Daniel Wachsmann

Daniel Wachsmann was born in 1946 in Shanghai

Daniel Wachsmann was born in 1946 in Shanghai to Jewish parents who had fled the Nazis. In 1948 the family moved to Israel, and he grew up in Tel Aviv.

After his service in the IDF, he studied theater at the Beit Zvi school. He then studied film in London.

He started with short films in the 1970s. His short "My Father" won first prize at a festival in Mannheim in 1974. His first feature, "Transit", competed at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.

In 1982 he made "Khamsin", a drama about Arab-Jewish relations in Israel. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and won the Silver Panther at Locarno. His 1989 film "The Intended" won the Wolgin Prize at the Jerusalem Film Festival.

In later years he made films on Israeli history, culture and conflict, including "Song of the Galil" and "Menelik, the Black Jewish Prince". His film "Acre Dreams" came out in 2018. He lives in Tel Aviv-Yafo.