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,"Eyes for Oscar". Vancouver Sun, March 9, 1990. and Rupert's Land was a Genie Award nominee for Best Picture at the 19th Genie Awards, with Tammuz also nominated for Best Director."Genies genuflect for Red Violin". Montreal Gazette, December 8, 1998.
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. Tammuz subsequently directed a 1997 film adaptation of his father's novel Minotaur before making Rupert's Land.Peter Cowie, The Variety Insider. Penguin Group, 1999. . p. 186.
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 YearTitleDirectorProducer1990The Child Eater1998House Arrest1999All American Hero2000Abe's Manhood2012A Mother's Love201550/502019Heard from Above 2023Bet Your Bottom Dollar 2025Whispers of Freedom TBCI'll Get By
Feature film Year Title Director Producer 1989Streets of Yesterday 1997 Minotaur 1998Rupert's Land 2019Red Snow
Television YearTitleNote2003Street TimeEpisode "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 Chicago International Film Festival Golden Hugo Award 1999 Genie Awards Best Achievement in DirectionRupert's Land Leo Awards Best Direction in a Feature Length Drama 2012 Lucerne International Film Festival Production of Short Film A Mother's Love 2019 Edmonton International Film Festival Canadian Feature Award Red Snow 2023 Sweden Film Awards Best Producer Bet Your Bottom Dollar Tatras International Film Festival Best Short Film Movie Play International Film Festival EdiPlay International Film Festival
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