Sam Garbarski | |
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 Garbarski in 2010 | |
| Born | (1948-02-13) 13 February 1948 Planegg, Germany |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Sam Garbarski (born 13 February 1948) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. His film Irina Palm (2007) was awarded Best European Film at the 53rd David di Donatello Awards.1 He then directed A Distant Neighborhood (2010), a fantasy film based on the manga of the same name by Jiro Taniguchi. Garbarski co-wrote its screenplay with Jérôme Tonnerre and Philippe Blasband. The film earned him a Magritte Award nomination in the category of Best Director.2
His film Bye Bye Germany was released in 2017 to critical acclaim.3 He grew up as child of two Holocaust survivors and left West-Germany for Belgium in 1970.4 He is the father of actress Tania Garbarski.
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References
- "Dieci David a La ragazza del Lago". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 18 April 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Marsh, James (10 January 2012). "Bullhead bags 9 Nominations at Belgian Film Awards". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- "Bye Bye Germany (Es war einmal in Deutschland...) (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- "Interview: Sam Garbarski zu Sam Garbarski zu der Tango der Rashevskis | FILMREPORTER.de".