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Yolande Zauberman
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| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1990-present |
Yolande Zauberman (pronounced yoh-land zoh-ber-mahn) is a French film director and screenwriter. This means she is a person who makes movies and writes the stories for them. She has directed many interesting films, including documentaries and feature films, and has won awards for her work.
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Making Movies: Her Early Work
Yolande Zauberman started her film career working with another director named Amos Gitai. In 1987, she directed her first documentary film. It was called Classified People. This film was about apartheid in South Africa. Apartheid was a system that separated people based on their race. Her film won a big award at the Paris Film Festival.
Documentaries and Festivals
Her second documentary was Criminal Caste (1989). She filmed this movie in India. This film was chosen to be shown at the famous Cannes Film Festival. Being selected for Cannes is a great honor for filmmakers.
Feature Films and Awards
Three years later, Yolande Zauberman directed her first feature film. A feature film is a longer movie, usually a story, not a documentary. This film was called Me Ivan, You Abraham. It won the Youth Award at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. It also won the Golden St. George award at the 18th Moscow International Film Festival.
More Films for the World
After that, she made two more films. These were Clubbed to Death (1996) and The War in Paris (2001). A famous actress named Elodie Bouchez starred in The War in Paris. Both of these movies were shown in many countries around the world.
Writing Ideas for Other Movies
Yolande Zauberman also came up with the original ideas for other films. These included Tanguy (2001) and Agathe Cléry (2008). Another director, Etienne Chatillez, directed these movies.
Recent Achievements
In 2020, Yolande Zauberman received a very important award. She won the César Award for Best Documentary Film. This award was for her film M. The César Awards are France's national film awards. They are like the Academy Awards (Oscars) in the United States.
Filmography
- Classified People (1988)
- Caste criminelle (1990)
- Me Ivan, You Abraham (1993)
- Clubbed to Death (Lola) (1996)
- The War in Paris (2002)
- Paradise Now (2004)
- M (2018)
- The Belle from Gaza (2024)
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