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Noam Murro

Noam Murro is an Israeli film director and producer known for directing Smart People, 300: Rise of an Empire and the miniseries Watership Down.

born 1961Directing 300: Rise of an EmpireThe film Smart PeopleDirecting television commercialsFounding Biscuit Films

Born: 16 August 1961, Jerusalem
Occupation: film director, film producer, director
Education: Bezalel Academy of Art and Design

Noam Murro was born in 1961 in Jerusalem

Murro was born on August 16, 1961, in Jerusalem and grew up there in a Jewish family. As a young man he worked for 2 years without pay for Lia van Leer at the Jerusalem Cinematheque. In return he could watch films there, and this became his film education.

He studied design and architecture at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. In the early 1990s he moved to New York. He never had formal training in film.

Murro became an advertising director and was nominated 6 times for the DGA Awards, winning in 2005. With Shawn Lacy Tessaro he founded the production company Biscuit Films. He directed ads for brands such as Adidas, Nike, eBay and Volkswagen.

His first feature film, the comedy Smart People, was shown at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. He left The Ring Two in 2004 and A Good Day to Die Hard in 2011, and then directed 300: Rise of an Empire. In 2018 he directed and executive produced the miniseries Watership Down. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and children.