Yahav Winner
Yahav Winner (Hebrew: יהב וינר; 4 June 1986 – 7 October 2023) was an Israeli filmmaker, actor, producer and cinematographer. He was murdered in the Kfar Aza massacre by Hamas militants.
Yahav Winner | |
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Born | Israel | 4 June 1986
Died | 7 October 2023 37) Kfar Aza, Israel | (aged
Citizenship | Israeli |
Occupation | Director |
Life and career
Winner graduated from the Nissan Nativ Acting Studio in 2014.[1] He was also a graduate of the film department at Minshar School of Art.[2]
Between 2014 and 2018 he was an actor in theatre (Habima and Kibbutz theatre) and in television.[3]
His short film Faith won the best students' film at the 2020 Solidarity Human Rights Film Festival,[4] as well as best screenplay at the Little Wing Film Festival.[5]
His short film Neurim was screened at Cinefondation in Cannes and at the Palm Springs Shortfest. His last film The Boy, focused on a father and son from a kibbutz near the Gaza strip facing incoming rocket fire and nearby combat, won the best cinematography prize at the 2023 Tel Aviv International Students Film Festival.[6]
Winner worked at the Film and Television School of Sapir College as head of productions.[7]
Death
Winner was murdered at his home on 7 October 2023 in the Kfar Aza massacre by Hamas militants, while allowing his wife and one-month-old baby to find refuge. He was 37. Winner was initially considered missing and his body was identified on 11 October.[8]
Filmography
- The Boy (2023) - Writer, director and producer[9]
- Happiness and Rejoicing (2022) - Cinematographer[10]
- Deep Breaths[11]
- Neurim (2020) - Producer[12]
- Night Out (2019) - Actor[13]
- Faith (2019) - Writer and director[14]
- The Day After I'm Gone (2019) - Actor
- Little Earthquakes (2016) - Actor
- The Eulogy of Pini Gurevich (2015) - Actor
- Capricious Manifest (2014) - Actor
- The Plan (2012) - Actor
References
- "יהב וינר". Nissan Nativ (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ""הבמאי והשחקנים נרצחו, הלוקיישן נהרס כולו"". Calcalist (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- "Yahav Winner". taasiya.co.il (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- "הזוכים בפרסי פסטיבל סולידריות". efitriger.com (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- "2020 Award Winners". Little Wing Film Festival. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- "Israeli Director Yahav Winner Found Dead After Hamas Terrorist Attack". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- "הבמאי יהב וינר ז״ל הובא היום למנוחות". efitriger.com (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- "סוף עצוב: הזרע של יהב, בעלה של שי-לי עטרי שנרצח בעוטף עזה - לא שמיש". Ynet (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- "הילד". Ynet (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- "Happiness and Rejoicing". NFCT. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- "Little Wing Film Festival Opening Night". littlewingevents.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- "Neurim". IMDb. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- "Night Out". IMDb. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- "JANUARY 2021 NOMINEES". shorttothepoint.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.