Yaron Shani

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Yaron Shani (* 1973 in Tel Aviv-Jaffa ) is an Israeli filmmaker .

Life

Yaron Shani studied film at Tel Aviv University and made his graduation film with Disphoria in 2004. The film won an award at the Sehsuchten student film festival in Potsdam .

As early as 1998 Shani had the idea of ​​a multi-perspective thriller about gangsters and police officers who meet over several time levels and live in their own world. After he got to know Scandar Copti , they developed the idea from 2002, which was to be filmed in 2009 under the title Ajami . Ajami has received national and international critical acclaim and film awards. After receiving the Israeli Ophir Film Award for Best Picture , it was automatically entered for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and was selected as one of five nominees.

Filmography (selection)

  • 2003: Disphoria
  • 2009: Ajami
  • 2013: Life Sentences
  • 2018: The Love Trilogy I: Stripped
  • 2019: The Love Trilogy II: Chained / Eynayim Sheli (in German: my eyes)
  • 2019: The Love Trilogy III: Reborn

Awards and nominations (selection)

Oscar
Ophir Award
  • 2009: Award for the best film with Ajami
  • 2009: Award for Best Director by Ajami
  • 2009: Award for the best cut by Ajami
Jerusalem Film Festival
  • 2019: Awarded the Haggiag Award for Best Israeli Feature for Chained

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bijan Tehrani: A conversation with Yaron Shani about making of Ajami. (No longer available online.) In: cinemawithoutborders.com. January 30, 2010, archived from the original on March 12, 2011 ; accessed on February 18, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Matt Bochenski: Yaron Shani. The Ajami director reflects on the critical reception to his film and discusses the politics of her native cinema. (No longer available online.) In: littlewhitelies.co.uk. September 28, 2010, archived from the original on December 15, 2010 ; accessed on February 18, 2019 .
  3. ↑ The Love Trilogy: Stripped in the Internet Movie Database (English)
  4. ↑ The Love Trilogy: Chained in the Internet Movie Database (English)
  5. ↑ Eynayim Sheli - Chained. In: berlinale.de. Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
  6. ↑ The Love Trilogy: Reborn in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data
SURNAME Shani, Yaron
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Tel Aviv-Jaffa , Israel