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Veronica Kedar

Born in 1984 in Israel, Kedar graduated from the Beit Berl School of Arts College in 2008.

Her short film, Tail, won the Original Director Award at the Israeli International Student Film Festival (2010) and a special screenwriting grant from Lars Von Triers’ Zentropa at the Up & Coming Film Festival in Germany.

Kedar’s first feature film, Joe + Belle (which she wrote, directed and produced), was nominated for Best Picture in the Israeli Academy Awards in 2012. She received an Excellence Award from the Israeli Ministry of Culture for her contribution to the Israeli independent film scene.

Family has received funding from the Israel Film Fund and was accepted to the 2014 Berlinale Co-Production Market.

Kedar was named the 1st prize winner of the 2013 Jerusalem International Film Lab for her film, Family, which will be her second feature film.