Nadav Lapid Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	Ex-Israel Defence Forces Personnel, Actor, Director, and Scriptwriter
Known for	Making controversial remarks on the Bollywood film The Kashmir Files
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 177 cm in meters- 1.77 m in feet & inches- 5’ 10”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 65 kg in pounds- 143 lbs
Eye Colour	Hazel Green
Hair Colour	Bald
Career
Debut (Direction)	Feature Film: Ha-shoter (Policeman) (2011)
Awards	• Gottlieb Award for Best Screenplay for Ha-shoter (Policeman) at the Jerusalem Film Festival (2011) • Best Director’s Award under the International Official Selection category at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema for Ha-shoter (Policeman) (2012) • New Directors Prize at the San Francisco International Film Festival for Ha-shoter (Policeman) (2012) • Award of the Israeli Film Academy for Best Screenplay for Haganenet (The Kindergarten Teacher) (2014) • Golden Train Award under the Best Director category at the Faro Island Film Festival (2014) • Silver Peacock Award for Haganenet (The Kindergarten Teacher) for Best Director at the International Film Festival of India (2014) • Israeli Film Critics Forum Prize for Haganenet (The Kindergarten Teacher) at the Jerusalem Film Festival (2014) • Best Director Award for Haganenet (The Kindergarten Teacher) under the International Competition category at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (2015) • Best Director Award at the Seville European Film Festival for Synonymes (Synonyms) (2019) • Shared the Best Screenplay Award for Synonymes (Synonyms) with his father at the Stockholm Film Festival (2019) • Special Prize Master Award at the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival (2021)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	8 April 1975 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2022)	47 Years
Birthplace	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Zodiac sign	Aries
Nationality	Israeli
Hometown	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
School	Ironi Daled, Tel Aviv
College/University	Tel Aviv University Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, Jerusalem, Israel
Educational Qualification(s)	A degree in Philosophy A degree in French Literature [1]Nadav Lapid – Facebook [2]61e SEMAINE DE LA CRITIQUE CANNES 2022
Religion	Judaism [3]The Print
Ethnicity	Nadav Lapid belongs to the Ashkenazi Jews community, which settled on the banks of the Rhine river in Western Germany and the northern parts of France during the Middle Ages
Controversy	Remarks on The Kashmir Files: Nadav Lapid attracted controversy after he gave a negative remark on the Bollywood film The Kashmir Files on 28 November 2022. Nadav was invited to the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, where he, as a Chief Juror, during a press conference, said that he was deeply disturbed by the film and called it "disturbing and vulgar." While calling the film Schindler's List of India, he said that the film was propaganda, and he was unhappy with the film's inclusion in IFFI. While talking about it at the press conference, Nadav said, "The jury was disturbed and shocked by the 15th film, The Kashmir Files, that felt to us like a propaganda, vulgar movie inappropriate for an artistic competitive section of such a prestigious film festival. I feel comfortable to openly share this feeling with you since the spirit of the festival can truly accept critical discussion which is essential for art and life." After his remark, Naor Gilon, Israel's Ambassador to India, apologized to the Indians and tweeted that Nadav should be ashamed of his statement. He also said that Nadav should have conducted research on the Kashmiri Pandit's exodus from the Kashmir valley before giving the statement. [4]WION [5]The Times of Israel In his tweet, Naor Gilon said, "In Indian culture, they say that a guest is like God. You have abused in the worst way the Indian invitation to chair the panel of judges at IFFI Goa as well as the trust, respect and warm hospitality they have bestowed on you. I’m no film expert but I do know that it is very insensitive and presumptuous to speak about historic events before deeply studying them and which are an open wound in India because many of the involved are still around and still paying a price. My suggestion. As you vocally did in the past, feel free to use the liberty to sound your criticism of what you dislike in Israel but no need to reflect your frustration on other countries. I’m not sure that you have enough factual basis to make such comparisons. I know I don’t." Vivek Agnihotri, the producer and director of The Kashmir Files, challenged anyone, including Nadav, to prove anything shown in the film as false and baseless. [6]The Indian Express During an interview, Vivek said, "They keep calling The Kashmir Files a propaganda film. Are they saying that the genocide of Hindus did not happen? Today, I challenge all intellectuals of the world, all the Urban Naxals of the world — and even this great filmmaker from Israel — if they can prove even one scene, one dialogue in The Kashmir Files is fictional, I will stop making films." Nadav later apologized for his remarks on the film and said that his remarks were not intended to hurt the sentiments of the Indians and the relatives of the people who died during their exodus from Kashmir. [7]Hindustan Times Talking about it, during an interview, he said, "I did not want to insult anyone in any way, and my aim was never to insult the people of India or their relatives, who have suffered so much. I totally totally totally apologize for it, if that is the way they have interpreted my statement as."
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Naama Preis (an Israeli actress)
Parents	Father- Haim Lapid (scriptwriter and director) Mother- Era Lapid (deceased; scriptwriter and director)
Siblings	Brother- Itamar Lapid (filmmaker)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Nadav Lapid

• Nadav Lapid is a retired Israel Defence Forces (IDF) personnel, who is also a filmmaker. On 28 November 2022, he received a lot of backlash as the Chief Juror at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa after he called The Kashmir Files “disturbing and vulgar.” He is also known for his pro-Palestine and anti-Israel stand.

• Nadav served in the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) as a conscript for 32 months after which he left Israel for Paris. He served as a conscript because of a law in Israel that requires all citizens to serve in the military for some time.

• In 1983, Nadav worked in an Israeli documentary titled “Diary 1973-1983.”

• Nadav penned a novel titled Continua Bailando, which was published in 2001.

• In 2003, Nadav not only directed but also wrote the screenplay for Proyect Gvul (Border Project), a documentary film that was nominated for the Cinefondation Award in France in 2004.

• Nadav directed a 2005 short film titled Kvish (Road). He also worked as a scriptwriter for the film. In 2006, at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland, Kvish was nominated for the Golden Pardino – Leopards of Tomorrow Award.

• Nadav wrote the script and directed the 2006 short film titled Ha-Chavera Shell Emile (Emile’s Girlfriend), which was nominated in France for the Cinefondation Award in 2006.
  

  A poster of the 2006 film Emile’s Girlfriend

• Nadav acted in a short drama film titled Nobody’s Girlfriend. The film was released in 2007.

• Nadav co-director a documentary titled Aza Sderot: HaChaim Lamron HaKol (Gaza Sderot: Life in Spite of Everything), which was released in 2009.

• His directed feature film Ha-shoter (Policeman) received numerous awards at film festivals like the Jerusalem Film Festival (2011), Locarno International Film Festival (2011), Philadelphia Film Festival (2011), and Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (2012).

• He co-directed a documentary titled Footsteps in Jerusalem, which was released in 2013.
  

  A poster of the documentary, Footsteps In Jerusalem

• Nadav not only directed and wrote the script for the 2014 film Haganenet (The Kindergarten Teacher) but was also its executive producer. The film was showcased at the 2014 International Critics’ Week in France. The film has also won several accolades in film festivals such as the Faro Island Film Festival (2014), Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (2015), and many more.

• In the 2014 comedy-drama film Love Letter to Cinema, Nadav not only worked as a co-director but also wrote the script for the film.
  

  Love Letter to Cinema’s poster

• Nadav directed the short drama film “Lama?” (Why?) in 2015. He also wrote the script for the film. “Lama?” and was nominated at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Hong Kong International Film Festival in 2015.

• In the same year, at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland, Nadav was invited as a Member of the Golden Leopard Jury.

• In 2016, Nadav’s directed short film Myomano Shel Tzlam Hatonot (From the Diary of a Wedding Photographer) was released. He also wrote the film’s screenplay.

• At the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, Nadav became a Member of the International Critics’ Week Jury.

• Nadav directed a 2019 film titled Synonymes (Synonyms). He wrote the screenplay of the film with his father, Haim Lapid. At the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival, the film won FIPRESCI Prize and the Golden Berlin Bear Award. During an interview, while talking about his film, Nadav said,
  

  The Israeli collective soul is a sick soul. Something in the deepest essence of the Israeli existence is false – is rotten. It’s not just Benjamin Netanyahu – it’s not special to Israel. But, at the same time, I think this Israeli sickness or nature is characterized by young Israeli men muscular, smiling, who don’t raise any questions and don’t have any doubts. They are extremely proud of being Israeli. They have a totally dichotomist vision of existence: Us versus all the others.”

  

  Nadav Lapid receiving Golden Bear Award at the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival

• Nadav’s directed 2021 film Ha’berech (Ahed’s Knee) won the Jury Prize at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
  

  A photo of Nadav Lapid with the Jury Prize that his directed film Ahed’s Knee won at the Cannes Film Festival

• In the same year, he appeared as a character named Kurt in Madeleine Collins, a drama film.

• Nadav directed a 2021 short film titled The Star. He also wrote its screenplay.

• In 2021, Nadav was invited as a Member of the Official Competition Jury at the Berlin International Film Festival.

• During an interview, Nadav said that he was working on another feature film on Ahed Tamini, a Palestinian girl, who was imprisoned after she slapped an Israeli soldier.

• Nadav became Chief Juror at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa in November 2022.

• Nadav is also a well-known critic of Israel. In early 2022, Nadav and 250 other filmmakers from Israel signed an open letter against the decision of the Government of Israel to establish the Shomron (Samaria/West Bank) Film Fund. According to Nadav, the establishment of the fund was a desperate attempt by the government to portray a positive image of its occupation of the West Bank. While talking about it, during an interview, Nadav told the media,
  

  Inviting the Israeli filmmakers to actively participate in the whitewashing the Occupation in exchange for financial support and prizes. The Shomron Film Fund’s official mandate is to distribute grants to the Jewish settlers who reside in the West Bank (“Judea and Samaria”) and to productions by Israeli citizens filmed in the West Bank.”