Marco Carmel was born to parents from Jewish Tunisian and Jewish Algerian decents and lived in Paris until he was 12 years old. Carmel is an accalimed Israeli-French Writer/Director and Producer who has directed five feature films and worked on four popular TV series. He has been nominated for the Best Director Prize by the Israeli Academy Awards (Ophirs) three times. Among his films are Noble Savage (2018), My Lovely Sister (2011), Father’s Footsteps (2007).