Benny Brunner | |
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בני ברונר | |
 Benny Brunner in Lifta during filming of Al-Nakba: The Palestinian Catastrophe 1948 | |
| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) Bârlad, Romania |
| Nationality | Israeli-Dutch |
| Occupation | filmmaker |
| Notable work | Al-Nakba: The Palestinian Catastrophe 1948, The Great Book Robbery |
| Style | documentary film |
| Parent(s) | Clara Brunner (1929-); Morris Brunner (1927-1976) |
Benny Brunner (Hebrew: בני ברונר; born 1954) is an Israeli-Dutch filmmaker, born in Bârlad, Romania and based in Amsterdam since 1986.[1][2][3] He studied film at Tel Aviv University.[3] Since the late 1980s, Brunner has written, directed and produced films about the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict[1] including The Concrete Curtain, It Is No Dream, Al-Nakba and The Great Book Robbery, films about Jewish history like The Seventh Million,[4] and films concerning the modern history of the Middle East.[5] He describes himself as "a veteran leftist"[1] and his political films take the side of the 'other'.[6] Brunner has worked in the Middle East, Europe, South Africa, and the United States.[3] In addition to winning a special commendation by the Prix Europa for A Philosopher for All Seasons in 1991,[7] his films have been screened at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, the Jerusalem Film Festival, the San Diego Jewish Film Festival, and numerous international, human rights and Jewish film festivals.[6]
- ^ a b c Aferet, Ofer (7 Dec 2012). "Preserving or looting Palestinian books in Jerusalem". Haaretz. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
- ^ Aburawa, Arwa (1 Feb 2011). "Palestine's Great Book Robbery". Guernica Magazine. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ^ a b c "The artists". Malmö Konsthall. Archived from the original on 2007-01-20. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ^ "The Seventh Million". San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. Archived from the original on September 14, 2011. Retrieved Jan 28, 2013.
- ^ "Middle East and North Africa". University of California, Berkeley. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved Jan 28, 2013.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
GingerFootwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "PRIX EUROPA 1991 - AWARDS" (PDF). Prix Europa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-08. Retrieved Jan 28, 2013.