1. Avi Nesher is an Israeli film producer, film director, screenwriter and actor.
16 Facts About Avi Nesher
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Avi Nesher was born and raised in Ramat Gan, Israel.
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Avi Nesher graduated from high school at sixteen and studied international relations at Columbia University.
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In 1979, Nesher directed his second film, Dizengoff 99, about three young friends living together in a flat on Dizengoff Street, the center of nightlife in Tel Aviv.
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In 1985, Nesher produced Shovrim, about a group of youngsters making a Rock opera parody film of the biblical story of David and Goliath.
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Consequently, Avi Nesher wrote and directed the sci-fi mystery Timebomb for MGM and starring Michael Biehn.
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In 1998, Avi Nesher wrote, produced and directed the independent feature Taxman the story of tax investigator Al Benjamin who stumbles over a series of bloody murders and gets involved in an investigation with a rookie cop.
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In 2004, Avi Nesher directed, produced and wrote Turn Left at the End of the World, a film about a small town in the Negev during the 1960s and the struggle of the Moroccan and Indian Jews who live there.
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In 2005, Nesher directed the experimental political documentary Oriental about the Camp David Accords and won the "Spirit of Freedom" award at the Jerusalem Film Festival.
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In 2016, Avi Nesher wrote, directed and produced the post-war family drama "Past Life", which is set in Israel's revolutionary year of 1977 and is based on true events.
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In 2018 Avi Nesher won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Israeli Ministry of Culture and Sports.
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Avi Nesher himself was awarded the Academy of Israeli Motion Pictures Excellence Award.
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In 2022, Avi Nesher wrote and directed "The Monkey House", which was released in September 2023.
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In 2008, Avi Nesher received the Extraordinary Achievement Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival.
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In 2010 Avi Nesher received the Landau Award for Excellence in the Arts.
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In 2017, Avi Nesher received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Israeli National Association of Theatres Owners, their highest award for cinematic box-office success.