2018Nominee
Best Director
Tel Aviv on Fire
Sameh Zoabi
Actor · Director · Writer
Iksal, Israele
January 1, 1975
Biography
Sameh Zoabi is a Palestinian Israeli film writer and director best known for his 2019 film Tel Aviv on Fire. 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, and then attended Columbia University on a Fulbright scholarship, receiving his MFA in 2005. Zoabi lives in Brooklyn and teaches at New York University.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2016Nominee
Best Writing
The Idol
2020Nominee
Best Performance
Real Talk
Career Highlights
2020Highlight
Best Performance
End Zoom
2013Highlight
Best Director
Under the Same Sun
Video
Tel Aviv on Fire
The Idol