Born in New York in 1968 and raised in Israel from the age of six, Joseph Cedar made Time of Favor (2000) and Campfire (2004) before Beaufort (2007), set in an Israeli outpost in Lebanon, which won the Silver Bear for best director at Berlin and was nominated for an Academy Award. Footnote (2011) won best screenplay at Cannes and was also nominated for an Academy Award. His English-language film Norman (2016) starred Richard Gere.
Filmography
- Time of Favor (2000)
- Campfire (2004)
- Beaufort (2007)
- Footnote (2011)
- Norman (2016)