Yoav Shamir

Profile info

Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday6 November 1970 (55 years old)
Place of birth Tel Aviv, Israel
Known credits7

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 a…

The Meteorite Gang
The Meteorite Gang
2026 · Director
The Meteorite Gang
The Meteorite Gang
2026 · Producer
The Prophet and the Space Aliens
The Prophet and the Space Aliens
2020 · Writer
The Prophet and the Space Aliens
The Prophet and the Space Aliens
2020 · Director
10%: What Makes a Hero?
2013 · Director
Defamation
Defamation
2009 · Cinematography
Defamation
Defamation
2009 · Director
Defamation
Defamation
2009 · Writer
Flipping Out - Israel's Drug Generation
Flipping Out - Israel's Drug Generation
2008 · Director
5 Days
2006 · Director
Checkpoint
Checkpoint
2003 · Director
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