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Script Writer, Actor, Director PALESTINIAN TERRITORY

Elia SULEIMAN

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Biography

Born in 1960 in Nazareth, Elia Suleiman lived in New York from 1981-1993. While in the United States, he directs his first two short films: Introduction to the End of an Argument and Homage by Assassination, winning numerous awards. In 1994, he settles down in Jerusalem, where the European Commission entrusts him with the mission of creating a Film and Media Department at Birzeit University. His essays and articles have been published in English, Arabic and French. His first feature film, Chronicle of a Disappearance, won the Best First Film Prize at the 1996 Venice Film Festival. In 2002, Divine Intervention won the Jury Prize at the Festival de Cannes as well as the Best Foreign Film Prize at the European Awards in Rome. Often compared to Tati and Keaton, Elia Suleiman handles burlesque and sobriety with the same poetic sense.

Films presented at Cannes

IT MUST BE HEAVEN

IT MUST BE HEAVEN 2019 In Competition – Feature Films Script / Dialogue, Director, Actor

7 DAYS IN HAVANA

7 DÍAS EN LA HABANA 7 DAYS IN HAVANA 2012 Un Certain Regard Actor, Director, Script / Dialogue

THE TIME THAT REMAINS

THE TIME THAT REMAINS 2009 In Competition – Feature Films Actor, Director, Script / Dialogue

TO EACH HIS OWN CINEMA

CHACUN SON CINÉMA TO EACH HIS OWN CINEMA 2007 Out of Competition Director

INTERVENTION DIVINE

YADON ILAHEYYA 2002 In Competition – Feature Films Actor, Director, Script / Dialogue

Awards

IT MUST BE HEAVEN

IT MUST BE HEAVEN 2019 Special Mention Script / Dialogue, Director, Actor

INTERVENTION DIVINE

YADON ILAHEYYA 2002 Jury Prize Actor, Director, Script / Dialogue

Jury members

Member - Feature films - 2006

Directors

Agnes PATRON — Agnes PATRON Director, Script Writer

Asif KAPADIA — Asif KAPADIA Script Writer, Director

Claude LELOUCH — Claude LELOUCH Director, Actor, Script Writer

Dan KRAUSS — Dan KRAUSS Director

Gaspar NOE — Gaspar NOE Director

Jean-Pierre DARDENNE — Jean-Pierre DARDENNE Director, Script Writer

Luis BUÑUEL — Luis BUÑUEL Director, Script Writer

Leszek MOZGA — Leszek MOZGA Director, Actor

Louise COURVOISIER — Louise COURVOISIER Director

Script Writer, Actor, Director PALESTINIAN TERRITORY

Elia SULEIMAN

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