Biography
Michel Khleifi (Arabic: ميشيل خليفي}, born in 1950 in Nazareth, is a Palestinian film writer, director and producer, presently based in Belgium.
Khleifi emigrated to Belgium in 1970, where he studied television and theatre directing at the Institut National Supérieur des Arts du Spectacle (INSAS). After graduating from INSAS, he worked in Belgium television before turning to making his own films. He has directed and produced several documentary and feature films. He has received several awards, including the International Critics’ Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, the Golden Shell at San Sebastián International Film Festival and the André Cavens Award in 1987 for his film Wedding in Galilee. Khleifi currently teaches at INSAS
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
Fertile Memory
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2024
Fertile Memory
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2024
Zindeeq
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2009
Route 181: Fragments of a Journey in Palestine-Israel
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2004
Route 181: Fragments of a Journey in Palestine-Israel
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2004
Route 181: Fragments of a Journey in Palestine-Israel
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2004
Tale of the Three Jewels
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1995
Tale of the Three Jewels
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1995
Forbidden Marriages in the Holy Land
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1995
Tale of the Three Jewels
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1995
L'ordre du jour
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1993
Canticle of Stones
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1990
Canticle of Stones
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1990
Wedding in Galilee
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1987
Wedding in Galilee
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1987
Wedding in Galilee
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1987
Ma'loul Celebrates Its Destruction
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1984