Oren Moverman ( he, אורן מוברמן; born July 4, 1966) is an Israeli-American Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, film director, and Emmy Award-winning film producer. He has directed the films '' The Messenger'', ''

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'', '' Time Out of Mind'', and '' The Dinner''.

Biography

Oren Moverman was born on July 4, 1966 in

Jaffa Jaffa, in Hebrew Yafo ( he, יָפוֹ, ) and in Arabic Yafa ( ar, يَافَا) and also called Japho or Joppa, the southern and oldest part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, is an ancient port city in Israel. Jaffa is known for its association with the b ...

(Yafo),

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 ...

. He is an

Ashkenazi Jew Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

. He grew up in Givatayim. From age 13 to 18, he first lived in the United States. After serving in the

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, he moved to the United States. He graduated from

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in 1992. Moverman started his career as a screenwriter. He wrote screenplays for films such as '' Jesus' Son'', '' Face'', '' I'm Not There'', '' Married Life''., as well as the Brian Wilson biopic '' Love & Mercy'' In 2009, Moverman made his directorial feature film debut with '' The Messenger'', starring

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and

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. The film had its world premiere at the

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. Co-written with

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'' The Messenger'' won the Silver Bear for best screenplay and the Peace Film Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, as well as the Grand Prize and the International Critics Prize at the

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. It was nominated in the Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor categories by the

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. In 2011, Moverman collaborated with Harrelson again in his second directorial film ''

''. The film had its world premiere at the

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. In 2014, he directed '' Time Out of Mind'', starring Richard Gere. The film had its world premiere at the

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where it won the Fipresci Prize,an award given by the

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. In 2017, he directed '' The Dinner'', starring Gere,

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, and Rebecca Hall. The film had its world premiere at the

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Filmography

Feature films

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moverman, Oren 1966 births Living people People from Jaffa Israeli Ashkenazi Jews Brooklyn College alumni Israeli film directors Israeli male screenwriters Israeli film producers Film directors from New York City Writers from New York City Screenwriters from New York (state) Film producers from New York (state) Primetime Emmy Award winners Silver Bear for Best Screenplay winners