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Israeli film director, screenwriter, animator and film score composer (b. 1962)

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Ari Folman is an Israeli film director, screenwriter, film producer and writer, born on 17 December 1962 in Haifa, where he also lives. He was educated at the Hebrew Reali School and Tel Aviv University, and began his career in 1996. He speaks Hebrew and has three children.

Folman received the Writers Guild of America Award, the Directors Guild of America Award, the Ophir Award, and was made a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. He was also nominated for four European Film Awards, for Best Director, Best Film, Best Screenwriter and Best Animated Feature Film.

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Person · Open Library

Works
15

Top works

  • Dziennik Anne Frank
  • Het achterhuis
  • Waltz with Bashir
  • ואלס עם באשיר
  • Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank

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Film & TV

Directing · Israel Haifa, Israel

Ari Folman (born December 17, 1962) is an Israeli film director, screenwriter and film score composer.

Known for

  • Where Is Anne Frank — Officer Van Yaris (voice)2021
  • Waltz with Bashir — Self (voice)2008

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Israel
Active from
1962

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
99
Total plays
188

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ari+Folman">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
( 1962-12-17 ) December 17, 1962 (age 63) , Haifa , Israel
Occupations
Film director , screenwriter , film score composer
Years active
1996–present

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ari
Gender
male
Citizenship
Israel
Place of birth
Haifa
Occupation
animator
Languages spoken
Hebrew
Image
Ari Folman at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic -- 12 July 2008.jpg
Number of children
3
Residence
Haifa
Show 6 more facts
date of birth
1962-12-17
Commons category
Ari Folman
start of work period
1996-00-00
birth name
אריאל אלכסנדר פולמן
Sources (6)

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Works in European collections

3 objects attributed to Ari Folman, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Ari Folman (Hebrew: ארי פולמן; born December 17, 1962) is an Israeli film director, screenwriter, and film-score composer. He directed the Oscar-nominated animated documentary film Waltz with Bashir (2008) and the live-action/animated film The Congress. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Early life and education

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ari Folman” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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