Oren Moverman
Oren Moverman (Hebrew: 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, Rampart, Time Out of Mind, and The Dinner. He also directed the Paramount+ documentary series Willie Nelson & Family with Thom Zimny.
Oren Moverman
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- 1966. · Jaffa.
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- United States and Israel.
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- screenwriter, manufacturer, actor and director.
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- English.
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Oren Moverman was born on July 4, 1966 in Jaffa (Yafo), Israel. He is an Ashkenazi Jew of Polish origin. He grew up in Givatayim. From age 13 to 17, he first lived in the United States. After serving in the Israel Defense Forces, he moved to the United States. He graduated from Brooklyn College in 1992. Moverman started his career as a screenwriter. He wrote screenplays for films such as Jesus' Son, Face, the experimental Bob Dylan biographical film I'm Not There, and Ira Sachs' Married Life, as well as the Brian Wilson biopic Love & Mercy and the Arabic-language hip-hop film Junction 48. In 2009, Moverman made his directorial feature film debut with The Messenger, starring Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson. The film had its world premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Co-written with Alessandro Camon 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 Deauville Film Festival. It was nominated in the Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor categories by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 2011, Moverman collaborated with Harrelson again in his second directorial film Rampart. The film had its world premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. In 2014, he directed Time Out of Mind, starring Richard Gere. The film had its world premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival where it won the Fipresci Prize, an award given by the International Federation of Film Critics. In 2017, he directed The Dinner, starring Gere, Steve Coogan, Laura Linney, and Rebecca Hall. The film had its world premiere at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. Moverman also directed the Willie Nelson documentary series Willie Nelson & Family. The five-part show premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. The four-part version, Executive Produced by Taylor Sheridan, premiered in December 2023 and was nominated for the 2024 Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary Emmy.
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Oren Moverman, recorded as a screenwriter, director, producer, actor and filmmaker, was born on 4 July 1966 in Jaffa. The birth is recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
The Dinner director photo by "Neil Grabowsky / Montclair Film"
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Film producer Oren Moverman at the Berlinale 2019
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- The Dream Factory: The American Film School Experience, East Coast Introduction by Oren Moverman, Projections 12, 2002
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- 1.Roxborough, Scott. Berlin: Oren Moverman Talks 'The Dinner' and Making Films in the Trump Era (Q&A). The Hollywood Reporter. February 9, 2017.
- 2.Hipes, Patrick. Creative Arts Emmys: 'The Last Dance', Dave Chappelle, 'SNL' & RuPaul Lead Night 5; 'Mandalorian', 'Watchmen' Tie For Most Awards Overall: Complete List. Deadline Hollywood. September 19, 2020.
- 3.Oren Moverman. AllMovie.
- 4.Applebaum, Stephen. Interview: Oren Moverman, director of The Dinner. The Jewish Chronicle. December 12, 2017.
- 5.Bennett, Bruce. From the IDF to the NYFF. The New York Sun. October 10, 2007.
- 6.Oren Moverman, 92. Brooklyn College.
- 7.Gleiberman, Owen. Director Oren Moverman on the Future of Movies: 'Independent Cinema, as We Know It, Is Over'. Variety. July 29, 2020.
- 8.Kramer, Gary. Interview: Oren Moverman on Rampart, Woody Harrelson, and More. Slant Magazine. February 7, 2012.
- 9.Junction 48. Berlinale.
- 10.Guerrasio, Jason. A Knock on the Door: Oren Moverman's The Messenger By Ira Sachs. Filmmaker. February 18, 2020.
- 11.Knegt, Peter. Oscilloscope Has "The Messenger". IndieWire. July 13, 2009.
- 12.Imdb.com. The Messenger (2009/I).
- 13.Buckwalter, Ian. At The 'Rampart,' A Centurion's Self-Destruction. NPR. November 24, 2011.
- 14.Fleming, Mike Jr. Toronto: Woody Harrelson Enters Oscar Race With Millennium's $2 Million Deal For Cop Corruption Drama 'Rampart'. Deadline Hollywood. September 23, 2011.
- 15.Lee, Ashley. Richard Gere Was "Radiating Failure" While Begging for Money in 'Time Out of Mind'. The Hollywood Reporter. September 25, 2014.
- 16.Jagernauth, Kevin. TIFF Interview: Oren Moverman Talks Homelessness, Compassion And Making 'Time Out Of Mind' Starring Richard Gere. IndieWire. September 4, 2014.
- 17.Risker, Paul. Writer-director Oren Moverman Discusses 'The Dinner' and Transforming Literature to Film. PopMatters. December 8, 2017.
- 18.Hilton Dresden, "Willie Nelson Is “Very Open to a Biopic,” Documentary Directors Say". The Hollywood Reporter, January 23, 2023.
- 19.Etan Vlessing, "Willie Nelson Docuseries Gets Pre-Christmas Bow on Paramount+ (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter, December 14, 2023.
- 20.Michael Schneider, "CNN, Nat Geo, PBS Lead News and Doc Emmy 2024 Nomination Tally". Variety, July 24, 2024.
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