Shmuel Hasfari [SEP] date of birth
Shmuel Hasfari
Shmuel Hasfari (Hebrew: שמואל הספרי; b. 1954) is an Israeli playwright and screenwriter. He was artistic director of the Cameri Theatre.
Biography.
Shmuel Hasfari was born in Ramat Gan to Holocaust survivor parents from Poland; theirs was a religious family. He began theater studies at Tel Aviv University but left to join an alternative theater company that won first prize at the Acco Festival of Alternative Israeli Theatre in 1982. Hasfari is married to actress and writer Hanna Azoulay Hasfari. They have three sons
nominations.
Israeli Film Academy
- Ophir Award for Best Best Film - "Sh'Chur" (won)
- Ophir Award for Best Director - Shmuel Hasfari (won)
- Ophir Award for Screenplay - Hanna Azoulay-Hasfari (won)
- Ophir Award for Best Supporting Actor - Amos Lavi (won)
- Ophir Award for Best Supporting Actress - Ronit Elkabetz (won)
Berlin International Film Festival
- "Special Mention" - Shmuel Hasfari (for the special mix of magic and reality)