{{Short description|Israeli film director}} {{Infobox person | native_name = עודד דוידוף | native_name_lang = he | image = הבמאי עודד דוידוף.JPG | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|02|21|df=yes}} | birth_place = Jerusalem, Israel | occupation = Film director | awards = }}
'''Oded Davidoff''' ({{langx|he|עודד דוידוף}}; born 1967) is an Israeli film and TV director.<ref name=kne>[https://kneller.co.il/davidoff-oded/?lang=en Oded Davidoff]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=עודד דוידוף |url=https://www.ishim.co.il/p.php?s=%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%93%D7%93+%D7%93%D7%95%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A3 |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=www.ishim.co.il}} </ref>
==Biography== Davidoff was born in Jerusalem, and lived in the Bukharan Quarter as a child, before moving to Ramot.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Hanna |title=No place like home |url=https://www.jpost.com/arts-and-culture/entertainment/no-place-like-home |website=Jerusalem Post |access-date=7 February 2025}}</ref>
He graduated (with honors) from the Sam Spiegel School of Film and Television.<ref name=kne/> His final graduation film, “In Good Hands” (1994), was selected as one of the best films by the school.<ref name=kne/><ref name="ishim">{{Cite web |title=עודד דוידוף |url=https://www.ishim.co.il/p.php?s=%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%93%D7%93+%D7%93%D7%95%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A3 |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=www.ishim.co.il}} </ref>
In 2001, Davidoff directed the film “Turkish March”, a comedy thriller loosely based on {{ill|Limor Nachmias|lt=Limor Nachmias'|he|לימור נחמיאס}} 1996 bestseller, “Pinch Me”. Its success led to a cult following. In 2005, Davidoff directed the film “Someone to Run With”, based on David Grossman's novel of the same title.
==Filmography== *1994: ''In Good Hands'' ({{lang|he|בידיים טובות}}; graduation film, 18 min)<ref name="igh">{{Cite web |title=בידיים טובות |url=https://ishim.co.il/m.php?s=%D7%91%D7%99%D7%93%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D+%D7%98%D7%95%D7%91%D7%95%D7%AA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005154619/https://www.ishim.co.il/m.php?s=%D7%91%D7%99%D7%93%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D+%D7%98%D7%95%D7%91%D7%95%D7%AA |archive-date=2023-10-05 |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=ishim.co.il |url-status=live }}</ref> *2001: ''{{ill|lt=Turkish March|Turkish March (film)|he|מרס תורכי (סרט)}}'', comedy thriller *2006: ''Someone to Run With'', drama/thriller film *2007, 2010: ''Hakol Dvash'', TV series *2011: ''Pillars of Smoke'', mystery/drama/thriller TV series *2021-2023: ''The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem'' TV melodrama series *2016: series ''{{ill|Ikaron HaHachlafa|he|עקרון ההחלפה}}'' (''The Exchange Principle'', co-creator, with Noah Stollman) *2023: ''{{ill|The Malevolent Bride|he|מלאך משחית}}'' (''The Angel of Destruction''), horror drama series <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-01 |title=The Malevolent Bride: Ultra-Orthodox women, girls possessed by demonic spirit |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-735950 |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=The Jerusalem Post |language=en |issn=0792-822X}}</ref> *2024: ''One Day in October'', TV series based on the personal stories from the October 7 attacks in 2023.<ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/fox-to-distribute-israeli-scripted-tv-series-about-oct-7-survivors/ Fox to distribute Israeli scripted TV series about Oct. 7 survivors] ''The Times of Israel''. 21 August 2024</ref>
==Awards== *''In Good Hands'' won several awards<ref name=kne/> *2008: ''Hakol Dvash'': at the Awards of the Israeli Television Academy the series won all awards in the comedy category: best series, best actor (Yisrael Poliakov), best actress (Yael Polyakov), best directing (Oded Davidoff), and best screenwriting (Yael Polyakov, Omer Tadmor).<ref>[https://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/television/2008-08-01/ty-article/0000017f-f86b-d887-a7ff-f8ef13470000 הזוכה הגדולה: "הכל דבש"], ''Ha'aretz'', August 01, 2008</ref> *2009: ''Pillars of Smoke'', three awards at the Awards of the Israeli Television Academy, including best directing<ref>[https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3768627,00.html "רד בנד" ו"סרוגים" זכו בטקס פרסי הטלוויזיה], ''ynet'', August 28, 2009</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{imdb-name|0203146}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Davidoff, Oded}} Category:1967 births Category:Living people
{{Authority control}} Category:Israeli film directors Category:Israeli television directors Category: Bukharan Jews Category: Israeli Mizrahi Jews Category:Sam Spiegel Film and Television School alumni