Yoav Shamir
Directing
- Born
- November 6, 1970 (age 55) · Tel Aviv, Israel
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Yoav Shamir is an Israeli documentary filmmaker most noted for the films Checkpoint and Defamation. Shamir's films have received awards from independent film festivals including Best Feature Documentary at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Best International Documentary at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, and the Golden Gate Award for Documentary Feature at the San Francisco International Film Festival. Shamir's viewpoint of Israeli political policies in his documentaries made him a focal point of criticism and garnered accusations of anti-semitism.
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Known for
Behind the camera7
- 2026The Meteorite Gang Director, Producer
- 2020The Prophet and the Space Aliens Writer, Director
- 201310%: What Makes a Hero? Director
- 2009Defamation Director, Cinematography, Writer
- 2008Flipping Out - Israel's Drug Generation Director
- 20065 Days Director
- 2003Checkpoint Director