Danae Elon

Danae Elon (born December 23, 1970), is an Israeli documentary filmmaker and cinematographer.

Danae Elon
Born
Danae Elon

(1970-12-23) December 23, 1970
Jerusalem, Israel
OccupationDirector, cinematographer, producer
Spouse(s)Philip Touitou

Biography

Danae Elon was born in Jerusalem. She is the daughter of journalist and author Amos Elon, and Beth Elon. Elon graduated from New York University in 1995.

Film career

In 2009 she received the Guggenheim fellowship[1] in the category of film. Soon after, she returned to Jerusalem to make two additional films Wild Mint, which she directed and produced, and Cut[2] which she photographed and co-produced.

In 2001 Danae returned to the US to work on Another Road Home[3][4] which received a grant from the Sundance Institute Documentary Program in 2003. The film premiered at the 2004 Tribeca film festival and was showcased in over 20 international film festivals, including IDFA, Los Angeles Film Festival, Jerusalem Film Festival, Hot Docs, Encounters South Africa and Gothenburg. Another Road Home was theatrically released in 2005 and was shown in fifteen US cities. It was broadcast on the Sundance channel, BBC, Finnish, Belgian, New Zealand, Swedish, and on both Al Jazeera and Israeli television. Partly Private,[5] her second feature documentary, it is a documentary comedy on male circumcision. An Israeli-Canadian co-production, it was screened on Arte France, TV Ontario, Canal Vie, TV2 Denmark, and Channel 8 Israel.

Academic career

Elon was a lecturer at the Sapir Academic College and head of the Israeli documentary program at Cinema South International Film Festival[6] She is currently an adjunct lecturer at Queens University at Kingston.

Awards and recognition

Her first documentary film Never Again Forever[7], released in 1996 showcased in over 25 international film festivals and received a Golden Spire award from the San Francisco International Film Festival as well as an achievement award from the Chicago International Film festival.

Partly Private[8] premiered in the 2009 Tribeca film festival[9] and won the Best New York Documentary award.[10]

She won two awards for Another Road Home[11] a bronze medal from the Warsaw International Film Festival, and best documentary from Tursak Film Festival in Istanbul.

Filmography
Year Title Credited as Festivals and awards Ref.
1996 Never Again, Forever Director, producer International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

Hamptons International Film Festival

New York Jewish Film Festival

São Paulo International Film Festival

San Francisco International Film Festival - Golden Spire Award

Chicago International Film Festival - Achievement Award

 [12][13]

[14]

1998 Wild Mint Director, producer Jerusalem International Film Festival

Lisbon International Film Festival

 [15]
2000 Cut Producer, cinematographer International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

Jerusalem International Film Festival - Special Award for Cinematography

Dok Leipzig

 [16]
2005 Another Road Home Director, producer, writer, additional cinematographer Hot Docs

Tribeca Film Festival

Los Angeles Film Festival

Jerusalem International Film Festival

Tursak International Film Festival - 1st Prize and Jury Prize

Göteborg Film Festival

Encounters South African International Documentary Festival

Jewish Motifs International Film Festival - Bronze Medal

 [17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

2009 Partly Private Director, writer Tribeca Film Festival - Best New York Documentary

Jewish Motifs International Film Festival - Best Representation of Israeli and Jewish contemporary Culture

 [21]

[22]

[23]

[24]

2015 P.S. Jerusalem Director, producer, cinematographer Toronto International Film Festival

Berlin International Film Festival

DOC NYC

Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal - Student Choice Award

Haifa International Film Festival

The Cinema South International Film Festival

London Human Rights Watch Film Festival

Geneva Human Rights Watch Film Festival

Melbourne International Film Festival

Zurich Human Rights Watch Film Festival

Visioni Fuori Raccordo Film Festival

Biografilm Festival

Giffoni Film Festival

 [25][26]
2016 The Patriarch's Room Director, producer, writer Doc Aviv - Best Research Award & Special Mention of the European Critique Circle

New York Jewish Film Festival

 [27][28]
2018 A Sister's Song Director, producer Doc Aviv - AIDC Award for Innovative Filmmaking [29]

References
  1. Elon, Danae. "Fellow". Guggehneim foundation. Archived from the original on 2013-06-04.
  2. Khleifi, George. Palestinian Cinema: Landscape, Trauma and Memory. Edinburgh University Press.
  3. "Another Road Home". IMDB.
  4. Elon, Danae. "Director". Another Road Home. Desert News.
  5. Partly, Private. "Documentary". Partly Private. Body Pixel.
  6. Elon, Danae. "Programmer". Bernard Avishai.
  7. "Never Again, Forever". IMDB.
  8. Tribecca Film Festival. "Review". Tribecca.
  9. MCCRACKEN, KRISTIN (May 1, 2009). "FACES OF THE FESTIVAL: DANAE ELON". Tribeca Film Festival. Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  10. "Tribeca Winners 2009: 'About Elly' and Ciaran Hinds". TheWrap. 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  11. Jeannette, Catsoulis. "Another Road Home". Review. New York Times. Retrieved April 29, 2005.
  12. Rabiger, Michael (2013). Directing Film Techniques and Aesthetics. CRC Press.
  13. New York Times. "Never Again, Forever". New York Times.
  14. "Never Again, Forever | San Francisco Film Festival". history.sffs.org. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  15. "Wild Mint | Danae Elon Films". www.danaeelon-films.com. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  16. Hassan, Nizar (2000-01-01), Cut, retrieved 2017-01-31
  17. Hornaday, Ann (2005-05-13). "An Israeli Woman's Search for Peace". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  18. Catsoulis, Jeannette (2005-04-29). "Film in Review; 'Another Road Home'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  19. Crust, Kevin (2005-05-06). "Love bridges gulf of political war". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  20. Scheib, Ronnie (2004-06-02). "Review: 'Another Road Home'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  21. "WATCH IT! "PARTLY PRIVATE": Movie Review". latenightlavender.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  22. Simon, Alissa (2009-04-25). "Review: 'Partly Private'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  23. ""Partly Private" is a venturesome documentary questioning the practice of male infant circumcision". www.billsmovienewsandreviews.com. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  24. Green, David B. (2017-07-03). "Film To Cut or Not to Cut". Haaretz. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  25. "Berlin Hidden Gems: 'P.S. Jerusalem' Doc Offers an Unflinching Family Portrait". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  26. Hatib, Luai Musa; Elon, Amos Touitou; Elon, Andrei Touitou; Elon, Tristan Touitou (2015-06-01), P.S. Jerusalem, retrieved 2017-02-01
  27. "The Patriarch's Room". Film Society of Lincoln Center. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  28. "Docaviv 2016 Winners Announced | Docaviv 2016". Docaviv 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  29. "DOCAVIV 20TH EDITION WINNERS ANNOUNCED". Retrieved 2019-03-12.
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