Jonathan Tammuz

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Jonathan Tammuz is a British-Canadian film director, best known for directing the short film The Childeater and the feature film Rupert's Land . The Childeater was a shortlisted Academy Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, [1] and Rupert's Land was a Genie Award nominee for Best Picture at the 19th Genie Awards, with Tammuz also nominated for Best Director. [2]

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The son of Israeli writer Benjamin Tammuz, he grew up in England where his father was a cultural attaché at the Israeli embassy and a writer in residence at Oxford University. He met and married Lib Stephen, a Canadian, when they were both studying at England's National Film and Television School; Stephen was the screenwriter for both The Childeater and Tammuz's film Cordoba. [1] Tammuz subsequently directed a 1997 film adaptation of his father's novel Minotaur before making Rupert's Land. [3]

Tammuz and Stephen currently reside in Vancouver, British Columbia, where they are partners in a production firm; Tammuz is also a film instructor at Langara College and Stephen also works as an illustrator.

Filmography

Short film

YearTitleDirectorProducer
1990The Child EaterYesNo
1998House ArrestNoYes
1999All American HeroNoYes
2000Abe's ManhoodNoYes
2012A Mother's LoveNoYes
201550/50YesNo
2019Heard from AboveYesYes
2023Bet Your Bottom DollarNoYes
2025Whispers of FreedomNoYes

Feature film

YearTitle Director Producer
1989Streets of YesterdayNoYes
1997 Minotaur YesNo
1998 Rupert's Land YesNo
2019 Red Snow NoYes

Television

YearTitleNote
2003 Street Time Episode "Brothers"

Accolades

YearBodyAwardNominated workResultRef
1989 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Live Action Short Film (62nd Academy Awards)The Child EaterNominated [4]
Chicago International Film Festival Golden Hugo AwardNominated [5]
1999 Genie Awards Best Achievement in Direction Rupert's Land Nominated [6]
Leo Awards Best Direction in a Feature Length DramaNominated [7]
2012Lucerne International Film FestivalProduction of Short FilmA Mother's LoveNominated
2019 Edmonton International Film Festival Canadian Feature Award Red Snow Won [8]
2023Sweden Film AwardsBest ProducerBet Your Bottom DollarWon [9]
Tatras International Film FestivalBest Short FilmNominated [10]
Movie Play International Film FestivalNominated [11]
EdiPlay International Film FestivalNominated

References

  1. 1 2 "Eyes for Oscar". Vancouver Sun , March 9, 1990.
  2. ↑ "Genies genuflect for Red Violin". Montreal Gazette , December 8, 1998.
  3. ↑ Peter Cowie, The Variety Insider. Penguin Group, 1999. ISBN   9780399525247. p. 186.
  4. ↑ "The 62nd Academy Awards". oscars.org. 5 October 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Chicago International Film Festival 1989 Awards". imdb.com. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Genie Awards 1999". mubi.com. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Leo Awards". leoawards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Edmonton International Film Festival 2019". mubi.com. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Winners Sweden Film Awards". swedenfilmawards.se. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Winners Tatras International Film Festival". hightatrasfilm.com. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Results: October, 2023". movieplayiff.com. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
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