Amit Breuer (Hebrew: עמית ברויאר) is a Canadian-Israeli documentary filmmaker and producer.[1][2] She is the founder of Amythos Media, formerly known as Amythos Films.[3]
Amit Breuer | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Education | Tel-Aviv University, 1983 Beit Tzvi Institute of Cinema |
| Occupation(s) | Documentary filmmaker Producer |
| Known for | Founder of Amythos Media |
Early life
editAmit Breuer was born in Israel and received her Bachelor of Arts in general history of art from the Tel-Aviv University in 1983.[3][4] Following her graduation, Breuer studied cinematography at Beit Zvi Institute of Cinema, Ramat Gan.[4]
Career
editBreuer founded Amythos Films, an Israeli independent documentary production company, in 1993.[3] In 2004, she moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada and brought her company with her.[3] The company was later renamed Amythos Media. Amythos Media has produced award-winning documentaries including Testimonies, St. Jean, On the Edge of Peace, The Guantanamo Trap, Sentenced to Marriage, Junction, Checkpoint, and Purity.[5]
In 2006, Breuer cofounded the Voices Forward Festival with Stacey Donen, which they aimed to build a bridge between Israeli and Palestinian communities.[6] The festival featured movies, art exhibits, music performances, lectures and plays.[7] Amit served as the artistic director until 2009.[8]
In 2006, Amit Breuer co-founded the DocAgora Association, an organization that hosts events and forums on the documentary film industry at festivals and markets worldwide.[9] She also served as the association's president until 2009.
Breuer produced Planet Sin, a series of short films centered around the seven deadly sins in 2011.[10][11] The shorts were screened at Shorts Under the Stars in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[10] Later that year, she co-produced Love Letters to the Future, a transmedia project designed to send messages about climate change to future generations.[3]
Selected projects
editProduction filmography
edit- Exile: A Myth Unearthed (2012)[12][13]
- The Guantanamo Trap (2011)[2][14][15]
- Kurt Masur: Adventures in Listening (2008)[12]
- Le Blues de l'Orient/Between Two Notes (2006)[1]
- Mekudeshet/Sentenced to Marriage (2004)[1][16][17]
- The Junction (Video Documentary) (2003)[12]
- Checkpoint (2003)[1][2]
- Tehora/Purity: Breaking the Codes of Silence (2002)[2]
- Human Weapon (2002)[18][19]
- Sumud (2001)
- The Specialist (1999)[1][4]
- King David Hotel, Jerusalem (1998)
- Baba Luba (1996)
- All Hell Broke Loose (1995)
- Mendelssohn Returns to Leipzig (1994)[4][20][21]
- On the Edge of Peace (1994)[5]
- Itgabar/He Will Overcome (1993)[4]
- St. Jean (Documentary) (1993)[22]
- Testimonies (1993)[4]
- The Unpromised Land (1992)[4]
Direction filmography
editTelevision and transmedia
editAwards
editIn 1993, St. Jean won Best Documentary for the Wolgin Award for Israeli Cinema, Jerusalem film Festival and the Israel Academy Awards.[5][22] Human Weapon was featured in the Middle East Studies Association FilmFest and won Special Commendation from Prix Europa in 2002.[18]
In 2003, Checkpoint won many awards including Best International Documentary at the Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival; best feature-length documentary at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam; the Golden Gate Award for Documentary Feature at the San Francisco International Film Festival; and the Docupolis Award for Best Documentary in Barcelona Docupolis.[24][25] Later that year, Purity won the Fipa d'Or Award for Creative Documentary; the International Documentary Film Festival's Special Documentary Award; the Jerusalem Internal Film Festival's Mayor Award for Best Documentary Film; the SCAM Prize's Discovery of the Year; and both the Citizens Prize and Special Prize from the Yamagata International Documentary Film.[26]
Love Letters to the Future won two Webby Awards for the Green Category and the People's Choice Award in 2010. It also won a Gemini award for Best Non-fiction Series Online.[2][27] In 2011, The Guantanamo Trap won the Best Canadian Documentary Award from the National Film Board of Canada and the Special Jury Prize at Hot Docs Film Festival.[14]
Other ventures
editIn 2001, Breuer served as a member of the jury to select award winners for the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.[28]
She also served as a moderator in 2012 and a presenter in 2013 at South By Southwest, an annual film, interactive media and music festival in Austin, Texas.[29][30] She has also served as a juror for the CPH DOX Copenhagen Amnesty Award.[29]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Amit Breuer Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Participants". Euromed Audiovisual. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "Transmedia Storytelling around the world: Amit Breuer". TMSB. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Amit Breuer - Biography". San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ a b c "On the Edge of Peace". Icarus Films. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Voices Forward Film Festival". Israel Film Festival. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Festival spurs dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians". The Star. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "See Oscar-nominated Palestinian film March 2". York University. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "New DocAgora Considers Distribution and Digital Media at 1st Event". IndieWire. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Seven Sins: Lust (2011)". Bravo Fact. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Bravo Turns Into 'Sin Central'". GAT. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Amit Breuer". IMDb. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Exile - A Myth Unearthed". National Film Board. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Guantanamo Trap". Retrieved 18 February 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Seven filmmakers exhibit their version of the Seven Deadly Sins in new series". Criticize This. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Sentenced to Marriage". International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Sentenced to Marriage - Cast and Crew". Fandango. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Human Weapon". Tamouz Media. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Human Weapon". TV Guide. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Mendelssohn Returns to Leipzig". First Post. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ Mendelssohn returns to Leipzig. WorldCat. OCLC 780089194. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ a b "St. Jean". International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Roberto Minczuk". Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Checkpoint: Everyday Life in Israel". Underground Documentaries. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Checkpoint (2003)". National Film Network. Archived from the original on 2014-02-24. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Purity (2003)". MovieFone. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "2010 Webby Winners Announced: Letters to the Future, District 9, and True Blood Take Home Honors". ARGNet. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Award Winners and Juries 1988-2013". International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ a b "When Filmmakers Meet Interactive Teams". SXSW. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "New Storytelling with Canadian Broadcasters". SXSW. Retrieved 18 February 2014.