Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1973. His feature film debut as a director, The Band’s Visit (2007), won, among others, two awards and a special mention at Cannes Film Festival and was presented at the 31st Mostra. He also made The Exchange (2011), shown at Venice International Film Festival, and Beyond the Mountains and Hills (2016), which premiered at the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes.
