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Uri Rosenwaks

Uri Rosenwaks is an Israeli film director and producer known for documentary films and series, including work on the program Uvda.

born 1965Documentary work on UvdaFilm class for Bedouin womenThe series The Right to Riot

Born: 18 June 1965, Jerusalem
Occupation: film director
Education: Tel Aviv University

Uri Rosenwaks was born in 1965 in Jerusalem

Uri Rosenwaks was born in Jerusalem on June 18, 1965, to Bruria and Zalman Rosenwaks. He grew up in Beersheba. He lives in Ramat Gan, is married to Tami and has 3 children.

He served in the IDF as a tank commander. He studied film and television at Tel Aviv University and earned a master's degree there in Near Eastern studies.

He began his career in 1991. His graduation film, Saturday of the Groom, won the Israeli Film Institute Award for film of the year 1992. From 1993 to 2007 he worked on the TV program Uvda, where he wrote and directed over 60 documentary reports.

He founded a film class for Bedouin women in Rahat. Its first film, The Film-Class, premiered in 2006 and won an award for 2007. He chaired the Israeli Documentary Filmmakers Forum from 2010 to 2013.

His later works include Lod Between Hope and Despair, Town on a Wire, The Great Eagle about Maimonides, The Right to Riot about protests in Israel, and Kingdoms, which aired in 2019.

Milestones in Uri Rosenwaks's life

1965
Born in Jerusalem.
1991
Began his film career with Saturday of the Groom.
1993
Joined the TV program Uvda, where he worked until 2007.
2006
The Film-Class premiered at the Jerusalem Film Festival.
2010
Became chair of the Israeli Documentary Filmmakers Forum.
2013
Lod Between Hope and Despair won Best Series at the Israeli Documentary Awards.
2017
Created The Great Eagle, a series on Maimonides.
2018
The Right to Riot won Best Series at the Israeli Documentary Awards.