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{{Short description|Israeli film director}}
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'''Ari Folman''' ({{langx|he|ארי פולמן}}; born December 17, 1962) is an Israeli [[film director]], [[screenwriter]], [[animator]], and [[film score|film-score]] composer. He directed the Oscar-nominated animated [[documentary film]] ''[[Waltz with Bashir]]'' (2008)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pRF9T3D6Bo|title="Departures" Wins Foreign Language Film: 2009 Oscars|date=21 February 2014 |accessdate=November 16, 2023|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> and the live-action/animated film ''[[The Congress (2013 film)|The Congress]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hartl|first1=John|title='The Congress': gripping live action, unfocused animation|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/lsquothe-congressrsquo-gripping-live-action-unfocused-animation/|website=Seattle Times|date=28 August 2014 |access-date=29 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Keeley|first1=Johnathan|title=Ari Folman's 'The Congress' Gets A Trailer|url=http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2014/05/28/ari-folmans-the-congress-gets-a-trailer/|website=The Hollywood News|date=28 May 2014 |access-date=29 March 2015}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kilday|first1=Gregg|title=Film Academy Invites a Record 683 New Members: 46 Percent Female and 41 Percent People of Color|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-academy-unveils-new-members-907361/|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=29 June 2016 |access-date=2 February 2024}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
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Ari Folman was born in [[Haifa]] in 1962. His parents were [[History of the Jews in Poland |Polish-Jewish]] [[Holocaust survivors]].

==Career==
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Folman served in the [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] during the [[1982 Lebanon war]], and was in the area of the [[Sabra and Shatila massacre]]. 

In 2006, Folman was head writer of the [[Hot 3]] famous [[drama]] [[Television program|series]] ''[[BeTipul]]''. 
Ari Folman's memories of the aftermath of the 1982 [[Sabra and Shatila massacre]], which took place when he was a 19-year-old soldier, served as the basis for his movie ''[[Waltz with Bashir]]''. The film follows his attempt to regain his memories of the war through therapy, as well as conversations with old friends and other Israelis who were present in Beirut around the time of the massacre.<ref name=Journey /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bloom|first=Nate|title=Jewish Stars |publisher=[[Cleveland Jewish News]]|date=January 9, 2009|url=https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/archives/jewish-stars/article_704906f5-e3a9-55c6-b87f-f7594e884ac8.html}}</ref>

In 2018, Folman adapted Holocaust victim [[Anne Frank]]'s [[The Diary of a Young Girl|diary]] into a graphic novel illustrated by [[David Polonsky]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Frank|first1=Anne|last2=Folman|first2=Ari|date=October 2, 2018|title=''Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation''|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0776KJL5L|publisher=[[Pantheon Books|Pantheon]]}}</ref>

In 2021, Folman directed ''[[Where Is Anne Frank]]'', an animated drama film based on Frank's life, with the animation styled after Polonsky's illustrations for Folman's 2018 graphic novel adaptation of ''The Diary of a Young Girl''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Roxborough|first1=Scott|title=Ari Folman to Write, Direct Animated 'Anne Frank' Film|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ari-folman-write-direct-animated-665256|website=Hollywood Reporter|date=12 December 2013 |access-date=29 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Tartaglione|first1=Nancy|title=Ari Folman To Helm Animated Film Based On Life & Diary Of Anne Frank|url=https://deadline.com/2013/12/ari-folman-to-helm-animated-film-based-on-life-diary-of-anne-frank-651098/|website=Deadline|date=12 December 2013 |access-date=29 March 2015}}</ref><ref name="animationmagazine"/>

Folman's wife, Anat Asulin, is also a film director. They live in [[Tel Aviv]].<ref name=Journey>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/19/arts/19iht-ari.1.13005821.html |title=Ari Folman's journey into a heart of darkness |first=Joan |last=Dupont |work=The New York Times |date=19 May 2008 |access-date=2010-05-06 }}</ref>

==Personal life ==
Folman's wife, Anat Asulin, is also a film director. As of 2008, they lived in [[Tel Aviv]].<ref name=Journey>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/19/arts/19iht-ari.1.13005821.html |title=Ari Folman's journey into a heart of darkness |first=Joan |last=Dupont |work=The New York Times |date=19 May 2008 |access-date=2010-05-06 }}</ref>

==Awards and recognition==
* [[Ophir Award]] - Best Director - ''Saint Clara'' (1996)
* [[Karlovy Vary International Film Festival]] - Special Prize of the Jury - ''Saint Clara'' (1996)
* Award of the Israeli Television Academy - Best Script for a Drama Series (along with 5 other writers) - ''[[Betipul]]'' (2006)
* Recipient of the Lynn and Jules Kroll Fund for Jewish Documentary Film<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jewishculture.org/?pid=film|title=Foundation for Jewish Culture|date=December 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218151310/http://www.jewishculture.org/?pid=film |accessdate=November 16, 2023|archive-date=2008-12-18 }}</ref> - ''Waltz with Bashir'' (2007)
* Ophir Award - Best Director - ''Waltz with Bashir'' (2008)
* Ophir Award - Best Screenplay - ''Waltz with Bashir'' (2008)
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film]] - ''Waltz with Bashir'' (2008)<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.documentary.org/content/waltz-bashir-makes-golden-globe-history | title='Waltz with Bashir' Makes Golden Globe History | newspaper=International Documentary Association | date=12 January 2009 |publisher=documentary.org |access-date=10 February 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/best-motion-picture-foreign-language?page=2 |title=Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language{{!}}Page 3{{!}}Golden Globes |access-date=2020-04-26 |archive-date=2019-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113174735/https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/best-motion-picture-foreign-language%3Fpage%3D2 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Directors Guild of America Awards]] - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary - ''Waltz with Bashir'' (2008)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/740566/waltz-with-bashir|title=Waltz with Bashir|website=www.tcm.com|accessdate=November 16, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Writers Guild of America Awards]] - [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay|Best Documentary Screenplay]] - ''Waltz with Bashir'' (2008)
* [[Animafest Zagreb]] - Grand Prix for feature film - ''Waltz with Bashir'' (2009)
* [[Tokyo Anime Award Festival]] - Animation of the Year Featured Film Category - ''The Congress'' (2014)

==Filmography==
* ''Sha'anan Si'' (1991, short documentary, with [[Ori Sivan]])
* ''[[Saint Clara (film)|Saint Clara]]'' (1996, with Ori Sivan)
* ''[[Made in Israel]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Waltz with Bashir]]'' (2008)
* ''[[The Congress (2013 film)|The Congress]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Where Is Anne Frank]]'' (2021)<ref name="animationmagazine">{{cite web|last1= Zahed|first1=Ramin|title=Production Begins on Ari Folman's Anne Frank Movie|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/production-begins-on-ari-folmans-anne-frank-movie/|website=Animation Magazine|date=13 June 2018 |access-date=13 June 2018}}</ref>
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