Oded Davidoff

Oded Davidoff (Hebrew: עודד דוידוף; born 1967) is an Israeli film and TV director.^[1][2]

Oded Davidoff
Born	(1967-02-21) 21 February 1967 (age 58) Jerusalem, Israel
Occupation	Film director

Biography

Davidoff was born in Jerusalem, and lived in the Bukharan Quarter as a child, before moving to Ramot.^[3]

He graduated (with honors) from the Sam Spiegel School of Film and Television.^[1] His final graduation film, “In Good Hands” (1994), was selected as one of the best films by the school.^[1][4]

In 2001, Davidoff directed the film “Turkish March”, a comedy thriller loosely based on Limor Nachmias' [he] 1996 bestseller, “Pinch Me”. Its success led to a cult following. In 2005, Davidoff directed the film “Someone to Run With”, based on David Grossman's novel of the same title.

Filmography

• 1994: In Good Hands (בידיים טובות; graduation film, 18 min)^[5]
• 2001: Turkish March [he], comedy thriller
• 2006: Someone to Run With, drama/thriller film
• 2007, 2010: Hakol Dvash, TV series
• 2011: Pillars of Smoke, mystery/drama/thriller TV series
• 2021-2023: The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem TV melodrama series
• 2016: series Ikaron HaHachlafa [he] (The Exchange Principle, co-creator, with Noah Stollman)
• 2023: The Malevolent Bride [he] (The Angel of Destruction), horror drama series ^[6]
• 2024: One Day in October, TV series based on the personal stories from the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel in 2023.^[7]

Awards

• In Good Hands won several awards^[1]
• 2008: Hakol Dvash: at the Awards of the Israeli Television Academy the series won all awards in the comedy category: best series, best actor (Yisrael Poliakov), best actress (Yael Polyakov), best directing (Oded Davidoff), and best screenwriting (Yael Polyakov, Omer Tadmor).^[8]
• 2009: Pillars of Smoke, three awards at the Awards of the Israeli Television Academy, including best directing^[9]