Dani Menkin
Encyclopedia
Dani Menkin is an Israeli film director
, screenwriter
and producer
.
Menkin started his career as a sports reporter for the Israeli sports channel in 1994. In 1995 he moved to the 2nd national Israeli channel, continuing covering the sports field, quickly joining the popular sports commentary program "HaDaka ha-91" with Yoram Arbel. In 2001 worked on adventure series for National Geographic. During those years Menkin worked as a directing supervisor for the Israeli notable feature "Hochmat HaBeygale" ("The Wisdom of the Pretzel") along with the director Ilan Heitner. In 2005 he has opened his own company, "Hey Jude Productions" and started writing and directing his own documentaries as well as drama features. Currently teaching at the Syracuse University
as an artist in resident, part of Schusterman Visiting Artist Program.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
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Biography
Dani Menkin was born in Tel-Aviv in 1970. He is married to Miriam and they have one daughter. They currently live in Herzelia.Menkin started his career as a sports reporter for the Israeli sports channel in 1994. In 1995 he moved to the 2nd national Israeli channel, continuing covering the sports field, quickly joining the popular sports commentary program "HaDaka ha-91" with Yoram Arbel. In 2001 worked on adventure series for National Geographic. During those years Menkin worked as a directing supervisor for the Israeli notable feature "Hochmat HaBeygale" ("The Wisdom of the Pretzel") along with the director Ilan Heitner. In 2005 he has opened his own company, "Hey Jude Productions" and started writing and directing his own documentaries as well as drama features. Currently teaching at the Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
as an artist in resident, part of Schusterman Visiting Artist Program.
Je Taime I Love You Terminal (80 min) 2011
A romantic drama which follows Ben, a 29-year-old Israeli on his way to New York to re-join his fiancée and start his new life. During the flight he meets a flirtatious, outrageous, and somewhat dysfunctional Emma. Over the course of 24-hour connection in Prague, the two contemplate life, love, and relationships. Starring Israeli musician Danny Niv (Mooki)as Ben, and Naruna De-Macedo Kaplan as Emma.39 Pounds of Love (70 min) 2005-2007
A documentary film which follows Ami Ankilewitz who was diagnosed at childhood with an extremely rare form of SMA/2 that severely limits his physical growth and movement. Ami was given 6 years to live and outlived the doctor's predictions to the age of 34. The film won multiple awards including the Ophir award in 2005.Dolphin Boy (2011)
Directed along with Yonathan Nir, this documentary film tells the story of Morad, a teenage boy from an Arab village in the north of Israel, who have suffered a violent attack, which led him to a trauma. Morad stopped having contact with the outside world, and just before hospitalization in a mental institute, was taken by his father to be treated with Dolphins in Eilat. The film follows Morad's therapy over the course of four years.Television career
- "A Day in a life of Israeli President Shimon PeresShimon PeresGCMG is the ninth President of the State of Israel. Peres served twice as the eighth Prime Minister of Israel and once as Interim Prime Minister, and has been a member of 12 cabinets in a political career spanning over 66 years...
" Israeli Channel 2 (2010) - "Uvda im Ilana DayanIlana DayanIlana Dayan-Orbach is an Israeli investigative journalist, anchorwoman, and attorney. She is best known as host of the investigative television program Uvda on the Israeli Channel 2.-Biography:...
" 1998-2004. Notable projects: "Ha Shoer Yehuda Boaron" (1999), "Tachanot haSamim be Ramle-Lod" (2000), "Michael Jordan haYehudi" (2001) - "Yoman Masa" (2001) - mini series, 2nd Israeli channel
- Series for the National Geographic channel(2001)
- "Dome le Aruasti" (1998)
Filmography (As director)
- Je Taime I Love You Terminal (2011)
- Dolphin (2011)
- 39 Pounds of Love39 Pounds of Love39 Pounds of Love is a film written and directed by Dani Menkin, with co-writer, Ilan Heitner. It stars Ami Ankilewitz, a 34 year-old Israeli 3D animator who lived with Spinal Muscular Atrophy . The documentary centers on his journey across the United States by motorhome to find the doctor who told...
(2007)
Awards
- 39 Pounds of Love - Winner of the The Israeli Academy Awards “Ophir Awards”; Winner of The Palm Beach International Film festival; Winner of The Tallgrass Film FestivalTallgrass Film FestivalThe Tallgrass Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Wichita, Kansas. It was founded in 2003 by Timothy Gruver, and is operated by the non-profit organization Tallgrass Film Association.It is a four-day independent film festival, open to the public, and screens roughly 120 features and...
; Winner of The Tahoe/Reno International film festival; Winner of The Tssalonicki International film festival; Winner of The Boston Jewish Film Festival; Winner of The Atlanta Jewish Film Festivals; Winner of The Israeli film Festival in New York; Winner of The California Governor Awards.
- Je Taime I Love You Terminal - Winner of The Haifa International Film FestivalHaifa International Film FestivalThe Haifa International Film Festival is an annual film festival that takes place every fall, during the week-long holiday of Sukkot, in Haifa, Israel. The festival was inaugurated in 1983, and was the first of its kind in Israel...
, Distribution Awards; Winner of The Bronze Palm Award at the 2011 Mexico International Film Festival.
- Dolphin Boy - Winner First Prize in Antibes Underwater Film Festival; Winner of The Special Jury Mention Awards at the Woodstock International Film Festival; Winner of The Special Jury Mention Awards at the Jerusalem International Film Festival.
External links
- Dani Menkin at the Internet Movie Database
- Je Taime I Love You Terminal - Official website
- 39 Pound of Love - Official website
- Dolphin Boy - Official website
- Interview with Dani Menkin on 39 Pounds of Love - YouTube
- Interview with Dani Menkin and Judith Manassen Ramon at the Woodstock Film Festival 2011, on Dolphin Boy - YouTube