Eytan Rockaway
{{short description|American film director}}
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{{BLP sources|date=June 2024}}
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Eytan Rockaway is an American film director, writer and producer.{{Cite web |last=Silver |first=Stephen |date=2021-06-29 |title=In ‘Lansky,’ Harvey Keitel puts legendary gangster’s Jewishness front and center |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-lansky-harvey-keitel-puts-legendary-gangsters-jewishness-front-and-center/ |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=The Times of Israel}}
After graduating from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, he co-founded A Matter of Substance, an entertainment company.{{cn|date=September 2022}}
Rockaway directed and produced The Abandoned,{{Cite web |last=Tallerico |first=Brian |title=The Abandoned movie review & film summary (2016) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-abandoned-2016 |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=Roger Ebert |language=en}} which was an official selection of the Los Angeles Film Festival{{Cite web |last=Wixson |first=Heather |date=2015-06-16 |title=LAFF 2015 Interview: Director Eytan Rockaway Takes Us Into THE CONFINES |url=https://dailydead.com/laff-2015-interview-director-eytan-rockaway-takes-us-into-the-confines/ |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=Daily Dead |language=en-US}} and the Chicago International Film Festival.{{cn|date=September 2022}} IFC Films released The Abandoned in theaters January 2016. His second feature Lansky starring Harvey Keitel was released June 2021.
Awards and recognition
- 2015 Chicago International Film Festival - Nominated, " The Abandoned" (aka The Confines)
- 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival - Nominated, "The Abandoned" (aka The Confines)
- 2015 Screamfest - Nominated, "The Abandoned" (aka The Confines)
- 2012 La Jolla Fashion Film Festival - Award Nominee, " Dreams of the Heartbroken"
- 2011 Milano Film Festival - Award Nominee, "My First Time"
References
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External links
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