Waltz with Bashir Festival De Cannes Promotional Booklet

Description

Official 14-page booklet for Ari Folman's animated documentary
Waltz with Bashir
(2008, Sony Pictures Classics)
Waltz with Bashir
(
Hebrew
:
ואלס עם באשיר
,
translit.
Vals Im Bashir
) is a 2008 Israeli
adult animated
war
documentary drama film
written, produced and directed by
Ari Folman
. It depicts Folman in search of his lost memories of his experience as a soldier in the
1982 Lebanon War
.
[4]
Bashir
and
.99
are the first Israeli animated feature-length films released theatrically since
Joseph the Dreamer
in 1962.
Waltz with Bashir
premiered
at the
2008 Cannes Film Festival
where it entered the competition for the
Palme d'Or
, and since then has won and been nominated for many additional important awards while receiving wide acclaim from critics and audience alike, which has praised its themes, animation, direction, story and editing. It has grossed over million, winning numerous awards including the
Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
,
[5]
an
NSFC Award for Best Film
, a
César Award for Best Foreign Film
and an
IDA
Award for Feature Documentary, and was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
,
[6]
a
BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
and an
Annie Award for Best Animated Feature
.