Simone Bitton
Encyclopedia
Simone Bitton is a French-Israeli documentary
filmmaker. Her films have been nominated for or won the César Award
, the Marseille Festival of Documentary Film Award
, and the Sundance Film Festival
, Special Jury Prize (for Mur).
as a child in 1966, she later served in the IDF
. She describes herself as an "Arab Jew". After settling in France
, where she now mainly lives she graduated from the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques
in 1981.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
filmmaker. Her films have been nominated for or won the César Award
César Award
The César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma....
, the Marseille Festival of Documentary Film Award
Marseille Festival of Documentary Film
Marseille International Festival of Documentary Film is a documentary film festival held yearly since 1989 in Marseille, France. The festival awards grand prizes in international and national categories...
, and the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
, Special Jury Prize (for Mur).
Personal life
Bitton was born the daughter of a Jewish jeweller in Morocco. She emigrated with her family to IsraelIsrael
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
as a child in 1966, she later served in the IDF
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
. She describes herself as an "Arab Jew". After settling in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, where she now mainly lives she graduated from the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques
Institut des hautes études cinématographiques
L'Institut des hautes études cinématographiques is a French film school, founded during World War II under the leadership of Marcel L'Herbier who was its president from 1944 to 1969. IDHEC offered training for directors and producers, cameramen, sound technicians, editors, art directors and...
in 1981.
Filmography
- 1981 : Solange Giraud, née Tache
- 1997 : Palestine/israel, histoire d’une terre
- 1998 : Ben Barka, l’équation marocaine
- 1998 : Mahmoud Darwich
- 2000 : L'Attentat
- 2001 : Citizen Bishara
- 2004 : Mur
- 2009 : Rachel