Biography
Michel Khleifi (Arabic: ميشيل خليفي}, born in 1950 in Nazareth, is a Palestinian film writer, director and producer, presently based in Belgium. Khleifi emigrated to Belgium in 1970, where he studied television and theatre directing at the Institut National Supérieur des Arts du Spectacle (INSAS). After graduating from INSAS, he worked in Belgium television before turning to making his own films. He has directed and produced several documentary and feature films. He has received several awards, including the International Critics’ Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, the Golden Shell at San Sebastián International Film Festival and the André Cavens Award in 1987 for his film Wedding in Galilee. Khleifi currently teaches at INSAS
Directed 9
2000s
- 2009
Zindeeq
Director
- 2004
Route 181: Fragments of a Journey in Palestine-Israel
Director
1990s
- 1995
Tale of the Three Jewels
Director
Forbidden Marriages in the Holy Land
Director
- 1993
L'ordre du jour
Director
- 1990
Canticle of Stones
Director
1980s
- 1987
Wedding in Galilee
Director
- 1984
Ma'loul Celebrates Its Destruction
Director
- 1981
Fertile Memory
Director
Wrote 4
1990s
- 1995
Tale of the Three Jewels
Writer
- 1990
Canticle of Stones
Writer
1980s
- 1987
Wedding in Galilee
Screenplay
- 1981
Fertile Memory
Writer
Produced 3
2000s
- 2004
Route 181: Fragments of a Journey in Palestine-Israel
Producer
1990s
- 1995
Tale of the Three Jewels
Producer
1980s
- 1987
Wedding in Galilee
Producer
Acted in 1
2010s
- 2016
Une vie contre l'oubli
Movie
Edited 1
2000s
- 2004
Route 181: Fragments of a Journey in Palestine-Israel
Editor
Appearances3
2000s
- 2004
Route 181: Fragments of a Journey in Palestine-Israel
Himself
1980s
- 1987
Trio
Self
