Evgeny Afineevsky
Born: 1972-10-21 in Kazan, Tatarskaya ASSR, RSFSR, USSR (now Tatarstan, Russia)
Known For: Directing
Biography
Evgeny Mikhailovich Afineevsky (Russian: Евгений Михайлович Афинеевский; born October 21, 1972) is an Israeli-American film director, producer and cinematographer who lives in the United States. In 2016 Afineevsky was nominated for an Academy Award and Emmys for his documentary "Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom" (2016). Afineevsky was born in Kazan, Tatar ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on October 21, 1972 to a Russian-Jewish family. In the early 1990s, Afineevsky became an Israeli citizen and served in the Israeli Defence Forces. As he became involved in the film industry, he relocated to Los Angeles in the United States through connections to Menahem Golan, living there since 1999. Afineevsky is openly homosexual.
Filmography
2025
- Children in the Fire ... (Director)
2023
- Subject as Self
2022
- Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom ... (Director)
2020
- Francesco ... (Producer)
- Daydream in Blue ... (Director)
2017
- Cries from Syria ... (Director of Photography)
2015
- Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom ... (Director of Photography)
- Pray for Ukraine ... (Director)
- Romka ... (Director)
2014
- Mandy ... (Director)
- The Horseman Story ... (Associate Producer)
- Divorce: A Journey Through the Kid's Eyes ... (Producer)
2013
- For the First Time ... (Producer)
2012
- Your World, Your Ego ... (Producer)
2010
- Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! ... (Director)
2002
- Crime and Punishment ... (Producer)
- Return from India ... (Producer)
2001
- Death Game as Policeman
1999
- Days of Love ... (Director)
1987
- The Bold and the Beautiful ... (Director)