Shimon Dotan is an Israeli film director, screenwriter, and producer.
16 Facts About Shimon Dotan
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Shimon Dotan was born in Romania in 1949 and moved to Israel in 1959.
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Shimon Dotan grew up in Moshav Arugot, an agricultural cooperative.
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Shimon Dotan then served five years in the Israeli military as a Navy Seal and went on to get his BFA at Tel Aviv University, where his student films won Israel's Best Short Film and Best Director Awards twice.
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Shimon Dotan followed that effort with two quasi-documentaries, Souvenirs from Tel Aviv and Souvenirs from Hebron.
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In 1991, Shimon Dotan wrote and directed The Finest Hour starring Rob Lowe, Tracy Griffith and Gale Hanson.
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In 1994 Shimon Dotan directed and produced Warriors, starring Macha Grenon, Gary Busey and Michael Pare.
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In 1996 Shimon Dotan directed and produced Coyote Run, starring Peter Greene, Macha Grenon and Michael Pare.
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In 2001 Shimon Dotan produced Hidden Agenda with Dolph Lundgren and Maxim Roy.
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In 2003 Shimon Dotan co-wrote the script for Watching TV with the Red Chinese together with Netaya Anbar and in 2005 he wrote Frenzy based on a novel by David Grossman.
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In 2007 Shimon Dotan produced and co-directed the Canadian-Chinese coproduction Diamond Dogs with Dolph Lundgren.
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In 2012, together with Netaya Anbar, Shimon Dotan wrote, directed, and produced Watching TV with the Red Chinese based on the novel by Luke Whisnant.
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In 2016 Shimon Dotan wrote and directed The Settlers, produced by Estelle Fialon, Jonatan Aroch, Paul Cadieux, and Shimon Dotan.
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Shimon Dotan teaches at The New School in New York City.
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Shimon Dotan has previously taught at Tel Aviv University and at Concordia University in Montreal.
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Shimon Dotan is a Fellow of the New York Institute for the Humanities.