Film Director & Writer
Born in 1979 in USSR, immigrated to Israel in 1990,
BFA Film & TV studies Tel-Aviv University
Recipient of Excellence Award from the Israeli Ministry of Culture for contribution to Is-raeli Film (2013)
Recipient of Stern Award for Immigrant Artists from the Israeli Ministry of Immigration & Absorbtion (2014)
Eastside (2022) – director
TV-Series, 10 ep. X 45 minutes. Produced by Abot-Hameiri-Barkai for KAN 11
Back on Track (2021) – director
TV-Series, 10 ep. X 40 minutes. Produced by Abot-Hameiri-Barkai for YES TV.
Nominated for 12 awards of Israeli TV Academy awards, winner of 2.
Golden Voices (2019) – writer & director
Nominee for 4 awards of Israeli Film Academy awards,
Best Script & NETPAC Best Asian Film – Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.
Best Director – Bari Int’l Film Festival
Best Film – UK Jewish Film Fest
Special Mention – Haifa Film Festival.
Esau (2019) – writer
Adaptation of bestselling book by Meir Shalev, directed by Pavel Lungin (Russia & UK)
The Damned (2018) – Israel (director)
Best Actor – Cinefantasy Sao Paulo
The Man in the Wall (2015) – Israel (writer & director)
Rotterdam Film Festival 2015.
Best Acting Award – Odessa Film Festival 2015.
Israel Film Academy Nominee – Script, Lead Actress
Purchased by Netflix for Worldwide distribution, sold for US remake.
Ruby Strangelove (2014) – USA (director)
Feature film, 94 min, Produced by Moshe Diamant & Richard Rudolph.
TV & VOD release in UK, France and other territories.
Igor & the Cranes’ Journey (2012) – Israel / Germany / Poland (director)
Toronto Int’l Film Festival.
Special Mention at Haifa Int’l Film Festival.
Adult Jury Prize – Chicago Children Film Fest.
Best Director – Minsk Film Fest.
Grand Prix KinoJazda Film Fest (Poland).
Lenin in October (2010) – Israel (director & co-writer)
TV Film, 50 min, UCM Films
Special Mention & Special Award for lead actor Haifa International Film Festival 2010,
Between the lines (2009-10) – Israel (creator, director & main screenwriter)
“Roni Productions”. 50 episodes TV series for “YES”, Israeli satellite channel
