Nehama Patkin
Nehama () is an Israeli comedy drama series created by Tomer Shani and Reshef Levi that aired on Hot. The show premiered on 27 June 2019 and concluded on 29 August 2019. In October 2020, First Look Media acquired the show's U.S. rights, with plans to develop an English-language adaptation. On 28 October 2021 it was announced that Martin Lawrence would lead the adaption, which would be produced by Topic Studios. Plot The series follows the story of Guy Nehama, a father of five who loses his wife in a car accident. In addition to managing his grief and his responsibilities toward his children, Nehama begins to chase an old dream — stand-up comedy. Awards Nehama was selected to compete in the 2019 Cannes International Series Festival, winning the prize for Best Performance (for Reshef Levi Reshef Levi ( he, רשף לוי; born 13 March 1972) is an Israeli screenwriter, playwright, film director, producer, writer, comedian and television presenter. Winner of the Israeli Theat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Comedy Drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical hour-long legal or medical drama, but exhibit far fewer jokes-per-minute as in a typical half-hour sitcom. In the United States Examples from United States television include: ''M*A*S*H (TV series), M*A*S*H'', ''Moonlighting (TV series), Moonlighting'', ''The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'', ''Northern Exposure'', ''Ally McBeal'', ''Sex and the City'', ''Desperate Housewives'' and ''Scrubs (TV series), Scrubs''. The term "dramedy" was coined to describe the late 1980s wave of shows, including ''The Wonder Years'', ''Hooperman'', ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' and ''Frank's Place''. See also *List of comedy drama television series *Black comedy *Dramatic structure *Melodrama *Seriousness *Tragicomedy *Psychological ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Reshef Levi
Reshef Levi ( he, רשף לוי; born 13 March 1972) is an Israeli screenwriter, playwright, film director, producer, writer, comedian and television presenter. Winner of the Israeli Theatre Award and the Israeli Academy of Television Award. Levi is married with seven children and lives in Kfar Saba. Reshef Levi is known for his successful debut feature film “ Lost Islands”, which was nominated for 14 Ophir Awards by the Israeli Academy of Film and Television for outstanding cinematic work. In addition, Reshef Levi is a writer of one of the most popular television crime drama shows in Israel, “ The Arbitrator” ( Ha Borer). His last comedy film, “ Hunting Elephants”, was made with the participation of Patrick Stewart. Early life Levi was born in Israel to a family of eight, and he is of both Mizrahi Jewish ( Yemenite-Jewish) and Ashkenazi Jewish (Polish-Jewish) descent. His father was a journalist of Yemeni origin and a veteran of the Lehi underground, and his mother ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tomer Shani
Tomer ( he, תֹּמֶר, , Palm Tree) is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley next to the Palestinian village of Fasayil, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. In it had a population of . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. History According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated 1,049 dunams of land from the Palestinian village of Fasayil Fasayil or Fasa'il ( ar, فصايل) is a Palestinian people, Palestinian village in the northeastern West Bank, a part of the Jericho Governorate, located northwest of Jericho and about southeast of Nablus. The closest Palestinian locality is D ... p. 17, ARIJ in o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Comedy Drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical hour-long legal or medical drama, but exhibit far fewer jokes-per-minute as in a typical half-hour sitcom. In the United States Examples from United States television include: ''M*A*S*H (TV series), M*A*S*H'', ''Moonlighting (TV series), Moonlighting'', ''The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'', ''Northern Exposure'', ''Ally McBeal'', ''Sex and the City'', ''Desperate Housewives'' and ''Scrubs (TV series), Scrubs''. The term "dramedy" was coined to describe the late 1980s wave of shows, including ''The Wonder Years'', ''Hooperman'', ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' and ''Frank's Place''. See also *List of comedy drama television series *Black comedy *Dramatic structure *Melodrama *Seriousness *Tragicomedy *Psychological ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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First Look Media
First Look Media is an American nonprofit media organization founded by Pierre Omidyar in October 2013 as a venue for "original, independent journalism". Overview The project was started as a collaboration with Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, and Laura Poitras with a promised $250 million in funding from Omidyar. The organization has announced plans to support multiple publications, the first of which is ''The Intercept'', which launched in February 2014. On March 10, 2014, the company announced the addition of Gawker editor John Cook as editor-in-chief of ''The Intercept'', as well as Natasha Vargas-Cooper and Andrew Jerrell Jones as writers for the site. In June 2014, it was announced that Morgan Marquis-Boire was joining First Look Media as the Director of Security. A second publication was announced in February 2014 that would focus on financial and political corruption, headed by Matt Taibbi. Although the name of the publication has not been publicly announced, the name ' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Martin Lawrence
Martin Fitzgerald LawrenceStated in interview on ''Inside the Actors Studio'' (born April 16, 1965) is an American comedian and actor. He came to fame during the 1990s, establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor. He got his start playing Maurice Warfield in ''What's Happening Now!!'' (1987–1988). He was a leading actor in the Fox television sitcom ''Martin,'' the ''Bad Boys'' franchise, and ''House Party'', ''Boomerang'', '' Open Season'', ''Wild Hogs'', '' Nothing to Lose'', ''Blue Streak'', ''Life'', '' Black Knight'', ''Big Momma's House'', and ''A Thin Line Between Love and Hate''. Early life The fourth of six children, Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence was born on April 16, 1965, in Frankfurt, West Germany. His father, John Lawrence, was serving in the U.S. military at the time of his birth. Lawrence's first and middle names were named after civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and U.S. President John F. Kennedy, respectively. When Lawrence was seven, his fath ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Topic Studios
''Topic Studios'' is an American film production company owned by First Look Media. The company is known for producing films '' Leave No Trace'' (2018), ''Luce'' (2019), '' The Climb'' (2019), ''The Mauritanian'' (2021). The company also produces television shows including '' Love Fraud'' (2020) and '' 100 Foot Wave'' (2021). History In June 2017, it was announced First Look Media would be launching a film and television production and distribution company ''Topic Studios''. The company's first film was ''Roman J. Israel, Esq.'' directed by Dan Gilroy, starring Denzel Washington and released in November 2017, by Columbia Pictures. In December 2020, Topic Studios signed a first look deal with ''The Population'', a production company owned by Mynette Louie Mynette Louie is an American film producer of Chinese descent. She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy and Critics Choice Award in 2018 for HBO's ''The Tale'', won the 2015 Independent Spirit Awards John Cassavetes Award for ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2019 Canneseries
The 2nd Cannes International Series Festival is a television festival that took place from 5 to 10 April 2019 in Cannes, France. The closing ceremony was hosted by French comedian Monsieur Poulpe and aired live on Canal+. Spanish comedy series '' Perfect Life'' won the Best Series of the festival. Juries The following juries were named for the festival. English actor Stephen Fry was set to jury the competition section but withdrew his participation. Competition *Baran bo Odar, German director and screenwriter, Jury President *Miriam Leone, Italian actress * Emma Mackey, French-British actress * Katheryn Winnick, Canadian actress *Robin Coudert, French composer Short Form Competition * Greg Garcia, American director and producer, Jury President *Fanny Sidney, French actress *Josefine Frida Pettersen, Norwegian actress Official selection In competition The following series were selected to compete: Short Form Competition The following series were selected to compete: Out o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Awards Of The Israeli Television Academy
The Awards of the Israeli Television Academy ( he, פרסי האקדמיה הישראלית לטלוויזיה) are annual awards for excellence in the Israeli television industry, awarded by the Israeli Academy of Film and Television. History Until 2003, awards were given during the Ophir Awards (Israeli Film Awards) ceremony. The Israeli Television Academy awards have been granted since the first ceremony in 2003, hosted by Yael Abecassis. Since 2020, the Best Comedy Series award has been divided into Best Sitcom and Best Comedy Drama. Since 2018, the ceremony is being broadcast on Kan 11. Notable winners * ''Eretz Nehederet'' has won the award 13 times, first as Best Comedy Series, and later as Best Entertainment Show, Best Satire Show, and Best Sketch Show. The show has also won awards for Best Makeup and Best Script. * Assi Cohen has won the award eight times, both for Best Actor – Comedy Series and for Best Script. * Keren Mor has won the Best Actress – Comedy Ser ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Israeli Drama Television Series
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