Nurith Aviv facts for kids
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Nurith Aviv
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| נורית אביב | |
Aviv speaking at an event showing her films in 2025.
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| Born | 11 March 1945 |
| Nationality | French, Israeli |
| Occupation | Cinematographer, film director, writer |
Nurith Aviv (born March 11, 1945) is a famous French and Israeli filmmaker. She is known for her work as both a film director and a cinematographer. A cinematographer is the person who decides how a movie will be filmed and what it will look like on screen.
Aviv was born in Tel Aviv, which was then part of a territory called Mandatory Palestine. She has built a long and successful career in the world of cinema.
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A Career in Film
Nurith Aviv has had a big impact on the film industry. She is especially interested in the topic of language, which is a major theme in many of the documentary films she has directed.
A Groundbreaking Cinematographer
Aviv was the first woman to be officially recognized as a Director of Photography by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC). The CNC is France's main organization for movies and animation.
Over her career, she has worked as the cinematographer on about 100 different movies. She has worked with well-known directors like Agnès Varda, Amos Gitaï, and Jacques Doillon.
Directing Her Own Movies
Besides her work as a cinematographer, Aviv has directed fourteen of her own documentary films. These films often explore deep ideas about language, culture, and personal history. Her movies have been shown in special screenings at cinemas in Paris, where she has discussed her work with writers, philosophers, and other thinkers.
Awards and Recognition
Nurith Aviv's work has earned her several important awards and honors.
- 2019: She received the Grand Prix from the Académie Française, a very prestigious French organization.
- 2015: The Centre Pompidou in Paris held a major event called "Filiation, Language, Place." It showed 40 films that she had either directed or worked on as a cinematographer.
- 2009: She was the winner of the Édouard Glissant Prize.
- 2008: The Jeu de Paume, a famous art center in Paris, held a special showing of all her films.
Filmography
Here is a list of the documentary films directed by Nurith Aviv.
| Year | Film Title |
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| 1989 | Kfar Qar'a, Israel |
| 1997 | Makom, Avoda |
| 2000 | ... |
| 2001 | Allenby, passage |
| 2003 | Vaters Land/Perte |
| 2004 | From Language to Language |
| 2008 | Sacred Language, Spoken Language |
| 2011 | Translating |
| 2013 | Announcements |
| 2015 | Poetics of the Brain |
| 2017 | Signing in Languages |
| 2018 | Signing |
| 2020 | Yiddish |
| 2022 | Words That Remain |
External links
- Nurith Aviv's web page
