Sam Garbarski
Belgian film director and screenwriter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sam Garbarski (born 13 February 1948) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. His film Irina Palm (2007) was awarded Best European Film at the 53rd David di Donatello Awards.[1] He then directed A Distant Neighborhood (2010), a fantasy film based on the manga of the same name by Jiro Taniguchi. Garbarski co-wrote its screenplay with Jérôme Tonnerre and Philippe Blasband. The film earned him a Magritte Award nomination in the category of Best Director.[2]
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Born | (1948-02-13) 13 February 1948 (age 76) Planegg, Germany |
Nationality | Belgian |
Years active | 1998–present |
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His film Bye Bye Germany was released in 2017 to critical acclaim.[3] He grew up as child of two Holocaust survivors and left West-Germany for Belgium in 1970.[4] He is the father of actress Tania Garbarski.