Yuval Adler
Yuval Adler (Hebrew: יובל אדלר; born Herzliya, Israel) is an Israeli-American filmmaker. Adler is perhaps best known for directing Bethlehem (2013), a film for which he won the Ophir Award for best director and best screenplay. Several scenes in Bethlehem were filmed in the West Bank.
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- Name
- Yuval Adler
- Birthplace
- Herzliya, Israel
- Occupation
- Filmmaker
- Awards
- Ophir Award for Best Director, Best Screenplay
- Education
- Tel Aviv University (Mathematics and Physics), Columbia University (PhD in Philosophy)
- Born
- 2000 · Herzliya.
- Nationality
- Israel · United States
- Known for
- Bethlehem
- Honours
- Ophir Award (best director) · Ophir Award for best screenplay
- Languages
- Hebrew
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Yuval Adler (Hebrew: יובל אדלר; born Herzliya, Israel) is an Israeli-American filmmaker. Adler is perhaps best known for directing Bethlehem (2013), a film for which he won the Ophir Award for best director and best screenplay. Several scenes in Bethlehem were filmed in the West Bank.
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Yuval Adler (born 2000) is an Israeli and American actor, director and film producer, among other activities. The actor was born in Herzliya. Yuval Adler studied at Columbia University and Tel Aviv University.
Works include Bethlehem. Languages used include Hebrew. The actor received Ophir Award (best director) and Ophir Award for best screenplay.
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It was described in Haaretz as 'one of the most powerful Israeli films ever made.' Adler studied mathematics and physics at Tel Aviv University and received a PhD in philosophy from Columbia University in New York City. He lives in New York City.
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• Name — Yuval Adler • Native Name — יובל אדלר • Birthplace — Herzliya, Israel • Occupation — Filmmaker • Notable Works — Bethlehem • Awards — Ophir Award for Best Director, Best Screenplay • Website — yuvaladler.com • Education — Tel Aviv University (Mathematics and Physics), Columbia University (PhD in Philosophy)
Filmography
Filmography
• Seduction (2006) • Bethlehem (2013) • Shooter (Season 2: "The Hunting Party", 2017) • The Operative (2019) • The Secrets We Keep (2020) • Sympathy for the Devil (2023)
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Yuval Adler is recorded as having received Ophir Award (best director) and Ophir Award for best screenplay.
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- 1.Saval, Malina. Director Yuval Adler Discusses Berlin Festival Film 'The Operative'. Variety. 2019-02-08.
- 2.Round, Simon. Interview: Yuval Adler. The Jewish Chronicle. 16 June 2014.
- 3.Yuval Adler filmportal.de. www.filmportal.de.
- 4.Israel's Oscar entry on Mideast conflict cleans up at local 'Academy Awards'. The Jerusalem Post. 29 September 2013. 0792-822X.
- 5.Brown, Hannah. From art and philosophy to Bethlehem. The Jerusalem Post. 31 October 2013.
- 6.Making 'The Wire' in the West Bank: Yuval Adler's long road to his critically acclaimed movie. Haaretz.com.
- 7.Remnick, David. How Do You Make a TV Show Set in the West Bank?. The New Yorker.
- 8.JewishBoston, Rich Tenorio for. Yuval Adler Discusses “The Secrets We Keep”. JewishBoston.
- 9.Ginsburg, Mitch. A gripping thriller exposes unsettling Israeli-Palestinian truths. The Times of Israel. 0040-7909.
- 10.Kenigsberg, Ben. 'The Operative' Review: High on Espionage, Low on Surprise. The New York Times. 2019-08-01. 0362-4331.
- 11.Maher, Kevin. The Secrets We Keep review — when the past comes back to haunt. The Times. 0140-0460.
- 12.Israeli director makes Jewish character in Holocaust film Roma instead. The Jerusalem Post. 19 September 2020. 0792-822X.
- 13.Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman Starring in Psychological Thriller 'Sympathy for the Devil' (EXCLUSIVE). 6 September 2022.
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