Danae Elon


Danae Elon, is an Israeli documentary filmmaker and cinematographer.

Biography

Danae Elon was born in Jerusalem. She is the daughter of journalist and author Amos Elon, and Beth Elon. Elon graduated from New York University in 1995.

Film career

In 2009 she received the Guggenheim fellowship in the category of film. Soon after, she returned to Jerusalem to make two additional films Wild Mint, which she directed and produced, and Cut which she photographed and co-produced.
In 2001 Danae returned to the US to work on Another Road Home which received a grant from the Sundance Institute Documentary Program in 2003. The film premiered at the 2004 Tribeca film festival and was showcased in over 20 international film festivals, including IDFA, Los Angeles Film Festival, Jerusalem Film Festival, Hot Docs, Encounters South Africa and Gothenburg. Another Road Home was theatrically released in 2005 and was shown in fifteen US cities. It was broadcast on the Sundance channel, BBC, Finnish, Belgian, New Zealand, Swedish, and on both Al Jazeera and Israeli television.
Partly Private, her second feature documentary, it is a documentary comedy on male circumcision. An Israeli-Canadian co-production, it was screened on Arte France, TV Ontario, Canal Vie, TV2 Denmark, and Channel 8 Israel.

Academic career

Elon is a lecturer at the Sapir Academic College and head of the Israeli documentary program at Cinema South International Film Festival

Awards and recognition

Her first documentary film Never Again Forever, released in 1996 showcased in over 25 international film festivals and received a Golden Spire award from the San Francisco International Film Festival as well as an achievement award from the Chicago International Film festival.
Partly Private premiered in the 2009 Tribeca film festival and won the Best New York Documentary award.
She won two awards for Another Road Home a bronze medal from the Warsaw International Film Festival, and best documentary from Tursak Film Festival in Istanbul.

Filmography