David F. Shamoon

David F. Shamoon is a Canadian screenwriter, best known for his screenplay for the film In Darkness (2011). Directed by Agnieszka Holland, the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2012.[1]

Life and career

Born in India to Iraqi Jewish refugees of the 1941 Farhud, Shamoon grew up there.[1][2] He attended Cathedral School in Mumbai (now the Cathedral & John Connon School). His family moved to Iran, where he attended Community School, Tehran). He moved to the United States for college, graduating from Boston University in 1969. That year he moved to Canada.[1]

Shamoon successfully worked in advertising for many years before trying screenwriting, first as a hobby, but eventually as a career. He studied the craft and wrote several scripts, some of which were optioned.[1] In Darkness, based on Robert Marshall's book In the Sewers of Lvov (1991), marked his first attempt to adapt a book for film. Shamoon garnered a Genie Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 32nd Genie Awards.[1]

He has a new screenplay, a comedy called Taking Off, in active development with director Paul Morrison.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Canadian roots grow at Oscars". The Chronicle-Herald, February 17, 2012.
  2. ↑ Bloom, Nate (February 15, 2012). "Jewish Stars: Oscar time". Cleveland Jewish News.


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