Joseph Cedar

Born in New York and raised in Jerusalem, Joseph Cedar is one of Israel’s most acclaimed and renowned film directors. His first feature Campfire (2004) won the Israeli Ophir Award for Best Film and Best Script. He is a two-time Academy Award Nominee for Beaufort (2007), which also took the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlinale, and Footnote (2012), which received the Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival. His latest film, Norman, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2016. Most recently he created the series Our Boys for HBO. (Israel)