Jonathan Tammuz is a British-Canadian film director, best known for directing the short film The Childeater and the feature film Rupert's Land. The Childeater was a shortlisted Academy Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 62nd Academy Awards,[1] and Rupert's Land was a Genie Award nominee for Best Picture at the 19th Genie Awards, with Tammuz also nominated for Best Director.[2]

The son of Israeli writer Benjamin Tammuz, he grew up in England where his father was a cultural attaché at the Israeli embassy and a writer in residence at Oxford University. He met and married Lib Stephen, a Canadian, when they were both studying at England's National Film and Television School; Stephen was the screenwriter for both The Childeater and Tammuz's film Cordoba.[1] Tammuz subsequently directed a 1997 film adaptation of his father's novel Minotaur before making Rupert's Land.[3]

Tammuz and Stephen currently reside in Vancouver, British Columbia, where they are partners in a production firm; Tammuz is also a film instructor at Langara College and Stephen also works as an illustrator.

Filmography

Short film

Year Title Director Producer
1990 The Child Eater Yes No
1998 House Arrest No Yes
1999 All American Hero No Yes
2000 Abe's Manhood No Yes
2012 A Mother's Love No Yes
2015 50/50 Yes No
2019 Heard from Above Yes Yes
2023 Bet Your Bottom Dollar No Yes
2024 Whispers of Freedom No Yes

Feature film

Year Title Director Producer
1989 Streets of Yesterday No Yes
1997 Minotaur Yes No
1998 Rupert's Land Yes No
2019 Red Snow No Yes

Television

Year Title Note
2003 Street Time Episode "Brothers"

Accolades

Year Body Award Nominated work Result Ref
1989 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Live Action Short Film (62nd Academy Awards) The Child Eater Nominated [4]
Chicago International Film Festival Golden Hugo Award Nominated [5]
1999 Genie Awards Best Achievement in Direction Rupert's Land Nominated [6]
Leo Awards Best Direction in a Feature Length Drama Nominated [7]
2012 Lucerne International Film Festival Production of Short Film A Mother's Love Nominated
2019 Edmonton International Film Festival Canadian Feature Award Red Snow Won [8]
2023 Sweden Film Awards Best Producer Bet Your Bottom Dollar Won [9]
Tatras International Film Festival Best Short Film Nominated [10]
Movie Play International Film Festival Nominated [11]
EdiPlay International Film Festival Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 "Eyes for Oscar". Vancouver Sun, March 9, 1990.
  2. ↑ "Genies genuflect for Red Violin". Montreal Gazette, December 8, 1998.
  3. ↑ Peter Cowie, The Variety Insider. Penguin Group, 1999. ISBN 9780399525247. p. 186.
  4. ↑ "The 62nd Academy Awards". oscars.org. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Chicago International Film Festival 1989 Awards". imdb.com. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Genie Awards 1999". mubi.com. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Leo Awards". leoawards.com. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Edmonton International Film Festival 2019". mubi.com. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Winners Sweden Film Awards". swedenfilmawards.se. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Winners Tatras International Film Festival". hightatrasfilm.com. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Results: October, 2023". movieplayiff.com. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
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