Elia Suleiman

Directing

Born: 1960-07-28
From: Nazareth, Israel
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.2

Also Known As

엘리아 술레이만إيليا سليمانאליה סולימאןエリア・スレイマンElya Süleyman伊利亞·蘇萊曼ایلیا سلیمان

Biography

Elia Suleiman (Arabic: إيليا سليمان, IPA: [ˈʔiːlja sʊleːˈmaːn]; born 28 July 1960; Nazareth) is a Palestinian film director and actor. He is best known for the 2002 film Divine Intervention (Arabic: يد إلهية), a modern tragicomedy on living under occupation in Palestine which won the Jury Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. Suleiman's cinematic style is often compared to that of Jacques Tati and Buster Keaton, for its poetic interplay between "burlesque and sobriety". He is married to Lebanese singer and actress Yasmine Hamdan.

Photos2

Awards & Nominations4 won · 1 nominated

🏆 Won

European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award

2022
🏆 Won

Lumière Award for Best International Co-Production

It Must Be Heaven

2020
🏆 Won

European Film Award for Best Non-European Film

Divine Intervention

2002
Nominated

European Film Award for Best Non-European Film

Divine Intervention

2002
🏆 Won

Prince Claus Award

Acting15 titles

Directing12 titles

Writing8 titles

Production5 titles

Editing1 title

Crew3 titles