Amos Gitai

Amos Gitai's career is marked by extraordinary recognition. He has won four major lifetime achievement awards: the Roberto Rossellini Prize, the Leopard of Honor at Locarno, the Robert Bresson Prize, and the Lucchino Visconti Prize. His films have competed for the Palme d'Or at Cannes and the Golden Lion at Venice eleven times between 1999 and 2017, a rare feat for any director. He has also been honored by the French state with the Legion of Honor and the Order of Arts and Letters. His appointment as professor at the Collège de France in 2018 is a testament to his intellectual impact on cinema.