Eran Kolirin

{{short description|Israeli screenwriter and film director (born 1973)}}

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| nationality = Israeli

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Eran Kolirin ({{Langx|he|ערן קולירין}}; born 4 November 1973) is an Israeli screenwriter and film director.

In 2004, he directed the feature-length television drama, The Long Journey. His cinema directorial debut, The Band's Visit (2007), was a critical success, winning eight Awards of the Israeli Film Academy and prizes at several international film festivals. Kolirin himself won the Israeli Film Academy's awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay.{{cite web |url=http://www.nypress.com/21/6/film/kohn1.cfm |title=New York Press - ERIC KOHN - Strike up the Band |accessdate=2008-09-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408144755/http://www.nypress.com/21/6/film/kohn1.cfm |archivedate=2008-04-08 }}

His second film, The Exchange, was in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in September 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/lineup/off-sel/venezia68/ |title=Venezia 68: International competition of feature films |accessdate=2011-08-28 |work=Venice |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927003322/http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/lineup/off-sel/venezia68/ |archivedate=2011-09-27 }}

His next film, Beyond the Mountains and Hills, was selected to be screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/cannes-live-stream-2016-film-festival-lineup-list |title=2016 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup |accessdate=14 April 2016 |work=IndieWire|date=14 April 2016 }}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/cannes-film-festival-official-selection-lineup-2016-1201753269/ |title=Cannes 2016: Film Festival Unveils Official Selection Lineup |accessdate=14 April 2016 |work=Variety|date=14 April 2016 }} It was screened in film festivals around world, winning several awards, including Best Feature Film at the 2016 UK Jewish Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/uk-international-jewish-film-festival-announces-award-winners/5111428.article | title=UK International Jewish Film Festival announces award winners | author=Kristen Klemens | date=21 November 2016 | publisher=Screen Daily}}

Selected filmography

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