Veronica "Roni" Kedar (Hebrew: רוני קידר; born (1984-04-27)27 April 1984) is an Israeli director, producer, screenwriter and actress.

Veronica Kedar
Born
Veronica Kedar

(1984-04-27) 27 April 1984 (age 40)
Occupation(s)Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Editor, Actress
Years active2007-present

Biography

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Veronica Kedar studied film at the Beit Berl College of Arts in Israel. Her graduation film, Tail, won the Promising Director Award at the International Student Film Festival in Tel Aviv and a special screenwriting grant at the Up & Coming Film Festival in Germany 2010.

Kedar's debut feature, Joe & Belle, played at numerous film festivals and was nominated for Best Picture at the Israeli Academy Awards 2012. Kedar received an Excellence Award from the Israeli Ministry of Culture for her contribution to independent cinema in Israel.

In 2013, Kedar shot her experimental feature film, Endtime on one night. The film premiered at the Sitges Film Festival.

Kedar's recent feature film Family, premiered at the Jerusalem Film Festival in July 2017. The film was nominated for three Israeli Academy Awards.

Films

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Year Title Writer Director Producer Notes
2007 Romantic Comedy  Y  Y Short Film
2008 Tail  Y  Y Short Film
2011 Joe + Belle  Y  Y  Y Feature Film
2012 Bunny Love  Y  Y Short Film
2014 Endtime  Y  Y  Y Feature Film
2015 Fake It  Y Short film
2016 The Woman Who Wanted To Kill Someone  Y  Y Short Film
2017 Family  Y  Y Feature Film

Awards and nominations

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Year Category Award Film Result
2009 Special Mention Hannover Up and Coming Film Festival Tail Won
2010 Promising Director Award Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival Tail Won
2011 Best Independent Film Cinema South Film Festival Joe + Belle Won
Best Director Female Film Festival Rehovot Joe + Belle Won
2012 Best Picture Awards of the Israeli Film Academy Joe + Belle Nominated
Best Film Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival Joe + Belle Nominated
Feature Film Chéries-Chéris Film Festival Joe + Belle Nominated
Outstanding Foreign Narrative Feature L.A. Outfest Film Festival Joe + Belle Nominated
Special Mention Some Prefer Cake Film Festival Joe + Belle Won
2014 Special Mention Utopia Film Festival Endtime Won
2017 Best Independent Short Tel-Aviv International Student Film Festival The Woman Who Wanted to Kill Someone Nominated
Best Israeli Feature Jerusalem Film Festival Family Nominated
Free Spirit Award Warsaw International Film Festival Family Nominated
Best International Feature Film Beloit International Film Festival Family Nominated
2018 Best Feature "Head Trip" Award Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Family Won
Best Feature Film Imagine Film Festival Family Nominated
Best International Film Lund International Fantastic Film Festival Family Nominated
Best Director Imagine India International Film Festival Family Won
Best Film

Best Director

Best Screenplay

Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival Family Nominated
Best International Feature

Best Director

Best Screenplay

Raindance Film Festival Family Nominated
2019 Best Sci-fi, Fantasy, Horror Feature Cinequest San Jose Film Festival Family Won
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