Talal Derki

Talal Derki (born July 24, 1977 in Damascus ) is a Syrian film director , cameraman and screenwriter who lives in Berlin. Derkis Of Fathers and Sons in 2017, as part of the Academy Awards 2019 nominated for Best Documentary and the award of the Film Prize 2019 German as best documentary award.

Life

Talal Derki was born in Damascus in 1977 , studied film directing at the Stavrako High Institute of Cinematographic Art and Television in Athens, graduating there in 2003.

His documentary Of Fathers and Sons premiered on November 15, 2017 at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam and was screened from January 19, 2018 at the Sundance Film Festival , where it was awarded the World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize. Derki dedicated this award to his new adopted home Berlin at the local award ceremony. In January 2019, it was nominated for best documentary at the Academy Awards .

Derki has lived in Berlin since 2014. In 2019 he received an invitation to membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which awards the Oscar .

Filmography

2003: Kalokairini vrohi (short film)
2013: Homs - A Dream Shattered (Documentary)
2017: Of Fathers and Sons (documentary)

Awards (selection)

European film award

2018 : Nomination in the category "Best Documentary" ( Of Fathers and Sons )

Oscar

2019 : Nomination in the category "Best Documentary" (Of Fathers and Sons)

Sundance Film Festival

2014 : Awarded the World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize ( Homs - A Shattered Dream )
2018 : Awarded the World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize (Of Fathers and Sons)

Web links

Commons : Talal Derki - collection of images, videos and audio files

Talal Derki in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Talal Derki. In: filmportal.de. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
↑ Of Fathers and Sons. In: idfa.nl. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
↑ 2018 Sundance Film Festival: Feature Films Announced. In: sundance.org, November 29, 2017.
↑ 'Of Fathers and Sons' from Basis Berlin invited to the World Cinema Competition of the Sundance Film Festival 2018 In: verbanddeutscherfilmproduierenden.de, December 2, 2017.
↑ Kate Erbland: 2018 Sundance Film Festival Awards Winners: 'The Miseducation of Cameron Post' and 'Kailash' Win Grand Jury Prizes In: indiewire.com, January 27, 2018.
^ German films in the Sundance competition. In: fnp.de, November 30, 2017.
↑ Abraham Riesman: Talal Derki's Syria Documentary 'Of Fathers and Sons' Has Marked Him for Death. In: vulture.com, November 9, 2018.
↑ Masterclass: Talal Derki: Filming in Hostile Environment. In: zagrebdox.net. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
^ Matt Donnelly, Marc Malkin: Academy Reaches Gender Parity in 2019 New Member Invitations. In: Variety . July 1, 2019, accessed on July 3, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Derki, Talal
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Syrian film director, cameraman and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH	July 24, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH	Damascus , Syria

[1] Talal Derki. In: filmportal.de. Retrieved January 23, 2019.

[idfa-2] Of Fathers and Sons. In: idfa.nl. Retrieved January 23, 2019.

[3] 2018 Sundance Film Festival: Feature Films Announced. In: sundance.org, November 29, 2017.

[4] 'Of Fathers and Sons' from Basis Berlin invited to the World Cinema Competition of the Sundance Film Festival 2018 In: verbanddeutscherfilmproduierenden.de, December 2, 2017.

[5] Kate Erbland: 2018 Sundance Film Festival Awards Winners: 'The Miseducation of Cameron Post' and 'Kailash' Win Grand Jury Prizes In: indiewire.com, January 27, 2018.

[6] German films in the Sundance competition. In: fnp.de, November 30, 2017.

[7] Abraham Riesman: Talal Derki's Syria Documentary 'Of Fathers and Sons' Has Marked Him for Death. In: vulture.com, November 9, 2018.

[8] Masterclass: Talal Derki: Filming in Hostile Environment. In: zagrebdox.net. Retrieved January 23, 2019.

[9] Matt Donnelly, Marc Malkin: Academy Reaches Gender Parity in 2019 New Member Invitations. In: Variety . July 1, 2019, accessed on July 3, 2019 .