Ariel Kleiman

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Ariel Kleiman is an Australian director and filmmaker based in London. He is known for his first feature film, Partisan (2015).

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Early life and education

Ariel Kleiman was born to a Jewish family in Melbourne, Australia; his parents emigrated from Odesa, Ukraine in the 1970s. [1]

He graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2010, where he studied film and television. [2]

Works

Kleiman's second-year film school film, Young Love, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010. [3] That same year it was showcased in McSweeney's's DVD quarterly, Wholphin . [4]

In May 2010 Kleiman's graduation film, Deeper Than Yesterday, premiered at Cannes Film Festival's, Semaine de la Critique. [5] In 2011, he shot his first commercial, called "Marked for Life", for the Dutch charity SIRE. [6] [7]

In 2015, Kleiman released a full-length film, Partisan , [8] [9] a thriller about child assassins, [10] which was meant to star American actor Oscar Isaac [11] [12] but instead starred French actor Vincent Cassel. [13]

Kleiman also directed the eighth episode of the Showtime drama series Yellowjackets , titled "Flight of the Bumblebee". Cast member Melanie Lynskey said "Flight of the Bumblebee" was her favorite episode to film because Kleiman allowed the cast to "play around" and improvise several scenes. [14]

Awards and nominations

Young Love was awarded an Honorable Mention in Short Film Making at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. [3]

In May 2010 Deeper Than Yesterday was awarded the Kodak Discovery Award For Best Short Film at Cannes. [5] It went on to win best film prizes at over 20 film festivals, from Leeds to Beijing, including 2011 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize in International Filmmaking. [15] [8] [6]

Also in 2010, Kleiman won the SOYA Qantas Spirit of Youth award [16] and Inside Film Rising Talent award.[ citation needed ]

In 2012 Kleiman's first feature film script won the Sundance Mahindra Global Filmmaking award [17] and was selected for the Sundance Directors & Writers Labs. The film was expected to begin production in 2013.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

As of 2011 Kleiman was living in London. [18]

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References

  1. ↑ The Jewish Journal: "Ariel Kleiman back at Sundance with feature debut, a dark drama" by Anthony Weiss 27 January 2015
  2. ↑ Mitchell, Wendy. "Warp Films ramps up ambitious international slate", Screen Daily , 11 May 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Screen Australia Media Release" Archived 14 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine , Screen Australia , 1 February 2010.
  4. ↑ article, Wholphin , issue 11.
  5. 1 2 Griffin, Eleanore. "How Deep is Your Love?" Archived 2016-01-22 at the Wayback Machine , Oyster , 25 May 2010.
  6. 1 2 Kleiman, Ariel (10 June 2011). "Searchlight: Ariel Kleiman". Young Director Award (Interview).
  7. ↑ "Sire: Marked for Life". shots. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Partisan director Ariel Kleiman’s brave new worlds". The Saturday Paper, 6 June 2015.
  9. ↑ Richey, Anne. "Anna McLeish: producing Ariel Kleiman's first feature". ArtsHub Australia.
  10. ↑ "Partisan review – Cassel shimmers with menace in single-minded thriller". The Guardian, Luke Buckmaster, 28 May 2015
  11. ↑ "Oscar Isaac Lands Lead in Writer-Director Ariel Kleiman's 'Partisan'". The Hollywood Reporter.
  12. ↑ Mike Fleming Jr. "'Inside Llewyn Davis' Oscar Isaac To Star In 'Partisan'". Deadline.
  13. ↑ "Vincent Cassel in Ariel Kleiman's new Australian movie Partisan". NewsComAu.
  14. ↑ Turchiano, Danielle (3 January 2022). "Melanie Lynskey Previews a Pivotal Yellowjackets Confrontation and Shauna's Fear of Herself". Variety . Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  15. ↑ Plante, Mike. "Rolling for Glory at the Shorts Awards" Archived 21 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine , Sundance Film Festival , 25 January 2011.
  16. ↑ Blake, Elissa. "Winners: 2010 Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards" Archived 21 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Qantas , 1 January 2011.
  17. ↑ Fernandez, Jay. "Sundance 2012: Institute Announces Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award Winners", The Hollywood Reporter , 24 January 2012.
  18. ↑ Kleiman, Ariel (14 October 2011). "MEET: ARIEL KLEIMAN". Surface to Air (Interview). Interviewed by Henkell, Karl. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011.
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