George Ovadiah (; ; ; c. 1925 – 1996), also known as George Obadiah, was an Iraqi-born Israeli film director, scriptwriter and producer. Biography George Ovadiah was born in c. 1925 in Baghdad, Iraq. He immigrated to Iran in 1949, where he became an established filmmaker. In Iran he directed 25 films and occasionally was an actor. In 1967 he made "Harbor of Love", an Israeli-Iranian coproduction. In 1969 he immigrated to Israel. Ovadiah directed 13 Israeli films, focused in melodrama and comedy genres, they were Bourekas film. Initially his films were box office successes, but his later films were failures. In 1996 the Israeli Film Academy paid a tribute to his memory. He died on 27 June 1996 in Holon, Israel. Filmography 1959 – () See also Cinema of Israel Bourekas film References External links Israeli film directors Israeli film producers Israeli male screenwriters 20th-century Israeli Jews 1925 births 1996 deaths People from Baghdad Iraqi expatriates in Iran Iraqi emigrants to Israel Iraqi screenwriters Burials at Yarkon Cemetery 20th-century screenwriters Iraqi film directors Iranian filmmakers Iranian film producers Iranian film directors