Acclaimed Israeli Film Director Yankul Goldwasser Dies at 76
Translated & summarized from Kan News by baba
Yaakov (Yankul) Goldwasser, a prominent Israeli film and television director known for films like "The Abba Ganuv" and "Beyond the Sea," has died at the age of 76. He had a career spanning over five decades and received numerous awards for his work.
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- Renowned Israeli director Yankul Goldwasser died at 76.
- He directed acclaimed films like "The Abba Ganuv" and "Beyond the Sea."
- His career in film and TV spanned over five decades.
- He won multiple Israeli Film Academy awards.
- His funeral is scheduled for Friday.
Acclaimed Israeli film and television director, producer, and editor Yaakov (Yankul) Goldwasser passed away on Thursday at the age of 76. Goldwasser, a member of the Israeli Film Academy's board, was a significant figure in the Israeli cinema and television industry for over five decades.
Born in Tel Aviv in 1950, Goldwasser began his career in 1969 making short films. He later expanded into editing and producing. His first full-length feature film, "Under the Nose," was released in 1982, based on a script by his frequent collaborator Haim Marin. He directed the popular 1987 film "The Abba Ganuv" and "Beyond the Sea" in 1991. The latter, which depicted the lives of Holocaust survivors in Israel and drew from his personal biography, won nine Ophir Awards, including Best Film and Best Director, and was Israel's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Goldwasser's directorial work continued with films such as "Max and Maurice" (1994), "She Has No God" (2006), and "Shoelaces" (2018). In television, he directed the drama series "To Catch the Sky," which explored the theme of religious return and earned an Israeli Television Academy Award and the Jerusalem Film Festival prize. He also directed the 2003 series "Jerusalem Mix," which received the Israeli Television Academy Award for Outstanding Drama Series.
Goldwasser is survived by his wife Mira and their two sons, Uri and Itamar. His funeral is scheduled for Friday at 10:30 AM at the Yarkon Cemetery.
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