Jonathan Tammuz

British-Canadian film director

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

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Short film

Year  | Title  | Director  | Producer

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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
2025  | Whispers of Freedom | No  | Yes

Feature film

Year  | Title  | Director | Producer

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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

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2003  | Street Time | Episode "Brothers"

## Accolades

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Year  | Body  | Award  | Nominated work  | Result  | Ref

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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

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1. ^ a b "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. 5 October 2014. 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.

## External links

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* Jonathan Tammuz at IMDb
* Official website

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Israel