Dror Shaul

Dror Shaul
Born 1973 (age 44–45)

Dror Shaul (born 1973) is an Israeli film-maker, commercial director and film writer-director, residing in Tel Aviv, Israel.

In 1999 he wrote and directed his first short film Operation Grandma (Original title: "Mivtsa Savta") which won the Israeli Academy Award, was a final nominee for the Banff Rockie Award in 2000 in Canada, and is considered as one of Israel's best cult films.

His first feature film Sima Vaknin (A Witch) was released in July 2003.

In 2003 Shaul participated in the Sundance Directors and Screenwriters Labs with Sweet Mud. The film was released in September 2006 and won 4 Israeli Academy Awards including Best Film. Sweet Mud premiered in the Toronto IFF and participated in Pusan IFF. The film won:

  • The Sundance IFF Grand Jury Award in the World Cinema Competition 2007
  • The Crystal Bear in Berlin IFF 2007
  • The Audience Award in Miami IFF 2007
  • The Bermuda IFF 2007
  • The Serbia IFF 2007
  • The Croatia IFF 2007
  • The Prix Jeune Public and Prix Nova in Montpellier IFF 2007.

His most recent film Atomic Falafel is an Israeli, German, New Zealand co-production with Iranian participants. It was released at the Montreal World Film Festival on September 1, 2015 and more widely in Israel on September 10, 2015.[1]

Shaul has directed hundreds of commercials and won many local and international awards such as the European Effie for Huawei Christmas 2016, which was also selected as one of the best 10 Christmas commercials on Ads Of Brands 2016.

References

  1. ↑ Simon, Alissa (9 September 2015). "Film Review: 'Atomic Falafel'". Variety. Variety Media, LLC.



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