Joseph Madmony (b. 1967, Jerusalem), a screenwriter and director in both TV and film, graduated in 1993 from Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem. He then began a successful career in television (winning the Israeli Academy Award for co-writing the miniseries "Melanoma My Love" / "Melanoma ahuvat", the film version of which was selected for the Montréal IFF). In 2002 he co-wrote and co-directed with his film school collaborator David Ofek The Barbecue People (Ha-mangalistim), winning awards at Mar del Plata and Houston. In 2011, Restoration won the Crystal Globe at KVIFF.
48. IFF Karlovy Vary