Danniel Danniel ( he, דניאל דניאל; 1950-May 4, 2017) was an

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and

film editor Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film which increasingly involves the use of digital technology. The film edit ...

. He lived in the

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since 1980. He died in the morning of 4 May 2017 in Amsterdam. He graduated from the

Netherlands Film and Television Academy The Netherlands Film Academy ( nl, Nederlandse Filmacademie) (NFA) was founded in 1958. The academy is the only recognised institute in the Netherlands that offers training to prepare for the work in the various crew disciplines. Specialisation ...

(NFTVA) in 1981. His 1987 short film ''Ei'' won the Best International Fantasy Film Award. He directed the 2003 documentary on the Palestinian conflict ''

Arna's Children ''Arna's Children'' is a 2004 Dutch-Israeli documentary film directed by Juliano Mer Khamis and Danniel Danniel. The film's story revolves around a children's theater group in Jenin in the Palestinian territories established by Arna Mer-Khamis, ...

''.

Filmography

As director

*Meetings (1981) *The Way to Paris (1982) *Station (1985) *Ei (1987). Won International Fantasy Film Award for best short film at the Fantasporto film festival (1989) *Viaduc (1991) *Tralievader (1995) (TV) *Mykosch (1995) *Winter '89 (1998) *"Russen" (2000) TV Series (unknown episodes) *De zaak Braun (2000) Short Television Drama *Arna's Children (2003) Won FIPRESCI Prize at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (2004) and the Jury Award (shared with Juliano Mer-Khamis for Best Documentary Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival (2004) *Sporen (2014) Won Jean Vigo Prize for Best Director, shared with Diego Gutiérrez, at the International Documentary Film Festival of Navarra Punto de Vista (2015) *While Looking for the Devil (2016) In collaboration with Diego Gutiérrez

Film editor

*Krokodillen in Amsterdam (Crocodiles in Amsterdam) (1990) *De Domeinen Ditvoorst (1992) *Sarajevo Film Festival (Documentary short) (1993) *Metaal en melancholie (1994) *Jalan raya pos (1996) *Mijn vader maakt foto's (1997) *The Making of a New Empire (Documentary) (1999) *Tussenland (TV)(2002) *Golestan (Documentary) (2004) *Forever (2006) *De grote tovenaar (Documentary) 2006 *Talking Guitars (Documentary) 2007 *Izaline Calister: Lady Sings the Tambú (Documentary) 2007 *De werkelijkheid van Jan Vrijman (TV Movie documentary) 2007 *After the Rape (Documentary) 2008 *El olvido (Documentary) (2008) *Later We Care (Documentary) 2009 *900 Dagen (Documentary) 2011 *End and Beginning: Meeting Wislawa Szymborska (Documentary) 2011 *Daughters of Malakeh (Documentary) 2011 *Soldier on the Roof (2012) *The House that Leo Built (Documentary) (post-production) (2012) *De Kolonisten van Hebron (Documentary) (2012) *Futures Past (Documentary) (2012/II) *Parts of a Family (Documentary) (2012) *UTAC - Tussen Kaapverdië en Rotterdam (Documentary) (2012) *Sporen (Documentary) (2014) *Floating Bodies (Documentary) (2014) *Om de wereld in 50 concerten (Documentary)(2014) *Little Angels (Documentary) (2015) *Daan's Inheritance (Documentary) (2016) *The Company you Keep (Documentary) (2017)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Danniel, Danniel 1950 births 2017 deaths Dutch Jews Dutch film directors Dutch film editors Dutch screenwriters Dutch male screenwriters Israeli Jews Israeli film directors Israeli film editors Israeli male screenwriters Dutch people of Israeli descent Mass media people from Haifa