Director of
KEN
Nadav Lapid was born in 1975 in Tel Aviv and studied philosophy at Tel Aviv University, French literature in Paris, and film at the Sam Spiegel School in Jerusalem. After directing three short films, publishing a novel, and working as a literary critic and sports reporter, he was admitted to the Cinéfondation program at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008, where he wrote his first feature film.
Selected films:
EMILE'S GIRLFRIEND (2006), POLICEMAN (2011), FOOTSTEPS IN JERUSALEM (2013), THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER (2014), SYNONYMS (2019), KEN (2025)