BIOGRAPHY

Matan Tal
Born in 1992 in Rishon LeZion, Israel.
In Short:
I hold a degree in Film Studies from Tel Aviv University. Since 2016, I've been writing and directing short and medium length fiction & documentary films. All varied in form and genre, from narrative fiction, to VR, to desktop documentaries. All deal with similar themes of Identity and Memory.
In 2019, I was named one of the "Top 10 Berlin Filmmakers to keep an eye on" by Raindance Film Festival.
More:
I started as a prodigy for Rika Berkovich, a well-known Israeli children’s books author. When I was 11, I published my debut book: "The Wonderful journey to Shotafun" (Be’er publishing).
I was an Infantry Sniper in the IDF for 3 years (2011-2014), and afterwards I solo travelled through East Africa (climbed Kilimanjaro among other mountains) and through the European alps.
I studied Film Studies in Tel Aviv University and on my 3rd year led a mutiny in the film faculty. We managed to change the rules of the department so even students that majored in theoretical studies could take hands-on classes like cinematography and use the faculty's filmmaking gear, so they could create their own short films.
I'm directing Fiction & no-Fiction films, among my past projects: "Medea", The medium length non-fiction "The Same Snowy Ground" and the desktop documentary "The Invention of Chris Marker". (For the full filmography, scroll down)
Berlin, Germany.
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FILMOGRAPHY

THE SAME SNOWY GROUD
2020
A journey through a place of an eternal past; where the grandson of a Jewish partisan sets out to experience the dramatic events and places that shaped his grandfather's war years.

THE INVENTION OF CHRIS MARKER
2020
A Computer-Screen documentary about the essence of Chris Marker

MEDEA
2018
A tragic actress loses her identity in a character, what then turns her life into tragedy.
Producers: Rozi Buber & Matan Tal Director: Matan Tal
Cinematographer: Offek Hasid
Art Director: Na’ama Lurié
Film Editor : Noam Taub
Actors: Kama Berman, Eldad Ben Tora,
Yonatan Horen.

THE LIMBO
2018
An Israeli soldier, all alone on top of a mountain, facing fierce winds, dense fog and a growing depression.
Director: Matan Tal
Actor: Omer Klaider

MILDNESS
2018
Romantic problems in Venice.
Producer: Hikaru Kodama
Director: Matan Tal
Scriptwriter: Amandine Bourse
Cinematographer: Chen Cohen
Film Editor : Susanne Spielvogel
Actors: Amandine Bourse, Nikolai Ostrikov

THE DEATH OF ROMAIN ROLLAND
2017
Romain is rejected by his own literary characters.
Director: Matan Tal
Actors: Victor Orlov, Eddie Himovich, Jonathan Adwokat.