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Amos Gitai is an architect, film director and screenwriter. Amos Gitai was born on October 11, 1950 in Haifa, Israel. That works out to 75 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes University of California, Berkeley. Awards on record include Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy (2019), honorary doctorate from Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University (2011) and Annual award ACFK (2008).
My Take
What fascinates me about Gitai is the architect-turned-filmmaker arc. A man trained in structures at Berkeley who chose to build with light and time instead of concrete — I read his cinema as architecture by other means, framing space so it outlasts the moment. The retrospectives at the Pompidou, MoMA and the British Film Institute tell me the art world treats him as a serious author, not a festival novelty, and the Italian Order of the Star confirms a body of work with real weight. I'm drawn to artists who carry rigor across disciplines, and Gitai strikes me as exactly that kind of quietly principled craftsman.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Amos Gitai
- Name (Japanese)
- アモス・ギタイ
- Reading
- あもす・ぎたい
- Born
- October 11, 1950 (age 75)
- Origin
- Haifa, Israel
- Occupation
- architect / film director / screenwriter / film producer / actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Tiger
2. Background
- University
- University of California, Berkeley
Awards & achievements
- 2019 Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy
- 2011 honorary doctorate from Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University
- 2008 Annual award ACFK
3. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.amosgitai.com
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos%20Gitai
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A2%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AE%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q474262
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Amos Gitai born?
Born October 11, 1950 (age 75).
Where is Amos Gitai from?
Amos Gitai is from Haifa, Israel.
What does Amos Gitai do?
Amos Gitai works as architect, film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor.
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