Introduction to Ilya Suleiman

Elia Suleiman

Elia Suleiman, born on July 28, 1960 in Nazareth, Israel, is an Israeli director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. Filmmaker.

In 1990, he directed the documentary "The End of the Argument." In 1993, he directed the feature film "HarbElKhalij...wabaad". In 1996, he wrote, directed and starred in the feature film "Chronicles of a Lost Civilization", which won the Luigi De Laurentiis Award at the 53rd Venice International Film Festival. In 1997, he co-directed the documentary "War and Peace in Vesoul" with Amos Guitai. In 2002, the love war film "Divine Intervention" directed by him was released. The film won the Jury Prize in the main competition unit of the 55th Cannes International Film Festival.

In 2009, he directed the semi-autobiographical film "Time Remains", which was shortlisted for the main competition of the 62nd Cannes International Film Festival. In 2012, he co-directed the feature film "Seven Days in Havana" with Laurent Gontai, Benicio Del Toro and others. The film was shortlisted for the Un Certain Regard Award at the 65th Cannes International Film Festival. In 2014, he served as a jury member of the 71st Venice Film Festival. On May 24, 2019, the drama film "It Must Be Heaven" directed by him premiered in the main competition section of the Cannes International Film Festival. The film won the Special Mention Award from the Jury of the 72nd Cannes International Film Festival. Shortlisted for the Best Director Award at the 13th Asia Pacific Film Awards.

Chinese name: Elia Suleiman

Foreign name: Elia Suleiman

Alias: Elia Suleiman

Nationality : Israel

Constellation: Leo

Birthplace: Nazareth, Israel

Date of birth: July 28, 1960

Occupation : Director, actor, screenwriter, producer

Representative works: Chronicle of a Lost Civilization, Divine Intervention, Time Remains, Seven Days in Havana, Must Be Heaven

Main Achievements: No. The 55th Cannes International Film Festival Main Competition Jury Award

The 72nd Cannes International Film Festival Jury Special Mention Award

The 53rd Venice International Film Festival Luigi De .Laurentis Award

The 15th European Film Awards Global Screen Award

The 13th Asia Pacific Film Awards Best Director Award (Nomination)

Acting Arts Experience

In 1990, he directed the documentary "The End of the Controversy". In 1993, he directed the feature film "HarbElKhalij...wabaad". In 1994, he returned to Jerusalem and founded the Department of Film and Media at the local university with the sponsorship and support of a European institution. In 1996, he wrote, directed and starred in the feature film "Chronicles of a Lost Civilization", which won the Luigi De Laurentiis Award at the 53rd Venice International Film Festival.

In 1997, he co-directed the documentary "War and Peace in Vesoul" with Amos Guitai***. In 2002, the love war film "Divine Intervention" directed by him was released, in which he played the taciturn and inexpressive protagonist. The film won the Jury Prize in the main competition unit of the 55th Cannes International Film Festival.

In 2007, he co-directed the feature film "Everyone Has His Own Movie" with Theo Angelopoulos, Olivier Assayas and others. In 2009, he directed the semi-autobiographical film "The Time Remains", which spanned more than 60 years from 1948 to 2009 and examined the great changes that occurred in Israel through one person's experience. It was shortlisted for the 62nd Cannes International Film Festival. Competition unit.

In 2012, he co-directed the feature film "Seven Days in Havana" with Laurent Gontai, Benicio Del Toro and others. The film was set in Havana, Cuba and was shortlisted for the 65th Cannes International Film Festival Un Certain Regard Unit - Un Certain Regard Award. In 2014, he served as a jury member of the 71st Venice Film Festival. On May 24, 2019, the drama film "It Must Be Heaven" directed by him premiered in the main competition section of the Cannes International Film Festival. The film won the Special Mention Award from the Jury of the 72nd Cannes International Film Festival. Shortlisted for the Best Director Award at the 13th Asia Pacific Film Awards.

In January 2020, he won the Honorary Award at the 25th French Film Lumiere Award.

Main works

Director's works

Screenwriter's works

Production works

Participated in movies

It Must Be Heaven-2019, Director,

One Week in Havana-2012, Director,

Time Still-2009, Director Saleh Bakri,

Ba Mago - 2006, directed by A_ssa Ma_ga, Tiécoura Traoré

Divine Intervention - 2002, directed by Manal Khader,

Chronicle of a Lost Civilization - 1996, directed by Nazira Suleiman, Fuad Suleiman

Award Record

Character Evaluation

Ilya Suleiman, this director who smiles at the camera and has a face as flat as a mirror, grew up in an uneasy world of strife. , most of his works also express the ever-burning "Palestinian-Israeli conflict" from an objective perspective with a slightly gentle and humorous description. In the film "Chronicle of a Lost Civilization," which he wrote and directed, he depicts Elijah's journey to find his roots in a documentary style and records Palestine's desire to regain its lost land. In the movie "Divine Intervention", it avoids explicit scenes of bloody violence and focuses on "the destruction of daily life of residents in occupied areas" as the focus of description; at the same time, it is full of violent and fast-paced images, with humorous performances and unconventional novelties. narrative structure. Since then, the last part of the "Israel Trilogy" he directed, "The Time Left Behind", continued the previous image style, but with a more personal and historical perspective (reviewed by "Cinema World").