Eran Kolirin

Eran Kolirin was born in 1973 in Holon

Kolirin was born in Holon in 1973. His father, Gideon Kolirin, is a film director, and his mother, Rivka Kolirin, is an architect. The family moved to Tel Aviv when he was 3.

After his army service he studied law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. While a student he wrote his first screenplay, Tzur Hadassim, which his father directed. It won the Lipper Award for screenplay at the Jerusalem festival in 1999.

He worked in television on the series Shabbat and Holidays, Mixed Jerusalemite and Five Men and a Wedding. He wrote and directed the TV film The Long Journey in 2004. His first feature, The Band's Visit, won 8 Ophir Awards in 2007, including his awards for directing and screenplay, and was later adapted into a stage musical.

His film The Exchange competed at the Venice festival. Beyond the Mountains and Hills was shown at Cannes in 2016, and Let It Be Morning premiered at Cannes in 2021 and won 7 Ophir Awards. His feature A Few Notes on the Situation came out in September 2025.

Kolirin is the father of a son. He lived in Tel Aviv until the October 7 massacre and then moved to Haifa.