Ori Elon ( he, אורי אלון; born 1981) is an Israeli writer and filmmaker.

Early life

Elon was born in

kibbutz A kibbutz ( he, קִבּוּץ / , lit. "gathering, clustering"; plural: kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1909, was Degania. Today, farming h ...

Shluhot Shluhot ( he, שִׁלוּחוֹת, ''lit.'' Branches) is an Orthodox kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northern Israel. Located about three kilometres south of the city of Beit She'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Reg ...

, Israel, and had an

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upbringing. He graduated from the Ma'aleh School of Television, Film and the Arts in Jerusalem.

Career

Elon is the co-creator and writer (with

Yehonatan Indursky Yehonatan Indursky ( he, יהונתן אינדורסקי; born 1984) is an Israeli filmmaker. Career Yehonatan Indursky was born in Jerusalem, to an ultra-Orthodox Jewish (Haredi Jewish) family and studied at the Ultra Orthodox Yeshiva Ponevez ...

) of the television drama series ''

Shtisel ''Shtisel'' () is an Israeli television drama series about a fictional Haredi ("ultra-Orthodox" Jewish) family living in Geula, Jerusalem. Created and written by Ori Elon and Yehonatan Indursky, the series premiered on 29 June 2013 on yes Oh. It ...

'' (in Hebrew שטיסל), initially broadcast on satellite television station

Yes Oh Yes Oh (styled as yes Oh) was an Israeli television channel carried by the Israeli satellite television provider - '' yes'', which broadcasts newer American and British TV Shows from HBO, AMC, Showtime, Starz and FX at Midnights. The channel ...

, and later picked up by Netflix. He is also one of the writers of the drama series ''

Srugim ''Srugim'' ( he, סרוגים; literally, "knitted" or "crocheted") is an Israeli television drama which originally aired on Yes TV between 2008 and 2012. It was directed by Eliezer "Laizy" Shapiro, who co-created it with Havvah Deevon. The series ...

'' (in Hebrew ), and the 2018 miniseries ''

Autonomies Autonomies ( he, אוטונומיות) is an Israeli dystopian drama miniseries created by Ori Elon and Yehonatan Indursky. The story is set in an alternate reality of present day Israel, a nation torn and divided by a wall into the secular “St ...

''. In 2008 Elon authored ''

The Invisible Show ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

'' published by

Keter Publishing House Keter ( he-a, כֶּתֶר, Keter.ogg, link=yes, ''Keṯer'', lit. " crown") also known as Kether, is the topmost of the sephirot of the Tree of Life in Kabbalah. Since its meaning is "crown", it is interpreted as both the "topmost" of the Se ...

, a collection of short stories. In 2010, he also published the children book ''

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'' also through Keter. In January 2020 Green Bean Books published another children's book called

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, illustrated by Menahem Halberstadt. Green Bean Books has also announced publication of a new children's book by Ori Elon called

In the Market of Zakrobat IN, In or in may refer to: Places * India (country code IN) * Indiana, United States (postal code IN) * Ingolstadt, Germany (license plate code IN) * In, Russia, a town in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast Businesses and organizations * Independ ...

for November 2021, again illustrated by Menahem Halberstadt.

Awards

* Israeli Ministry of Culture's Cinema Prize for ''The Invisible Show'' *

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Award for ''Shtisel'' (10 awards including "Best Series" and "Best Screenplay") *Israeli Television Academy Award for ''Srugim''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elon, Ori Israeli writers Israeli film directors 1981 births Living people