Sam Garbarski | |
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![]() Sam Garbarski in October 2010 | |
Born |
Planegg, Germany | 13 February 1948
Nationality | Belgian |
Years active | 1998–present |
Sam Garbarski (born 13 February 1948) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. His film Irina Palm (2007) was awarded Best European Film at the 53rd David di Donatello Awards. [1] He then directed A Distant Neighborhood (2010), a fantasy film based on the manga of the same name by Jiro Taniguchi. Garbarski co-wrote its screenplay with Jérôme Tonnerre and Philippe Blasband. The film earned him a Magritte Award nomination in the category of Best Director. [2]
His film Bye Bye Germany was released in 2017 to critical acclaim. [3] He grew up as child of two Holocaust survivors and left West-Germany for Belgium in 1970. [4] He is the father of actress Tania Garbarski.