Oren Moverman

American film producer

Oren Moverman

אורן מוברמן

Oren Moverman at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival in 2019

Born|  (1966-07-04) July 4, 1966 (age 58)

Jaffa, Israel

Nationality| Israeli, American[1]
Occupations|

* Screenwriter
* film director
* film producer

Oren Moverman (Hebrew: אורן מוברמן; born July 4, 1966) is an Israeli American, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter,[2] film director, and Emmy Award-winning film producer.[3] He has directed the films The Messenger, Rampart, Time Out of Mind, and The Dinner. He also directed the Paramount+ documentary series "Willie Nelson & Family" with Thom Zimny.

## Biography

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Oren Moverman was born on July 4, 1966[4] in Jaffa (Yafo), Israel.[5] He is an Ashkenazi Jew of Polish origin.[5] He grew up in Givatayim.[6] From age 13 to 17, he first lived in the United States.[5] After serving in the Israel Defense Forces, he moved to the United States.[5] He graduated from Brooklyn College in 1992.[7]

Moverman started his career as a screenwriter.[8] He wrote screenplays for films such as Jesus' Son, Face, the experimental Bob Dylan biographical film I'm Not There, and Ira Sachs' Married Life,[9] as well as the Brian Wilson biopic Love & Mercy[8] and the Arabic-language hip-hop film Junction 48.[10]

In 2009, Moverman made his directorial feature film debut with The Messenger, starring Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson.[11] The film had its world premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.[12]

Co-written with Alessandro Camon The Messenger [13] won the Silver Bear for best screenplay and the Peace Film Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, as well as the Grand Prize and the International Critics Prize at the Deauville Film Festival. It was nominated in the Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor categories by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

In 2011, Moverman collaborated with Harrelson again in his second directorial film Rampart.[14] The film had its world premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.[15]

In 2014, he directed Time Out of Mind, starring Richard Gere.[16] The film had its world premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival where it won the Fipresci Prize, an award given by the International Federation of Film Critics.[17]

In 2017, he directed The Dinner, starring Gere, Steve Coogan, Laura Linney, and Rebecca Hall.[18] The film had its world premiere at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]

Moverman also directed the Willie Nelson documentary series Willie Nelson & Family.[19] The five-part show premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. The four-part version, Executive Produced by Taylor Sheridan, premiered in December 2023 [20] and was nominated for the 2024 Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary Emmy.[21]

## Filmography

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### Feature films

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Year  | Title  | Director  | Writer  | Producer

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1999  | Jesus' Son | No  | Yes  | No
2002  | Face | No  | Yes  | No
2007  | I'm Not There | No  | Yes  | No
2007  | Married Life | No  | Yes  | No
2009  | The Messenger | Yes  | Yes  | No
2011  | Rampart | Yes  | Yes  | No
2014  | Time Out of Mind | Yes  | Yes  | No
2014  | The Quiet Ones | No  | Yes  | No
2014  | She's Lost Control | No  | No  | Yes
2014  | Love & Mercy | No  | Yes  | Yes
2016  | Junction 48 | No  | Yes  | Yes
2016  | Norman | No  | No  | Yes
2016  | The Ticket | No  | No  | Yes
2017  | Verónica | No  | No  | Yes
2017  | The Dinner | Yes  | Yes  | No
2018  | Monsters and Men | No  | No  | Yes
2018  | Diane | No  | No  | Yes
2018  | Puzzle | No  | Yes  | No
2018  | Skin | No  | No  | Yes
2018  | The Tale | No  | No  | Yes
2018  | Wildlife | No  | No  | Yes
2019  | Bad Education | No  | No  | Yes
2019  | Human Capital | No  | Yes  | Yes
2020  | Bad Hair | No  | No  | Yes
2021  | Passing | No  | No  | Yes
2021  | Why is We Americans? | No  | No  | Yes
2022  | The Listener | No  | No  | Yes
2022  | June Zero | No  | No  | Yes
2023  | A Thousand and One | No  | No  | Yes
2023  | Willie Nelson & Family | Yes  | No  | Yes
2024  | The American Society of Magical Negroes | No  | No  | Yes
2024  | Longing | No  | No  | Yes
2024  | Wisdom of Happiness | No  | No  | Yes
2025  | Köln 75 | No  | No  | Yes

## References

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1. ^ Travers, Peter (September 9, 2015). "Time Out of Mind". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 6, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
2. ^ a b Roxborough, Scott (February 9, 2017). "Berlin: Oren Moverman Talks 'The Dinner' and Making Films in the Trump Era (Q&A)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
3. ^ Hipes, Patrick (September 19, 2020). "Creative Arts Emmys: 'The Last Dance', Dave Chappelle, 'SNL' & RuPaul Lead Night 5; 'Mandalorian', 'Watchmen' Tie For Most Awards Overall: Complete List". Deadline Hollywood.
4. ^ "Oren Moverman". AllMovie. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
5. ^ a b c d Applebaum, Stephen (December 12, 2017). "Interview: Oren Moverman, director of The Dinner". The Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
6. ^ Bennett, Bruce (October 10, 2007). "From the IDF to the NYFF". The New York Sun. Archived from the original on August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
7. ^ "Oren Moverman, 92". Brooklyn College. Archived from the original on August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
8. ^ a b Gleiberman, Owen (July 29, 2020). "Director Oren Moverman on the Future of Movies: 'Independent Cinema, as We Know It, Is Over'". Variety. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
9. ^ Kramer, Gary (February 7, 2012). "Interview: Oren Moverman on Rampart, Woody Harrelson, and More". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
10. ^ "Junction 48". Berlinale. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
11. ^ Guerrasio, Jason (February 18, 2020). "A Knock on the Door: Oren Moverman's The Messenger | By Ira Sachs". Filmmaker. Archived from the original on October 26, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
12. ^ Knegt, Peter (July 13, 2009). "Oscilloscope Has "The Messenger"". IndieWire. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
13. ^ "The Messenger (2009/I)". Imdb.com. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
14. ^ Buckwalter, Ian (November 24, 2011). "At The 'Rampart,' A Centurion's Self-Destruction". NPR. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
15. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (September 23, 2011). "Toronto: Woody Harrelson Enters Oscar Race With Millennium's $2 Million Deal For Cop Corruption Drama 'Rampart'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
16. ^ Lee, Ashley (September 25, 2014). "Richard Gere Was "Radiating Failure" While Begging for Money in 'Time Out of Mind'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 8, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
17. ^ Jagernauth, Kevin (September 4, 2014). "TIFF Interview: Oren Moverman Talks Homelessness, Compassion And Making 'Time Out Of Mind' Starring Richard Gere". IndieWire. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
18. ^ Risker, Paul (December 8, 2017). "Writer-director Oren Moverman Discusses 'The Dinner' and Transforming Literature to Film". PopMatters. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
19. ^ Hilton Dresden, "Willie Nelson Is “Very Open to a Biopic,” Documentary Directors Say". The Hollywood Reporter, January 23, 2023.
20. ^ Etan Vlessing, "Willie Nelson Docuseries Gets Pre-Christmas Bow on Paramount+ (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter, December 14, 2023.
21. ^ Michael Schneider, "CNN, Nat Geo, PBS Lead News and Doc Emmy 2024 Nomination Tally". Variety, July 24, 2024.

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Films by Oren Moverman

Written and directed|

* The Messenger (2009)
* Rampart (2011)
* Time Out of Mind (2014)
* The Dinner (2017)

Written only|

* Jesus's Son (1999)
* Face (2002)
* I'm Not There (2007)
* Married Life (2007)
* The Quiet Ones (2014)
* Love & Mercy (2014)
* Junction 48 (2016)
* Puzzle (2018)
* Human Capital (2019)

Awards for Oren Moverman

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National Board of Review Award for Best Directorial Debut

* Kasi Lemmons (1997)
* No award (1998)
* Kimberly Peirce (1999)
* No award (2000)
* John Cameron Mitchell (2001)
* Rob Marshall (2002)
* Vadim Perelman (2003)
* Zach Braff (2004)
* Julian Fellowes (2005)
* Jason Reitman (2006)
* Ben Affleck (2007)
* Courtney Hunt (2008)
* Duncan Jones / Oren Moverman / Marc Webb (2009)
* Tim Hetherington & Sebastian Junger (2010)
* J. C. Chandor (2011)
* Benh Zeitlin (2012)
* Ryan Coogler (2013)
* Gillian Robespierre (2014)
* Jonas Carpignano (2015)
* Trey Edward Shults (2016)
* Jordan Peele (2017)
* Bo Burnham (2018)
* Melina Matsoukas (2019)
* Channing Godfrey Peoples (2020)
* Michael Sarnoski (2021)
* Charlotte Wells (2022)
* Celine Song (2023)
* India Donaldson (2024)

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San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Original Screenplay

* Rian Johnson (2006)
* Tamara Jenkins (2007)
* Dustin Lance Black (2008)
* Quentin Tarantino (2009)
* David Seidler (2010)
* J. C. Chandor (2011)
* Mark Boal (2012)
* Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell (2013)
* Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. and Armando Bo (2014)
* Michael Alan Lerner and Oren Moverman (2015)
* Barry Jenkins / Kenneth Lonergan (2016)
* Jordan Peele (2017)
* Paul Schrader (2018)
* Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won (2019)
* Lee Isaac Chung (2020)
* Mike Mills (2021)
* Todd Field (2022)
* Celine Song (2023)
* Sean Baker (2024)

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Silver Bear for Best Screenplay

2008–present|

* Wang Xiaoshuai (2008)
* Oren Moverman and Alessandro Camon (2009)
* Wang Quan'an and Jin Na (2010)
* Joshua Marston and Andamion Murataj (2011)
* Nikolaj Arcel and Rasmus Heisterberg (2012)
* Jafar Panahi (2013)
* Dietrich Brüggemann and Anna Brüggemann (2014)
* Patricio Guzmán (2015)
* Tomasz Wasilewski (2016)
* Sebastián Lelio and Gonzalo Maza (2017)
* Manuel Alcalá and Alonso Ruizpalacios (2018)
* Maurizio Braucci, Claudio Giovannesi, and Roberto Saviano (2019)
* Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo (2020)
* Hong Sang-soo (2021)
* Laila Stieler (2022)
* Angela Schanelec (2023)
* Matthias Glasner (2024)
* Radu Jude (2025)

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