Waltz With Bashir (Vals Im Bashir) is a 2008 Israeli animated autobiographical docudrama by Ari Folman that is based on his experiences as a soldier during the First Lebanon War in 1982. The film is directed, written, and produced by Ari Folman, who also stars in the film as himself (Folman, 2008; IMDB, n.d.). With a budget of approximately $1.5 million, the film has grossed approximately $2.1 million (Rotten Tomatoes, n.d.; IMDB, n.d.)
Waltz with Bashir (2008) had its world premiere at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2008. Following its premiere, Waltz With Bashir (2008) embarked on a worldwide film festival campaign. Waltz with Bashir (2008) was screened at the Annecy Animation Festival (6/9/2008) in France; Filmfest Munchen (6/20/2008-6/28/2008) in Germany, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (7/4/2008-7/12/2008) in the Czech Republic; Auckland International Film Festival (7/10/2008-7/27/2008) in New Zealand; Puchon International Film Festival (7/18/2008-7/27/2008) in South Korea; Palic European Film Festival (7/19/2008-7/25/2008) in Serbia -- Waltz with Bashir was awarded the Golden Tower at the Palic European Film Festival; Melbourne International Film Festival (7/25/2008-8/10/2008) in Australia; Sarajevo International Film Festival (8/15/2008-8/23/2008); Telluride International Film Festival (8/29/2008-9/1/2008) in the United States; Toronto International Film Festival (9/4/2008-9/13/2008) in Canada; Ottawa International Film Festival (9/17/2008-9/21/2008) in Canada; New York Film Festival (9/26/2008-10/12/2008) in the United States; Warsaw International Film Festival (10/10/2008-10/19/2008) in Poland -- won the Audience Award; London International Film Festival (10/15/2008-10/30/2008) in the United Kingdom; and Filmex Tokyo International Film Festival (11/17/2008-11/25/2008) in Japan -- awarded Grand Prize; Gijon International Film Festival (11/20/2008-11/29/2008) in Spain (Waltz With Bashir, n.d.).
Following its worldwide film festival campaign Waltz With Bashir (2008) was nominated and presented with a series of awards internationally. These awards include: Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globes; Best Animated Feature by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association; Best Foreign Language Film and Best Picture by the National Society of Film Critics; Best Animated Feature at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards; Best Foreign Independent Film at the British Independent Film Awards; Best Israeli Picture at the Israeli Film Critics Awards; Golden Tower at the Palic European Film Festival; Audience Award at the Warsaw International Film Festival; Best Film, Director, Screenplay, Editing, Art Direction, and Sound Design at the Ophir Israeli Academy Awards; Best Picture at the International Documentary Association Awards; Best Foreign Language Film at the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards; Best Composer (Max Richter) at the European Academy Awards; Grand Prize at the Tokyo Filmex Festival; Special Jury Prize at the Tallinn Film Festival; and the Special Young Jury Prize for Best Art Direction a the Gijon International Film Festival.
Waltz With Bashir (2008) is based on Folman's personal experiences during the First Lebanon War in 1982 and his quest to attempt to remember the events that transpired while he was serving in the Israeli military as part of the Israel Defense Forces. The film begins approximately 20 years after a massacre in September 1982 as Folman attempts to regain his memories of the war after suppressing them for so many years. The impetus for Folman's quest begins when one of his fellow former soldiers recounts a recurring dream that he has about his time as an Israeli Defense Force serviceman; Folman is surprised at himself because as someone that participated in the same conflict, he has no recollection of what happened and has suppressed this time in his life. At the suggestion of a friend, Folman begins to seek out other survivors of the conflict. Among the people Folman reaches out to are Ori Sivan, an Israeli filmmaker who has worked with Folman on two previous films; Ronny Dayag, a First Lebanon War veteran and food engineer who moved to the Netherlands after the war; Schmuel Frenkel, another First Lebanon War veteran who was formerly...
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