Elia Suleiman

Elia Suleiman (Arabic : إيلياسليمان), born the July 28th 1960 with Nazareth, is a Réalisateur, Scénariste and Acteur palestino-Israeli. He is especially known for his film left in 2002, divine Intervention (Arab: Yad Ilahiyya ), a tragic comedy modern on the daily life in the Palestinian territories which gained in 2002 the price of the jury to the Cannes festival. Often compared with Tati or Keaton, Elia Suleiman handles the Burlesque and gravity with the same poetic direction .

Biography

Between 1982 - 1993, Suleiman lives with New York, where it carries out two short films: Homage by assassination and Introduction at the end of an argument , which shows the representation of the Arab to the Télévision and in the Cinéma Hollywood IEN, which are worth several rewards to him. In 1994, it moves with Jerusalem where the European commission charges it with creating a Cinéma department and Media with the university of Bir Zeit. Its Test S and articles is published in English, Arab and French. It also made conferences and public readings in the Université S of the whole world.

In 1996, Suleiman carries out Chronique of a disappearance , its first treating film of the Palestinian Identité.

In 2000, it left its second film Cyber Palestine .

In 2006, Suleiman is one of the new members of the jury of the Cannes festival chaired by the realizer Chinese Wong Kar-Wai.

Catalog of films

as producer

  • 1998 : Chronic of a disappearance .

like realizer

as scenario writer

as actor

Rewards and nominations

Rewards

Nominations

  • 2001 : Its medium-length film, Cyber Palestine , is presented to About fifteen the realizers to the Cannes festival.

Anecdotes

References

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