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Michel Khleifi

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Directed movies: 9Directed series: 0All crew credits: 9

TMDB ID: 544960

IMDb ID: nm0451674

Known for: Directing

Born: November 3, 1950

Age: 75

Place of birth: Nazareth, Israel

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1981 - 2016

Years active: 36

Wikidata: Q2917365

Also known as

ميشيل خليفي • מישל ח'לייפי‎‎

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Biography

Michel Khleifi (Arabic: ميشيل خليفي‎}, born in 1950 in Nazareth, is a Palestinian film writer, director and producer, presently based in Belgium. Khleifi emigrated to Belgium in 1970, where he studied television and theatre directing at the Institut National Supérieur des Arts du Spectacle (INSAS). After graduating from INSAS, he worked in Belgium television before turning to making his own films. He has directed and produced several documentary and feature films. He has received several awards, including the International Critics’ Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, the Golden Shell at San Sebastián International Film Festival and the André Cavens Award in 1987 for his film Wedding in Galilee. Khleifi currently teaches at INSAS

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