Veronica Kedar
Veronica "Roni" Kedar (Hebrew: רוני קידר; born 27 April 1984) is an award winning Israeli director, producer, screenwriter, editor and actress.
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| Born | Veronica Kedar 27 April 1984 |
| Other names | Ronnie Kedar |
| Occupation | Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Editor, Actress |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Website | http://www.veronicakedar.com |
Biography
Kedar studied film at the Beit Berl College of Arts. Her graduation film "Tail" won the Promising Director Award at the International Student Film Festival in Tel Aviv and a special screenwriting grant at the Up & Coming Film Festival in Germany, 2010.
Kedar's debut feature "Joe + Belle" played at numerous film festivals and was nominated for Best Picture at the Israeli Academy Awards 2012. Kedar received an Excellence Award from the Israeli Ministry of Culture for contribution to Independent film in Israel.
On 2013 Kedar shot her experimental feature film "Endtime" on one night. The film premiered at the Sitges Film Festival.
Kedar's recent feature film "Family" won first place at the Jerusalem International Film Lab and the post production grant at the Haifa Film Festival. The film premiered at the Jerusalem Film Festival on July 2017 and won the Best Score Award. The film was screened at the Warsaw Film Festival and Tallinn's Black Nights Festival, 2017. "Family" was nominated for three Israeli Academy Awards.
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Editor | Producer | Writer |
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| 2007 | Romantic Comedy |  | | | ||
| 2008 | Tail | | | | ||
| 2009 | Bait | Nitzan | ||||
| 2011 | Joe + Belle | Joe | | |
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| 2012 | Bunny Love | | |
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| 2014 | Endtime | | | | | |
| 2015 | Fake It | | ||||
| 2016 | The Woman Who Wanted To Kill Someone | |
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| 2017 | Family | Lily | | |
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Awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Award | Film | Result |
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| 2009 | Special Mention | Hannover Up and Coming Film Festival Award | Tail | Won |
| 2010 | Promising Director Award | Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival Award | Tail | Won |
| 2011 | Best Independent Film | Cinema South Film Festival Award | Joe + Belle | Won |
| 2011 | Best Director Award | International Women's Film Festival Rehovot | Joe + Belle | Won |
| 2012 | Best Picture | Awards of the Israeli Film Academy | Joe + Belle | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Film | Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival Award | Joe + Belle | Nominated |
| 2012 | Feature Film | Chéries-Chéris Award | Joe + Belle | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding Foreign Narrative Feature | L.A. Outfest Award | Joe + Belle | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Narrative Feature (won Special Mention) | Some Prefer Cake | Joe + Belle | Nominated |
| 2014 | Special Mention | Utopia Film Festival Award | Endtime | Won |
| 2017 | Best Israeli Feature | Jerusalem Film Festival Award | Family | Nominated |
| 2017 | Free Spirit Award | Warsaw International Film Festival Award | Family | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Independent Short | Tel-Aviv International Student Film Festival Award | The Woman Who Wanted to Kill Someone | Nominated |
