Jonathan Tammuz is a British-Canadian film director, best known for directing the short film The Childeater and the feature film Rupert's Land. The Childeater was a shortlisted Academy Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 62nd Academy Awards,[1] and Rupert's Land was a Genie Award nominee for Best Picture at the 19th Genie Awards, with Tammuz also nominated for Best Director.[2]
The son of Israeli writer Benjamin Tammuz, he grew up in England where his father was a cultural attaché at the Israeli embassy and a writer in residence at Oxford University. He met and married Lib Stephen, a Canadian, when they were both studying at England's National Film and Television School; Stephen was the screenwriter for both The Childeater and Tammuz's film Cordoba.[1] Tammuz subsequently directed a 1997 film adaptation of his father's novel Minotaur before making Rupert's Land.[3]
Tammuz and Stephen currently reside in Vancouver, British Columbia, where they are partners in a production firm; Tammuz is also a film instructor at Langara College and Stephen also works as an illustrator.
Filmography
editShort film
| Year | Title | Director | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Child Eater | Yes | No |
| 1998 | House Arrest | No | Yes |
| 1999 | All American Hero | No | Yes |
| 2000 | Abe's Manhood | No | Yes |
| 2012 | A Mother's Love | No | Yes |
| 2015 | 50/50 | Yes | No |
| 2019 | Heard from Above | Yes | Yes |
| 2023 | Bet Your Bottom Dollar | No | Yes |
| 2025 | Whispers of Freedom | No | Yes |
Feature film
| Year | Title | Director | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Streets of Yesterday | No | Yes |
| 1997 | Minotaur | Yes | No |
| 1998 | Rupert's Land | Yes | No |
| 2019 | Red Snow | No | Yes |
Television
| Year | Title | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Street Time | Episode "Brothers" |
Accolades
edit| Year | Body | Award | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Live Action Short Film (62nd Academy Awards) | The Child Eater | Nominated | [4] |
| Chicago International Film Festival | Golden Hugo Award | Nominated | [5] | ||
| 1999 | Genie Awards | Best Achievement in Direction | Rupert's Land | Nominated | [6] |
| Leo Awards | Best Direction in a Feature Length Drama | Nominated | [7] | ||
| 2012 | Lucerne International Film Festival | Production of Short Film | A Mother's Love | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Edmonton International Film Festival | Canadian Feature Award | Red Snow | Won | [8] |
| 2023 | Sweden Film Awards | Best Producer | Bet Your Bottom Dollar | Won | [9] |
| Tatras International Film Festival | Best Short Film | Nominated | [10] | ||
| Movie Play International Film Festival | Nominated | [11] | |||
| EdiPlay International Film Festival | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ a b "Eyes for Oscar". Vancouver Sun, March 9, 1990.
- ^ "Genies genuflect for Red Violin". Montreal Gazette, December 8, 1998.
- ^ Peter Cowie, The Variety Insider. Penguin Group, 1999. ISBN 9780399525247. p. 186.
- ^ "The 62nd Academy Awards". oscars.org. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Chicago International Film Festival 1989 Awards". imdb.com. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Genie Awards 1999". mubi.com. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Leo Awards". leoawards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Edmonton International Film Festival 2019". mubi.com. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Winners Sweden Film Awards". swedenfilmawards.se. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Winners Tatras International Film Festival". hightatrasfilm.com. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Results: October, 2023". movieplayiff.com. Retrieved November 23, 2023.