Dror Shaul
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Dror Shaul (born June 28, 1975[1]) is an Israeli film-maker, commercial director and film writer-director, residing in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Biography
Shaul was born and raised in the Kibbutz Kissufim where he lived until the age of 22.[1] Shaul was born to Tzipora Yefet Shaul and Ami Shaul (Saull) in
In 1999, Dror wrote and directed his first short film
His first feature film Sima Vaknin (A Witch), was released in July 2003. In the same year, Shaul participated in the Sundance Directors and Screenwriters Labs with Sweet Mud which was released in September 2006 and won 4 Israeli Academy Awards including Best Film. Sweet Mud premiered in the Toronto IFF and participated in Pusan IFF. The film won:
- The Sundance IFF Grand Jury Award in the World Cinema Competition 2007
- The Crystal Bear in Berlin IFF 2007
- The Audience Award in Miami IFF 2007
- The Bermuda IFF 2007
- The Serbia IFF 2007
- The Croatia IFF 2007
- The Prix Jeune Public and Prix Nova in Montpellier IFF 2007.
His last film Atomic Falafel , is an Israeli, German and New Zealand co-production with Iranian participants. It was released at the Montreal World Film Festival on September 1, 2015, and more widely in Israel on September 10, 2015.[2]
Shaul has directed hundreds of commercials and won many local and international awards such as the European Effie for Huawei Christmas 2016, which was also selected as one of the best 10 Christmas commercials on Ads Of Brands 2016.
References
- ^ a b "PARK CITY '07 INTERVIEW : Dror Shaul: "The biggest challenge was making a film about a subject so close". Indiewire. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Simon, Alissa (9 September 2015). "Film Review: 'Atomic Falafel'". Variety. Variety Media, LLC.