Rama Burshtein
Rama Burshtein (* 1967 in New York City , USA ) is an American-Israeli filmmaker, director and screenwriter.
Life
Burshtein moved to Israel with her parents when she was one year old. She graduated from the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, Jerusalem in 1995. Even before graduation, she turned to Orthodox Judaism . Together with other Orthodox, female filmmakers, she looked for means and technical possibilities to finance, produce, direct and write screenplays appropriately for Orthodox Jews.
It took Burshtein a total of 15 years to complete her first film Lemale et ha'halel (German: In their place ). She searched for a year until she found the leading actress of the film Hadas Yaron and again for a year until the film was ready for publication in its final form.
Burshtein lives in Tel Aviv with her husband Aharon and their four children .
Honors and prizes
- for Lemale et ha'halel
- 2012: Venice International Film Festival 2012 : Nomination for the Golden Lion .
- 2012: Venice 2012: SIGNIS Awards: Honorable Mention .
- 2013: Independent Spirit Awards : Best first film .
Filmography
- 2012: In their place , Hebrew: Lemale et ha'halel , screenplay and director
- 2013: Venezia 70 - Future Reloaded , direction and screenplay of a short film out of a total of 70
- 2016: Laavor et Hakir , screenplay and director
Web links
- Rama Burshtein in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biennale 2014 (en.)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burshtein, Rama |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American-Israeli film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , USA |