Avi Nesher is a renowned Israeli film director, writer, and producer who has played a significant role in the rise of Israeli cinema to prominence over the past decade. During this period, four Israeli movies were nominated for the Best Foreign Picture award, with Nesher being honored multiple times as one of Israel's greatest filmmakers of all time.
In 2018, Nesher won the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Israeli Ministry of Culture and Sports, and released the film "The Other Story", which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and became the most viewed Israeli film of 2018. The film earned Nesher the Best Director Award from the Israeli Film Critic Association.
Nesher's other notable works include the post-war family drama "Past Life", which was an official selection at the Toronto International Film Festival and received excellent reviews, as well as the highly praised "The Wonders", which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was hailed as the best Israeli movie of the year.
He has received numerous awards and accolades throughout his career, including the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival, the Cinematic Excellence Award at the Haifa Film Festival, and a star on the Avenue of the Stars. Nesher has also received the prestigious Landau Award for Excellence in the Arts and has been nominated for several Israeli Academy Awards.
Nesher's earlier credits include the controversial film "The Troupe", which ridiculed the Israeli Defense Forces and became an Israeli cult classic, as well as the films "Rage and Glory", "Timebomb", and "Doppelganger", which were all well-received by international critics.
In 2005, Nesher directed the experimental political documentary "Oriental", which won the Spirit of Freedom Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival. His surreal deconstruction of Israel's immigration mythology, "Turn Left at the End of the World", became Israel's biggest box office success and one of the best-reviewed films of the era.
Nesher's American success allowed him to produce, write, and direct the independent feature "The Taxman", which opened to extraordinary reviews and earned praise from critics such as The New York Times and NBC's Jeffrey Lyons.
