Evgeny Ruman (Hebrew: יבגני רומן; born 1979) is an Israeli film director, editor and writer.

Ruman at the Odesa International Film Festival in 2015

Ruman was born in Minsk, Belarus. In 1990, he immigrated to Israel with family. He graduated from Tel-Aviv University. During his studies, he wrote and directed several award-winning short films, and participated in numerous international film festivals.[1]

He is the creator, head scriptwriter and director of In Between the Lines. He edited Five Hours from Paris which won Best Film at the Haifa Film Festival in 2009.[2]

His debut feature film, Igor and the Cranes' Journey (2012), premiered at Toronto International Film Festival, and received awards at film festivals in Chicago, Haifa, and Minsk.[3] His second feature film, The Man in the Wall (2015), premiered at Rotterdam International Film Festival.[4] His third feature film Ruby Strangelove Young Witch was released later in 2015.

In 2013, Ruman received the Excellence Award from the Israeli Culture and Sport Ministry for contribution to Israeli film.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Evgeny Ruman Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Igor and Cranes Journey Press Kit" (PDF). Yeti Films. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Igor & the Cranes' Journey (2012) Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  4. ^ Raffin, Nicolas (15 January 2015). "The Man in the Wall to have its world premiere at Rotterdam". Cineuropa. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
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