Niv Klainer

Niv Klainer (b. 1979, Israel) graduated in comparative literature from Tel Aviv University (1999-2003) and in screenwriting and direction from the Sam Spiegel Film & Television School in Jerusalem (2003-06) before going on to postgraduate studies in film and television in Amsterdam (2006-07). He has thus far shot five short films: Door-sill (2002), Mother (2003), 12:21 (2004), Lost (2005), and Mr. Kurzweil Is Dead (2006), which screened at the Cannes festival. In addition to writer and director, he has sometimes served as producer and editor on his films. His feature debut Bena, shot as an Israeli-French coproduction, was screened at festivals in Toronto and Haifa.

MFF Karlovy Vary