Sameh Zoabi
Sameh Zoabi | |
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Born | |
Education | Tel Aviv University (BA) Columbia University (MFA) |
Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter |
Employer | New York University |
Notable work | Tel Aviv on Fire |
Sameh Zoabi is a Palestinian Israeli film writer and director best known for his 2019 film Tel Aviv on Fire.
Childhood and education
Zoabi grew up in Iksal, a village near Nazareth, Israel.[1][2] His father is a farmer.[1] He studied at Tel Aviv University, graduating with a dual degree in film studies and literature, and then attended Columbia University on a Fulbright scholarship, receiving his MFA in 2005.[1][2][3]
Zoabi lives in Brooklyn and teaches at New York University.[4][5]
Career
Zoabi made Be Quiet, a short film, in 2005. His feature length debut was Man Without a Cell Phone (2010).[2] He won Best Screenplay Award at 12th Asia Pacific Screen Awards for Tel Aviv on Fire (2019). The movie was also nominated for a 2019 European Film Award for Best Comedy and was Luxembourg's submission to the 92nd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c "'Tel Aviv on Fire' representing Luxembourg, not Israel, at the Oscars". Jerusalem Post. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Soap-Opera Comedy Ignites 'Tel Aviv On Fire'". Baltimore Jewish Times. 21 August 2019.
- ^ "On A Global Scale: Sameh Zoabi '05 in Between Comedy and Arthouse". Columbia - School of the Arts. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ "'Tel Aviv on Fire' Director Sameh Zoabi Talks About His Venice Fest Film". Variety. 4 September 2018.
- ^ "A comedy about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? An NYU professor and filmmaker's 'Tel Aviv on Fire' goes there". amNewYork.
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