IDF , he earned a degree in film at the University of Tel Aviv . During the dot-com bubble , he was content manager for a start-up and wrote a column about it for Maariw newspaper . This was published in the book " Diary of a Start-Upper On The Way To Mecca ". He later earned a Masters of Arts in film from the University of San Francisco . Raff lives with his partner in Los Angeles . In 2012 he was part of a campaign Petas against the use of live animals for training for operations by doctors in the US military .
Raff has been an executive producer on the Homeland series since 2011 . He developed the original with Hatufim - In der Hand des Feindes and was also active as a director for this. In 2003 he made his directorial debut with the short film The Babysitter . The 2007 release of The Killing Floor was his feature film debut.
Filmography (selection)
- 2003: The Babysitter
- 2007: The Killing Floor
- 2008: Train - next stop hell
- since 2010: Hatufim - In the Hand of the Enemy (TV series)
- since 2011: Homeland (TV series)
- since 2014: Tyrant (TV series)
- 2019: The Red Sea Diving Resort
- 2019: The Spy (series on Netflix)
Awards
- Won
- 2012: Writers Guild of America Award (WGA) for Homeland in "Best New Series"
- 2012: Edgar Allan Poe Award for Homeland
- 2012: Emmy for Homeland in "Outstanding Screenplay" and "Outstanding Drama Series"
- Nominated
- 2012: WGA for Homeland in "Best Drama Series"
- 2013: British Academy of Film and Television Arts -Award for Homeland
- 2013: Emmy for Homeland
Web links
- Gideon Raff in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Ethics of the sons , Haaretz website, September 26, 2001. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ↑ 'Homeland' creator Gideon Raff hopes to come home , thetimesofisrael.com, November 5, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ↑ 'Homeland's Gideon Raff: “This Is Not the Animals' War.” , peta.org. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ↑ Filmstart.de. In: Filmstart.de. Retrieved August 1, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Raff, Gideon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Raff, Gidi (nickname); Gideon, Raff (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli screenwriter and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jerusalem |