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Nir Bergman, a native of Haifa, grew up in both Haifa and the Ein Hod Artists' Village. He is a graduate of the Sam Speigel Film and Television School in Jerusalem. His graduation project, a short film entitled Sea Horses, immediately aroused great interest and invitations to numerous international film festivals.
In 2004 , as part of the Sam Spiegal School's 15th anniversary, the film was chosen as the best film ever made in the school by a prestigious international jury including Pedro Almodovar, Paul Newman and Kirk Douglas.
Nir's first feature film, Broken Wings, released in 2002, won nine Israeli Academy Awards, three prizes in the Berlin Festival and the Grand Prix at the Tokyo Festival. Nir has also been involved in several successful TV series as writer and co-producer: Catching the Sky in 2000, Jerusalem Mix in 2003, and In Treatment in 2005. In Treatment, one of the most highly acclaimed series ever to appear on Israeli TV, was bought by HBO for an American version.
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Nir Bergman was chosen by the distinguished members of IcExcellence Advisory Board for Film & TV: Ram Loevy and Dan Wolman.
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IcExcellence is supporting Nir in tailor-made artistic programs, and providing special career advancement consulting.
Press Reviews:
"Amazingly absorbing. It's all too rare when a story looks so real. So heartfelt."
Jeffrey Lyons, NBC
"A POWERFUL FILM! This honest first feature packs the world into the lives of one ordinary family."
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
"A wise and sensitive piece of filmmaking that heralds the arrival of a major new talent."
Chris Wiegand, Boxoffice Magazine
"The power of the sensitive, clear-eyed Israeli drama Broken Wings lies in writer-director Nir Bergman's understanding of the tangible challenges of getting on with life following a death in the family."
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
"Grieving families have been dealt with before in outstanding films like 'Moonlight Mile' and 'In the Bedroom,' but never with more unflinching realism than in 'Broken Wings.'"
Betty Jo Tucker, Reeltalk Movie Reviews
"Approaching the family’s unremarkable life with careful delicacy, Bergman extracts marvelous performances from his cast."
Jamie Russell, BBC
"A movie of small emotional gestures that add up to something almost overwhelming."
Adam Mayman, Eye Weekly
"Intelligent script and economical direction make this a rare non-political Israeli work that everyone can relate to."
John A. Nesbit, Toxicuniverse
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