Shevaun Mizrahi is a Turkish-American documentary filmmaker. She received a Jury Special Mention Award at the Locarno Film Festival 2017 for her documentary film Distant Constellation
Biography
Mizrahi grew up in
Boston.
She received her undergraduate education in cognitive neuroscience and English literature from the University of Pennsylvania.
She graduated in fine arts from the film school at the New York University.
Awards
Viennale (Vienna International Film Festival) - FIPRESCI PRIZE
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Won: International Critics Prize Distant Constellation, 2017
Seville Film Festival 2017
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Won: New Waves Non-fiction Award Distant Constellation, 2017
The 22nd annual Truer Than Fiction Award
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Nominated: 22nd Jeep Truer Than Fiction Award Distant Constellation, 2018
Guggenheim Foundation 2018 Fellow
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Won: Guggenheim Foundation 2018 Fellowship under CREATIVE ARTS (Film-video)
Best Picture Prize at Jeonju International Film Festival
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Won: Best Picture Prize at Jeonju International Film Festival 2018
Locarno Festival 2017 Won
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Won: Jury's Special Mention Award, 2017
Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival
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Won: Best Documentary Prize at the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival.
Some other awards that she won are:
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International Documentary Association Awards, Best Cinematography Award
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International Documentary Association Awards, Best Editing Nominee
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Cinema Eye Honors, Best Debut Film Nominee
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Cinema Eye Honors, Best Cinematography Nominee
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London Film Festival, Best Documentary Nominee
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Tacoma Film Festival, Best Documentary Award
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DokuFest, Best Film Award
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Message to Man, Best Debut Award
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Message to Man, International Federation of Film Societies Prize
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Yerevan Golden Apricot Film Festival, Best Documentary Award
Filmography
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Myanmar Hotel (2009)
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Distant Constellation (2017)
