Hany Abu-Assad (born 11 October 1961) (Arabic: هاني أبو أسعد is a Dutch-Palestinian film director. His film Paradise Now, about two Palestinian men preparing for a suicide attack in Israel, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2006.
Early life
Abu-Assad was born in Nazareth in 1961 and emigrated to the Netherlands in 1980. After having studied technical engineering in Delft he worked as an airplane engineer in the Netherlands for several years. He was hired having an Israeli passport, but when he appeared to be an Arab Israeli and not Jewish, he was fired, allegedly for that reason.citation needed Abu-Assad entered the world of cinema and television as a producer. He formed Ayloul Film Productions in 1990.
Film career
In 1998 he directed his first film, Het 14de kippetje (The Fourteenth Chick), from a script by writer Arnon Grunberg. Later films are the short Nazareth 2000 (2000) and Rana's Wedding (2002). His documentary film Ford Transit (situated in Israel/Palestine) was stopped from showing by Dutch television (VPRO) when it appeared to be a scripted film, including a Palestinian actor playing a brutal Israeli soldier. It caused much debate in the Netherlands.
In 2006 his film Paradise Now won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign language film, and it received an Oscar-nomination in the same category. In 2005 Paradise Now won the Golden Calf for best Dutch film.
Abu-Assad is currently filming a movie entitled L.A. Cairo with DViant Films Inc.
Filmography
References
- ^ Abu-Assad joins Gang for 'Minutes' - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety
Further reading
- Provan, Alexander (2006). "The Humanist in Hany Abu-Assad". SOMA Magazine (October 2006).
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| NAME |
Abu-Assad, Hany |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES |
Abu-Asad, Hany; Abu Assad, Hany |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION |
Palestinian film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH |
1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH |
Nazareth |
| DATE OF DEATH |
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