Yona Rozenkier (Hebrew: יונה רוזנקיאר; born 1982) is an Israeli actor, writer and filmmaker.

Early life

Rozenkier was born in Kibbutz

Yehiam Yehi'am ( he, יְחִיעָם) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located at the western Upper Galilee, eight miles east of the coastal town of Nahariya and 14 miles south-east of the border with Lebanon it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Ash ...

. The second of four brothers born to Abrham Rozenfkier, the Kibbutz general secretary and

Mapam Mapam ( he, מַפָּ״ם, an acronym for , ) was a left-wing political party in Israel. The party is one of the ancestors of the modern-day Meretz party. History Mapam was formed by a January 1948 merger of the kibbutz-based Hashomer Hatz ...

's international general secretary, and Franzi Rozenkier, a kibbutz volunteer originally from Switzerland.

Career

After serving as a medic at the

paratroopers brigade The 35th Brigade ( he, חֲטִיבַת הַצַּנְחָנִים, ''Hativat HaTzanhanim''), also known as the Paratroopers Brigade, is an infantry brigade unit of paratroopers within the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), and forms a major part of ...

at the IDF, Rozenkier began his film studies at Tel Aviv University film school in 2007.

Short films

He has directed several short films including "Khaya im Kasda" (Bugs on a helmet) (2011), Parparim (Butterflies) (2019) and "Raz and Radja" (2012) a short film made for the "Water" project, a program by Tel Aviv University, showcasing short films made by both Israeli and Palestinian directors aiming at a better comprehension between the two communities.

Feature Movies

In 2018 Rozenkier debuted his first full-length feature " The Dive" at the 2018

Jerusalem Film Festival The Jerusalem Film Festival ( he, פסטיבל הקולנוע ירושלים, ar, مهرجان القدس السينمائي) is an international film festival held annually in Jerusalem, It was established in 1984 by the Director of the Jerusal ...

. The film is the first feature of Tel Aviv's Gaudeamus Productions. The film, which also won the inaugural $100,000 grant from The Steve Tisch Foundation for First Features. The film was nominated in four Israeli Film Academy award categories including best screenplay and best supporting actor for Yona himself. The film won best Israeli debut, best Israeli feature film and best cinematography (Oded Ashkenazi) in the 2018 Jerusalem film festival. The main three actors Micha Rozenkier, Yona Rozenkier and Yoel Rozenkier won best actors at the festival "For a powerful performance by an ensemble of actors who work together with remarkable chemistry." Also in 2018 the film won the "Filmmakers of the Present Competition" at the Locarno International Film Festival. In 2019 the film was nominated for best film in Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival. Rozenkier's second feature film "35 Downhill" (Haderech Le'Eilat) was released in 2022. The film tells the story of a father and son traveling from the north of Israel to the southern city of

Eilat Eilat ( , ; he, אֵילַת ; ar, إِيلَات, Īlāt) is Israel's southernmost city, with a population of , a busy port and popular resort at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on what is known in Israel as the Gulf of Eilat and in Jordan ...

, won the Haggiag Award for best Israeli Feature at the 2022

. The Film is also nominated for 11

Ophir awards The Ophir Awards ( he, פרס אופיר), colloquially known as the Israeli Oscars or the Israeli Academy Awards, are film awards for excellence in the Israeli film industry awarded by the Israeli Academy of Film and Television. The award, named ...

including best Film and screenplay, among them best actor ( Yoel Rozenkier), Best supporting actor (

Samuel Vilozny Shmuel "Shmulik" Vilozny ( he, שמואל "שמוליק" וילוז'ני; born 10 January 1954) is an Israeli comedian, actor and director as well as a political activist. Early life Vilozny was born in Ramat Gan, Israel. His father Mordecai was a ...

) Photography (Oded Ashkanazi) and Best film editor (Or Lee Tal). Later that year, he played Yinon in the film '' The Other Widow'' directed by Maayan Rypp.

TV

In 2020 the TV show "Hakibutznikim" ("The Commune") which Rozenkier has co written and produced and was first aired at

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, Israeli cable network.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rozenkier, Yona 1981 births Living people Israeli film directors Tel Aviv University alumni