Ori Elon

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Ori Elon (Hebrew: אורי אלון‎; born 1981) is an Israeli writer and filmmaker.

Early life[]

Elon was born in kibbutz Shluhot, Israel, and had an Orthodox Jewish upbringing. He graduated from the Ma'aleh School of Television, Film and the Arts in Jerusalem.[1]

Career[]

Elon is the co-creator and writer (with Yehonatan Indursky) of the television drama series Shtisel (in Hebrew שטיסל),[2][3] initially broadcast on satellite television station yes, and later picked up by Netflix.[4] He is also one of the writers of the drama series Srugim (in Hebrew סרוגים‎), and the 2018 miniseries Autonomies.

In 2008 Elon authored published by Keter Publishing House, a collection of short stories. In 2010, he also published the children book also through Keter. In January 2020 Green Bean Books published another children's book called , illustrated by Menahem Halberstadt.[5] Green Bean Books has also announced publication of a new children's book by Ori Elon called for November 2021, again illustrated by Menahem Halberstadt.[6]

Awards[]

  • Israeli Ministry of Culture's Cinema Prize for The Invisible Show
  • Israeli Television Academy Award for Shtisel (10 awards including "Best Series" and "Best Screenplay")[7]
  • Israeli Television Academy Award for Srugim

References[]

  1. ^ "Ori Elon". www.ithl.org.il. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. ^ Barbara Crook (14 February 2014). "My Israel: Prepare to be hooked on 'Shtisel'". Ottawa Jewish Bulletin.
  3. ^ Secunda, Shai (23 June 2016). "Nuclear Family". Jewish Review of Books. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  4. ^ Margalit, Ruth (14 April 2019). "Seeing Inside the Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Community on the Netflix Series "Shtisel"". The New Yorker. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  5. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Basket-Full-Figs-Ori-Elon/dp/1784384720/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=A+Basket+full+of+figs&qid=1579598848&sr=8-1
  6. ^ "In the Market of Zakobat".
  7. ^ "Congratulation to 'Shtisel'". The Ma'aleh School of Television, Film and the Arts. 26 January 2014. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014.

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