Jonathan Tammuz Explained

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. 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

Short film

YearTitleDirectorProducer
1990The Child Eater
1998House Arrest
1999All American Hero
2000Abe's Manhood
2012A Mother's Love
201550/50
2019Heard from Above
2023Bet Your Bottom Dollar
2025Whispers of Freedom

Feature film

YearTitleDirectorProducer
1989Streets of Yesterday
1997Minotaur
1998Rupert's Land
2019Red Snow

Television

Accolades

YearBodyAwardNominated workResultRef
1989Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesBest Live Action Short Film (62nd Academy Awards)The Child Eater[4]
Chicago International Film FestivalGolden Hugo Award[5]
1999Genie AwardsBest Achievement in DirectionRupert's Land[6]
Leo AwardsBest Direction in a Feature Length Drama[7]
2012Lucerne International Film FestivalProduction of Short FilmA Mother's Love
2019Edmonton International Film FestivalCanadian Feature AwardRed Snow[8]
2023Sweden Film AwardsBest ProducerBet Your Bottom Dollar[9]
Tatras International Film FestivalBest Short Film[10]
Movie Play International Film Festival[11]
EdiPlay International Film Festival

Notes and References

  1. "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. . p. 186.
  4. Web site: The 62nd Academy Awards. oscars.org. November 23, 2023.
  5. Web site: Chicago International Film Festival 1989 Awards. imdb.com. November 23, 2023.
  6. Web site: Genie Awards 1999. mubi.com. November 23, 2023.
  7. Web site: Leo Awards. leoawards.com. November 23, 2023.
  8. Web site: Edmonton International Film Festival 2019. mubi.com. November 23, 2023.
  9. Web site: Winners Sweden Film Awards. swedenfilmawards.se. November 23, 2023.
  10. Web site: Winners Tatras International Film Festival. hightatrasfilm.com. November 23, 2023.
  11. Web site: Results: October, 2023. movieplayiff.com. November 23, 2023.