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Etgar Keret Wins Camera d’Or at Cannes

Etgar Keret and Shira Geffen's Meduzot (Jellyfish) was awarded the 2007 Cannes Film Festival's Camera D'Or Prize for best first feature film. Keret and Geffen wrote and directed the film together. Keret, a popular and critically acclaimed Israeli author, participated in the 2001 International Writing Program.

Related Links:
Etgar Keret's website
Cannes Film Festival: Meduzot
"600 Words," by Etgar Keret (from Iowa Writes on The Daily Palette)

May 29, 2007
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