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Leonid Prudovsky

Leon Prudovsky is an Israeli film director, screenwriter, producer and actor, known for the films Dark Night and Five Hours from Paris.

born 1978The short film Dark NightThe feature Five Hours from ParisWelcome and … Our Condolences

Born: 24 May 1978, Saint Petersburg
Occupation: film director, actor, screenwriter
Education: Tel Aviv University

Leonid Prudovsky was born in 1978 in Saint Petersburg

Leon (Leonid) Prudovsky was born on May 24, 1978, in Leningrad in the Soviet Union, today Saint Petersburg. He immigrated to Israel at the age of 13.

He studied in the Film and TV department of Tel Aviv University and graduated in 2004. His final project, the short film Dark Night, was nominated for a Student Academy Award in 2005 and won prizes at festivals including Venice and Palm Springs.

In 2006 he co-wrote and directed the TV film Like a Fish out of Water for Channel 2. In 2009 he co-wrote and directed his first feature film, Five Hours from Paris, which was shown in the Discovery program in Toronto and won prizes in Haifa, Napoli and Nice. In 2010 he directed the 4-episode series Troyka.

He worked as an artistic adviser for the Israeli Film Fund and the Jerusalem Film Fund, and as a script adviser for Tel Aviv University and the Sam Spiegel Film School. His short film Welcome and … Our Condolences premiered at the Haifa festival and won a Youth Jury Award at Clermont-Ferrand in 2013.

Milestones in Leonid Prudovsky's life

1978
Born in Leningrad, Soviet Union.
2004
Graduated from the Film and TV department of Tel Aviv University.
2005
Won the short film award at the 62nd Venice festival for Dark Night.
2006
Directed the TV film Like a Fish out of Water for Channel 2.
2009
Released his first feature film, Five Hours from Paris.
2010
Directed the series Troyka.
2011
Won the feature film award at the Napoli Film Festival.
2013
Won a Youth Jury Award at Clermont-Ferrand for Welcome and … Our Condolences.