Sameh Zoabi
Sameh Zoabi is a Palestinian Israeli film writer and director best known for his 2019 film Tel Aviv on Fire.
Sameh Zoabi
- Name
- Sameh Zoabi
- Birthplace
- Iksal, Israel
- Education
- Tel Aviv University (BA) Columbia University (MFA)
- Occupation
- Director, screenwriter
- Born
- 1975 · Northern District.
- Nationality
- Israel
- Honours
- Fulbright Scholarship
- Languages
- Arabic
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Sameh Zoabi is a Palestinian Israeli film writer and director best known for his 2019 film Tel Aviv on Fire.
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• Name — Sameh Zoabi • Native Name — سامح زعبي • Birthplace — Iksal, Israel • Education — Tel Aviv University (BA) Columbia University (MFA) • Occupation — Director, screenwriter • Employer — New York University • Notable Works — Tel Aviv on Fire
Childhood and education
Childhood and education
Zoabi grew up in Iksal, a village near Nazareth, Israel. His father is a farmer. He studied at Tel Aviv University, graduating with a dual degree in film studies and literature. He then attended Columbia University on a Fulbright scholarship, receiving his MFA in 2005. Zoabi lives in Brooklyn and teaches at New York University.
Career
Career
Zoabi made Be Quiet, a short film, in 2005. His feature length debut was Man Without a Cell Phone (2010). 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.
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- 1.Sameh Zoabi : « L’idée que la comédie peut avoir du sens rencontre de la résistance ».
- 2.'Tel Aviv on Fire' Director Takes a Satirical Look at the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
- 3.IMDb. Sameh Zoabi.
- 4.Palestinian director Sameh Zoabi: To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain and play with it.
- 5.Téléphone Arabe - Fondation Gan pour le cinéma.
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