About Danniel Danniel
Lived 1950 – 2017 (aged 66–67). Danniel Danniel was a Dutch and Israeli film director, screenwriter and film editor.
Danniel Danniel (; 1950-May 4, 2017) was an Israeli film director, screenwriter and film editor. He lived in the Netherlands since 1980. He died in the morning of 4 May 2017 in Amsterdam.
He graduated from the Netherlands Film and Television Academy (NFTVA) in 1981. His 1987 short film Ei won the Best International Fantasy Film Award.
He directed the 2003 documentary on the Palestinian conflict Arna's Children.
Filmography As director Meetings (1981) The Way to Paris (1982) Station (1985) Ei (1987). Won International Fantasy Film Award for best short film at the Fantasporto film festival (1989) Viaduc (1991) Tralievader (1995) (TV) Mykosch (1995) Winter '89 (1998) "Russen" (2000) TV Series (unknown episodes) De zaak Braun (2000) Short Television Drama Arna's Children (2003) Won FIPRESCI Prize at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (2004) and the Jury Award (shared with Juliano Mer-Khamis for Best Documentary Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival (2004) Sporen (2014) Won Jean Vigo Prize for Best Director, shared with Diego Gutiérrez, at the International Documentary Film Festival of Navarra Punto de Vista (2015) While Looking for the Devil (2016) In collaboration with Diego Gutiérrez
Film editor Krokodillen in Amsterdam (Crocodiles in Amsterdam) (1990) De Domeinen Ditvoorst (1992) Sarajevo Film Festival (Documentary short) (1993) Metaal en melancholie (1994) Jalan raya pos (1996) Mijn vader maakt foto's (1997) The Making of a New Empire (Documentary) (1999) Tussenland (TV)(2002) Golestan (Documentary) (2004) Forever (2006) De grote tovenaar (Documentary) 2006 Talking Guitars (Documentary) 2007 Izaline Calister: Lady Sings the Tambú (Documentary) 2007 De werkelijkheid van Jan Vrijman (TV Movie documentary) 2007 After the Rape (Documentary) 2008 El olvido (Documentary) (2008) Later We Care (Documentary) 2009 900 Dagen (Documentary) 2011 End and Beginning: Meeting Wislawa Szymborska (Documentary) 2011 Daughters of Malakeh (Documentary) 2011 Soldier on the Roof (2012) The House that Leo Built (Documentary) (post-production) (2012) De Kolonisten van Hebron (Documentary) (2012) Futures Past (Documentary) (2012/II) Parts of a Family (Documentary) (2012) UTAC - Tussen Kaapverdië en Rotterdam (Documentary) (2012) Sporen (Documentary) (2014) Floating Bodies (Documentary) (2014) Om de wereld in 50 concerten (Documentary)(2014) Little Angels (Documentary) (2015) Daan's Inheritance (Documentary) (2016) The Company you Keep (Documentary) (2017)
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Dutch film director
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Danniel Danniel was born in 1950 in Haifa.
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Danniel Danniel died on 4 May 2017 in Amsterdam.
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Danniel Danniel was a film director, screenwriter and film editor.
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Danniel Danniel was Dutch and Israeli.
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