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GIORA BEJACH
Born: 13 February 1960 , Kibbutz HaHotrim [near Haifa], Israel.
Education: Camera Obscura School of Arts, Tel Aviv [1987-91].
Career: His first encounter with the world of cinema was in high school - a 16mm b&w graduation project. In 1987, he traded in his still camera for a movie camera and enrolled in the Camera Obscura School of Arts [founded in 1978]. As a student, he won the Israel Film Institute 'Best Cinematographer Award' for the short film 'Lemreit Ain/For the Sake of Appearance'. In 1992 he won 1st prize at the Golden Lens Competition for the short film 'Agada Svetzarit/Swiss Fantasy'. In 1992, he graduated from 'Camera Obscura' with distinction as outstanding cinematographer. Was invited to take part in the European Masterclass of renowned dp's Vilmos Zsigmond and Billy Williams in Budapest, Hungary [1995].
Ph commercials and music videos.
Lectured at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem.
Awards: Docaviv International Documentary FF 'Best Cinematography Award' [2000] for 'Tango Lelikoy Hama/Total Eclipse'; Israeli Film Academy Award (Ophir Award) nom [2000] for 'Girafot/Giraffes'; Israeli Film Academy Award (Ophir Award) [2005] & Haifa IFF 'Best Cinematography Award' [2005] for 'Lemarit Ain/Out of Sight'; Israeli Film Academy Award (Ophir Award) nom [2007] for 'Ha-Hov/The Debt'; Israeli Film Academy Award (Ophir Award) nom [2008] for 'Comme ton père'; Israeli Film Academy Award (Ophir Award) [2009], Plus Camerimage 'Golden Frog' Award [2009], European Film Academy 'Carlo Di Palma European Cinematographer Award' [2010] & Manaki Brothers International Cinematographers' FF 'Bronze Camera 300 Award' [2010] for 'Lebanon'; Israeli Film Academy Award (Ophir Award) nom [2010] for 'Zohi Sdom/This Is Sodom'.
Website: Giora Bejach
| FILMS | |
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1989 |
Hello Israel [Avi Dasberg] 16mm/c; short/25m |
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1990 |
Lemreit Ain/For the Sake of Appearance [Eitan Ben-Non] dv/c; short/25m |
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1991 |
Stav Meochar/Late Autumn [Noga Butler Bejach] dv/c; short/35m |
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1992 |
Agada Svetzarit/Swiss Fantasy [Tami Eyal] 16mm/c; short/25m |
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1992 |
Veharey At/I Take Thee [Galit Eshkol] 16mm/c; short/30m; prod Camera Obscura School of Arts |
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1994 |
In a Place Far from Earth [Eitan Ben-Non] dv/c; dance film/10m; with the Batsheva Dance Company |
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1995 |
The Messenger [Gabi Bibliovich] s16/c; dance film/10m; with the Batsheva Dance Company |
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1995 |
Coffee [Mickey Kovler] c; short/5m |
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1995 |
Tziporim B'nyutral/Birds in Neutral [Eyal Shiray, David Mandil & Galit Eshkol] 16mm-35bu/c; cph: Moishe Ben-Yaish |
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1996 |
Sof Hamis'chak/Game Over [Yoni Darmon] s16-35bu/c; 64m |
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1999 |
Girafot/Giraffes [Tzahi Grad] c; released in 2002 |
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2000 |
Zimzum/The Whisper/Hum [Yigal Bursztyn] 16mm-35bu/c; addph; ph: Asaf Sudri |
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2001 |
Beitar Provence/Province United [Ori Inbar] c; co-addph; ph: Dror Moreh |
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2002 |
Sipurey Beit Cafe/Sipuray Bate Kafe'/Café Tales [Amit Lior] dv-to-35mm/c |
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2005 |
Lemarit Ain/Out of Sight [Daniel Syrkin] HD (Sony F900)-to-35mm/c |
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2006 |
Ha-Hov/The Debt [Assaf Bernstein] c; remade in 2009 by dir John Madden and ph Ben Davis |
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2006 |
Comme ton père/Michel's Secrets/Father's Footsteps [Marco Carmel] scope/c; filmed November 2006-February 2007 |
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2009 |
Hamesh Sha'ot me'Pariz/Five Hours from Paris [Leonid Prudovsky] RED-to-35mm/c |
#1: "Levanon" - photo by Etl Zion
#2: [Left] with dir Samuel Maoz - photo by Etl Zion
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2009 |
Levanon/Lebanon [Shmulik (Samuel) Maoz] s16+RED-to-35mm/c; 2uc: Kobi Zaig-Mendez |
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2010 |
Zohi Sdom/This Is Sodom [Adam Sanderson & Muli Segev] 35mm+RED-to-35mm/c |
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2010 |
Son of God [Guy Nattiv & Erez Tadmor] pre-production; scheduled to start filming in October 2010, later 2011; now in 2012; Mr. Bejach is no longer attached to the prod |
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2011 |
Lullaby to My Father [Amos Gitai] RED-to-35mm/c; dram doc/82m; co-addph; ph: Renato Berta |
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2011 |
Ahoti hayafa/My Lovely Sister [Marco Carmel] c |
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2011 |
Bettone/Concrete/Beton [Nurit Kedar] HD (Sony F900R & PMW-F3)/c; doc/52m, 65m & 72m; cph: Avner Shachaf |
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2012 |
Big Bad Wolves [Aharon Keshales & Navot Papushado] HD (ARRI ALEXA Plus/scope)/c |
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2012 |
Words with Gods [seg 'The Book of Amos' dir by Amos Gitai] HD (ARRI ALEXA Plus)/c; 10 seg; filmed 2011-12; 1st film of the 4-part film series 'Heartbeat of the World' |
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2013 |
Ana Arabia [Amos Gitai] HD (ARRI ALEXA)-to-digital/c; 85m; filmed on 6 March in a single Steadicam-shot take operated by Nir Bar |
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2013 |
The Green Prince [Nadav Schirman] HD (ARRI ALEXA)/c; doc/101m; cph: Hans Fromm & Raz Dagan |
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2013 |
Emek/Valley [Sophie Artus] c |
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2014 |
ABCs of Death 2 [seg (6m) 'F is for Falling' dir by Aharon Keshales & Navot Papushado] c; 26 seg (122m) |
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2014 |
Tsili [Amos Gitai] b&w-c |
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2015 |
Abulele [Jonathan Geva] c; live-action + anim/90m; addph: Tom Goldwasser |
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2015 |
Brut/Brutus [Konstantin Fam] HD/c; short/35m; 2nd part of the 'Svideteli/Witnesses' trilogy (100m) |
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2015 |
Foxtrot [Samuel Maoz] HD (ARRI ALEXA)/c; filmed 2015-16 |
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2016 |
Antenna [Arik Rothstein] c |
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2016 |
The Last Band in Lebanon/Halahaka haahrona belevanon [Ben Bachar & Itzik Kricheli] scope/c; co-2uc; ph: Amit Yasur |
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2017 |
Me'ever Lakav/Across the Line [Nadav Shlomo Giladi] scope/c; short/29m |
| TELEVISION | |
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1992 |
Hkouskous Shel Ema/Mama's Couscous [Serge Ankri] tvm/50m |
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1994 |
Bruno [Amnon Viner] comic spots/10m |
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1994 |
Hachmishia Hakamerit/The Kamery Five [Eitan Tzor] 30-part series/dv, 1994-97 |
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1995 |
Desert Queen [Levi Zini] doc/50m/dv (Sony PD150) |
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1995 |
Mechurim La-Shahor/Addicted to Black [Ayelet Heler] doc/53m/dv; addph; ph Itzhak Portal |
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1996 |
Deri Arye [Shahar Segal] doc/50m/dv (Sony PD150) |
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1996 |
Sandy Bar/Sendi Bar [Shahar Berlovich] doc/50m/dv (Sony PD150) |
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1996 |
Haderch el Haosher/The Way to Happiness [Eli Cohen] tvm/50m/dv |
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1997 |
Ahava Medarga Rishna/Love in the First Degree [Akiva Tevet] tvm/90m/s16 |
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1998 |
Zbeng [Yariv Horowitz] 12-part series/dv, 1998-99 |
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1998 |
Hagshama/Fulfillment [Ayelet Heler] doc/50m/dv; addph; ph: Itzhak Portal |
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1998 |
Ha-Michtav Shehgia Bazmn/The Letter Arrived on Time [Michal Cooper Keren] ?/50m/dv |
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1998 |
Buzz/Baazz [Eli Cohen] tvm/87m/dv |
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1999 |
Ani Purim/Run/Run, I am Purim [Assaf Bernstein] tvm/s16 (2001) |
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1999 |
Ha'keves H-16/Ha'Keves Ha'Shisha Asar/The 16th Lamb [Shahar Berlovich] special/60m/dv |
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1999 |
Hussein [Tal Ram-On] doc/50m; cph: Barak Tal & Elad Debi |
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2000 |
Tango Lelikoy Hama/Total Eclipse [Shmulik (Samuel) Maoz] doc/56m/s16 |
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2000 |
HaShalom Hamity/The Real Peace [Yoav Tzafir] tvm/dv |
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2000 |
HaYeled Haze Ho Ani/This Kid Is Me [Shahar Berlovich] special/60m/dv |
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2000 |
Ha-Chafarperet/The Mole [Hagai Lapid & Yoram Zak] 9-part game/reality show (2001) |
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2001 |
Shaul [Eitan Anner & Shirley Stern] 30-part series/dv |
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2002 |
Tania 403 [Oded Ruskin] tvm/HD (Sony F900) |
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2003 |
Hakalot Habilti Nisbelet Shel Hakiyom/The Insufferable Lightness of Being [Shmulik (Samuel) Maoz] doc/50m/dv |
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2003 |
Columbia: The Tragic Loss [Naftaly Gliksberg] doc/60m/dv (Panasonic AF100); cph: Ronen Mayo |
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2003 |
Shtikat HaTzofarim/Silence of the Sirens [Ori Inbar] tvm/dv |
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2003 |
Maktub [Avi Mussel] tvm/dv |
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2004 |
Ruth Dayan [Dina Zvi-Riklis] doc/50m/dv (Sony PD150) |
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2004 |
Kishon [Ori Inbar] doc/55m/dv (Sony PD150) |
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2004 |
Rabin-Peres: Everything Is Personal [Arik Henig] doc/b&w-c/50m, 64m & 88m/dv |
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2005 |
Arik and Rina/Rina & Arik Forever [Shai Kapon] tvm/50m/HD (Sony F900) |
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2005 |
Ha-Lev Shel Amalia/Amalia's Heart [Michal Hagai] 6-part series/dv |
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2005 |
Kmo Dag Bli Mayim/Like a Fish Out of Water [Leonid Prudovsky] tvm/52m/dv (2007) |
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2005 |
Achshav O Le'olam Lo/Now or Never [Eitan Londner] tvm/dv |
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2006 |
Tik Simchoni/The Simchoni File [Micha Friedman & Amir Oren] doc/?m/dv (Panasonic AG-HVX200) |
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2006 |
HaChaverot Hachi Tovot/Haverot Hachi Tovot/Best Friends [Edna Mazia] 3-part miniseries/HD (Sony F900) |
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2008 |
Deus [25 ep dir by Giddi Dar] 50-part (x 25m) series/dv |
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2008 |
Meorav Yerushalmi/Jerusalem Brew [6 ep dir by Yankul (Jacob) Goldwasser] 38-part series/HD (Sony PDW-700), 2003-06 & 2009-10; other ph: Boaz Jonatan Jakov (Boaz Yehonatan Yaacov) |
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2009 |
Hatsuya/Split [25 ep dir by Shai Kapon] 135-part (x 23m) series/HD (Sony HDC-1500), 2009-11 |
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2010 |
Hasamba Dor 3/Hasamba 3G [Daniel Syrkin] 17-part series/dv, 2010-11 |
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2010 |
Ramzor/Traffic Light [3 ep dir by Ohad Perach] 51-part sitcom series/HD (Sony PDW-700), 2008-09, 2011 & 2014; 3rd season (12 ep), 2011 |
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2010 |
HaCholmim/Dreaming [Shai Kapon] 25-part series/HD (Sony HDC-1500) |
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2011 |
Ta Gordin/Gordin Cel/M.I.C.E. [Daniel Syrkin] 12-part series/dv (Sony PMW-F3) (2012) |
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2014 |
HaMidrasha/Graduate School/Mossad 101 [Daniel Syrkin] series, 2015-present; 1st season, 2015-16 (13 ep); filmed 2014-15 |
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2015 |
Sachkan Zar/Imported [8 ep dir by Daniel Syrkin] series |
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2016 |
HaStanduppistim/The Stand-up Comedians [ep #6 dir by ? & #7 dir by Shay Kanot] series |
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2017 |
HaMidrasha/Graduate School/Mossad 101 [Daniel Syrkin] series, 2015-present; 2nd season, 2017-18 (12 ep) |
| MISCELLANEOUS | |
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1992 |
Sheleg B'Ogust/Snow in August/August Snow [Hagai Levi] c.op; ph: Jorge Gurvich |
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1992 |
Nazdrovia [Mickey Kovler; short/25m/16mm] c.op; ph: Yoav Ben-David |
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1994 |
Aretz Hadasha/New Land/Newland [Orna Ben-Dor Niv] 2nd c.op; ph: Amnon Zlayet |
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2000 |
The Order [Sheldon Lettich] co-c.op 2u; 2uc: Yoav Kosh; ph: David Gurfinkel |
