Ari Folman ( he, ארי פולמן) (born December 17, 1962) is an Israeli

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, and film-score

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. He directed the Oscar-nominated animated documentary film '' Waltz with Bashir'' (2008) and the live-action/animated film '' The Congress''. Ari Folman during the publication of the book «Anne Frank - The Graphic Diary», 24 December 2017 (cropped)

Ari Folman during the publication of the book «Anne Frank - The Graphic Diary», 24 December 2017 (cropped)

Biography

Ari Folman was born in Haifa to Holocaust survivors. His wife is also a film director. They live in Tel Aviv. In 2006, he was the head writer of the Hot 3 famous drama series '' BeTipul''. Folman's latest project is an animated drama film based on the life of Anne Frank during the Holocaust, named ''Where Is Anne Frank?''

''Waltz with Bashir''

Ari Folman's memories of the aftermath of the 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre, which took place when he was a 19-year-old soldier, served as the basis for his movie ''Waltz with Bashir''. The film follows his attempt to regain his memories of the war through therapy, as well as conversations with old friends and other Israelis who were present in Beirut around the time of the massacre.

Filmography

Director

* ''Sha'anan Si'' (1991, short documentary, with Ori Sivan) * '' Saint Clara'' (1996, with Ori Sivan) * '' Made in Israel'' (2001) * '' Waltz with Bashir'' (2008) * '' The Congress'' (2013) * '' Where Is Anne Frank'' (2021)

Awards

* Ophir Award - Best Director - ''Saint Clara'' (1996) *

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( cs, Mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary) is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has become ...

- Special Prize of the Jury - ''Saint Clara'' (1996) * Award of the Israeli Television Academy - Best Script for a Drama Series (along with 5 other writers) - '' Betipul'' (2006) * Recipient o
the Lynn and Jules Kroll Fund for Jewish Documentary Film
- ''Waltz with Bashir'' (2007) * Ophir Award - Best Director - ''Waltz with Bashir'' (2008) * Ophir Award - Best Screenplay - ''Waltz with Bashir'' (2008) * Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film - ''Waltz with Bashir'' (2008) * Directors Guild of America Awards - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary - ''Waltz with Bashir'' (2008)Waltz with Bashir (2008) - Turner Classic Movies
/ref> * Writers Guild of America Awards - Best Documentary Screenplay - ''Waltz with Bashir'' (2008) * Animafest Zagreb - Grand Prix for feature film - ''Waltz with Bashir'' (2009) *

Tokyo Anime Award Festival The Tokyo Anime Awards started in 2002, but was named in 2005. The first, second and third award ceremonies were simply named 'Competition'. The award ceremonies were held at the Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) until 2013. In 2014, after the ...

- Animation of the Year Featured Film Category - ''The Congress'' (2014)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Folman, Ari 1962 births Israeli film directors Israeli male screenwriters Israeli film score composers Living people People from Haifa Tel Aviv University alumni Hebrew Reali School alumni Israeli animators Jewish artists Television composers Writers Guild of America Award winners European Film Awards winners (people) Directors Guild of America Award winners Male television composers Male film score composers Postmodernist filmmakers