Elia Suleiman

Palestinian film director (born 1960)
Person Human Q577569

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
July 28, 1960
Place of birth
Nazareth
Country of citizenship
Israel[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Arabic
Contributed to creative work
Infermental 10
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
Vtape Video Catalogue[22]
Family name
Suleiman[19]
Given name
Elia[20]
Member of
Jayce Salloum & Elia Suleiman[17]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NADD Wikidata project
Participant in
documenta x
Partner in business or sport
Jayce Salloum[21]
Start of work period
1990
🏷️ Also known as
en Elia Suleiman ar إيليا سليمان ar ايليا سليمان fa ایلیا سلیمان he אליה סולימאן ja エリア・スレイマン ko 엘리아 술레이만 ru Элиа Сулейман tr Elya Süleyman zh 伊利亞·蘇萊曼 zh 伊利亞·蘇雷曼 zh 艾利亞·蘇雷曼
🔖 Identifiers · 76
VIAF cluster ID
30654906
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2001038273
GND ID
130884979
1SCREEN person ID
108326
Africultures person ID
7879
AllMovie person ID
p214525
Allcinema person ID
511653
AlloCiné person ID
21642
Awards & Winners artist ID
05p21b
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BIBSYS ID
4048310
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14477980h
CINE21 person ID
17741
CINEFOX person ID
24537
Ciné-Ressources person ID
8160
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
7625
DDB person (GND) ID
130884979
Danish National Filmography person ID
153285
Described at URL
vtape.org
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
130884979
EDb person ID
n0011121
ElCinema person ID
1092929
ElFilm person ID
549941
Elonet person ID
926257
FAST ID
462938
FIPRESCI person ID
elia-suleiman
Film.ru person ID
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Filmweb.pl person ID
118925
Freebase ID
/m/05p21b
George Eastman Museum people ID
145859
IMDb ID
nm0837839
IdRef ID
077251652
Ivi person ID
elia-sulejman
J9U entity ID
987007522654905171
JRC Names ID
404890
Jerusalem Film Cinematheque person ID
elia-suleiman
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
130884979
KINENOTE person ID
166533
KMDb person ID
00069281
Kinobox person ID
98815
Kinopoisk person ID
231524
LIMA media artist ID
17292
LdiF person ID
14912
MYmovies person ID
28906
MovieMeter person ID
131685
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
42110
NL CR AUT ID
jo2003170231
NUKAT ID
n2017154878
National Gallery of Canada artist ID
elia-suleiman
National Library of Israel ID (old)
001720254
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201116282
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810669230705606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1668117
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
166767239
Open Media Database person ID
189820
PORT person ID
185057
Radio France person ID
elia-suleiman
SBN author ID
UFIV152847
SNAC ARK ID
w6t16mmd
Scope.dk person ID
20658
Sinemalar person ID
47243
Swedish Film Database person ID
256854
TMDB person ID
131685
Unifrance person ID
305093
Union List of Artist Names ID
500474985
WorldCat Entities ID
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ZKM person ID
elia-suleiman
ČSFD person ID
5308

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Summary

Elia Suleiman was born in Nazareth[1]. He was born on July 28, 1960[2]. He worked as an actor[3], film director[4], screenwriter[5], film actor[6], and film producer[7].

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Recognition

Awards received include Prince Claus Award[13], an award[23], in Netherlands[24], founded in 1996[25]; European Film Award for Best Non-European Film[14], a class of award[26]; European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award[15], a film award category[27], founded in 1997[28]; and Lumière Award for Best International Co-Production[16], a class of award[29], founded in 2020[30].

FAQs

Where was Elia Suleiman born?

Elia Suleiman was born in Nazareth[1].

Who was Elia Suleiman married to?

Elia Suleiman's spouses include Yasmine Hamdan[8].

What did Elia Suleiman do for work?

Elia Suleiman worked as actor[3], film director[4], screenwriter[5], film actor[6], and film producer[7].

Where did Elia Suleiman go to school?

Elia Suleiman was educated at Birzeit University[12].

What awards did Elia Suleiman receive?

Honors received include Prince Claus Award[13], European Film Award for Best Non-European Film[14], European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award[15], and Lumière Award for Best International Co-Production[16].

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  1. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 47243
    "Created claim: Sinemalar person ID: 47243, batch #270606"
  2. 15w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CINEFOX person ID → 24537
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #43528"
  3. 16w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CINE21 person ID → 17741
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #42278"
  4. 17w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    George Eastman Museum people ID → 145859
    1SCREEN person ID → 108326
    "Created claim: 1SCREEN person ID: 108326, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783822741902"
  5. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer → European Graduate School
    Described by source → Vtape Video Catalogue
    Nominated for → European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
    Partner in business or sport → Jayce Salloum
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    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32118: import P21 and P106 from GND (31)"
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