Shira Gefen |
| Shira Gefen was born in Tel Aviv in 1971. A playwright, director, children`s author and actress, she studied at the Nissan Nativ Drama Studio and has performed at the Habimah National Theater as well as at the Cameri and Khan Theaters. Gefen has published four books for children. She was awarded First Prize at the Haifa Children`s Drama Festival in 1998 and the Hadassah Prize in 2003.
In 2007, Gefen and Etgar Keret won the Cannes Film Festival`s "Camera d`Or" Award for Jellyfish, for which she wrote the screenplay. The French Artist and Writers` Guild also gave Gefen and Keret its "Best Director" Award (2007).
photo © Moti Kikayon |
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Books Represented by ITHL |
| The Heart-Shaped Leaf (children), Am Oved, 2002 [Al Ale Ve-Al Alona] |
| A Moonless Night, Shira Gefen and Etgar Keret, (children), Am Oved, 2006 [Laila Bli Yareach] |
| Balloona, Tel Aviv, Am Oved, 2008 [Balloona |
Books in Translation |
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A Moonless Night French: Paris, Editions de la balle, forthcoming Spanish: Mexico, Fondo de Cultura, 2009 The Heart-Shaped Leaf Swedish: Stockholm, Trasten/Tarnan, fortcoming English: London, Apples & Almonds, forthcoming Balloona English: London, Apples & Almonds, forthcoming Last updated: 15.3.2010 |
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