Ariel Vromen

Ariel Vromen is an Israeli-born film director, screenwriter and producer known for directing The Iceman (2012).

born 1973Directing The IcemanThe Netflix spy film The AngelFounding Sumatra Films

Born: 14 February 1973, Israel
Occupation: film director, screenwriter, film producer, director
Education: University of Kent

Ariel Vromen was born in 1973 in Israel

Ariel Vromen was born in Tel Aviv in 1973 and grew up in Ramat Aviv. At 12 his parents bought him a Super 8 camera, and he made and edited short films with friends.

He served in Unit 669 of the Israeli Air Force. He then studied law at the University of Kent in England and worked as a DJ and music producer. At 28 he went to study film in New York and at the Los Angeles Film School.

In 2001 he wrote and directed the short film Jewel of the Sahara with Gerard Butler. He went on to make Rx in 2005 and Danika in 2006, and founded Sumatra Films in Los Angeles in 2005.

The Iceman, about contract killer Richard Kuklinski, premiered at the Venice festival in 2012. He then directed Criminal in 2016 and The Angel, released on Netflix in 2018, about Mossad agent Ashraf Marwan.

In 2020 he began developing a miniseries based on the memoirs of Yitzhak Rabin. His film 1992, set during the Los Angeles riots, was released in 2024. He also co-founded EyeMix Visuals, which uses generative AI.