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Evgeny Afineevsky | |
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 Evgeny Afineevsky in 2015. | |
| Born | (1972-10-21)October 21, 1972 (age 52) |
| Citizenship | United States &State of Israel[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer and cinematographer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Notable work | Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom,Cries from Syria |
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Evgeny Mikhailovich Afineevsky (Russian: Евгений Михайлович Афинеевский; born October 21, 1972) is an Israeli-American film director, producer and cinematographer. He has an Academy Award nomination and Emmy nominations for his documentary Winter on Fire. Afineevsky resides in the United States.
Afineevsky was born inKazan,Tatar ASSR,Russian SFSR,Soviet Union on October 21, 1972, to aRussian-Jewish family.[2] In the early 1990s, Afineevsky became anIsraeli citizen and served in theIsraeli Defence Forces.[1] As he became involved in the film industry, he relocated toLos Angeles in theUnited States through connections toMenahem Golan, living there since 1999.[1] Afineevsky isopenly gay.[3]
Afineevsky's filmmaking career began as a teenager when he won the First Prize for Best Documentary inKazan, the capital of theRepublic of Tatarstan, and was invited to participate in the Black Sea International Film Festival hosted by theUSSR Pioneer Camp Orlyonok inKrasnodar region, Russia.[4]
In Israel, from 1994 to 2000, Afineevsky coordinated and produced more than 30 musicals including “Bat” (Die Fledermaus),Gypsy Baron,Viennese Blood,Night in Venice,Silva Princess of Csárdás, andMozart Konzerte with the Prague National Opera Orchestra. From 1997 to 1999 he produced and co-directed two stage plays,The Mousetrap andSpider Web, byAgatha Christie.[4]
"In 1999, still in Israel, he directed the TV seriesDays of Love. In 2000–2002, he produced three feature films,Crime & Punishment, starringCrispin Glover,John Hurt,Clive Revill, andMargot Kidder;Death Game, starringBilly Drago, Joe Lara, Richard Lynch and Bo Brown; andThe Return from India, starring Aki Avni, Riki Gal, Assi Dayan, Dana Parnas and Orly Perl."[4]
"As producer ofThe Return from India (2002), Afineevsky received the Israeli Grand from the Israeli Film Fund. In 2005, he received The Gold Special Jury Award from the 38th Annual Houston Worldfest forThe Return from India. In 2007, he received the Platinum Remi Award from the 40th Annual Houston Worldfest for his filmCrime & Punishment (2002). In 2008, he received the Platinum Remi Award from the 41st Annual Houston Worldfest for his filmDeath Game (2002).Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! was his feature directorial debut for which he collected over 23 awards in the US and abroad. He created the educational documentary projectDivorce: A Journey Through the Kids’ Eyes, which received awards and recognition from the US festival circuit."[4]
His historical feature documentaryWinter on Fire was an official selection of theVenice andTelluride international film festivals,[5] received the People's Choice Award for the Best Documentary from theToronto International Film Festival, the 2016Television Academy HonorsAward and was nominated for anAcademy Award in the Best Documentary category and thePrimetime Emmy Awards in theExceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking category.[6] The film covered theEuromaidan protests inUkraine.[7][1]
In 2016 Afineevsky spent months on the ground in Syria, using his cameras to craft a comprehensive account of the war.[8] His documentary,Cries from Syria, was an Official Selection at the 2017Sundance Film Festival.[9]HBO acquired US TV rights toCries from Syria ahead of its world premiere in the Documentary Premieres section of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.[10] The film debuted on March 13, 2017, and on HBO NOW, HBO GO, HBO On Demand and affiliate portals.
In August 2017 Afineevsky was awarded with the Friend of the Free Press Trophy by theLos Angeles Press Club for his work onCries from Syria. He was named the Best Director at the annualCritics' Choice Documentary Awards in New York on November 2, 2017.[11] On November 21, 2017Producers Guild of America namedCries from Syria among the nominees for the Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures Award.[12] He and his film earned IPA Satellite Awards nominations for Best Documentary and Best Song in a Documentary forPRAYERS FOR THIS WORLD, performed byCher. The Awards Circuit Community Awards nominated his movie as Best Documentary Feature for 2017. He wonInternational Documentary Association’sCourage Under Fire Award, earned a PGA Award nomination, won a Humanitas Prize and Cinema for Peace Awards as Most Valuable Documentary of the Year, won 32nd Fort Lauderdale Film Festival, Documentaries Without Borders Film Festival and 51st Houston WorldFest Film Festival, as well as theOverseas Press Club’sPeter Jennings Award. During 2018, Afineevsky and his movieCries from Syria earned four Emmy nominations.
In 2022, Afineevsky released a documentaryFreedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight For Freedom.[13][14][15][16]
Afineevsky’s documentaryFrancesco, released in 2020, features Pope Francis. A segment from the documentary in regards to homosexuality and the Catholic Church triggered worldwide headlines in October 2020.[17][18][19] In the documentary, Bergoglio declared, with multiple cuts nonetheless.[20][21]
"Homosexuals have a right to be a part of the family. [...] They’re children of God and have a right to a family. Nobody should be thrown out, or be made miserable because of it. [...] What we have to create is a civil union law. I stood up for that."
According to Deadline Hollywood, the statement stirred controversy as it was regarded as contradicting Catholic teachings on homosexuality which officially categorises homosexual activity as "deviant behavior."[17] Afineevsky said concerning this film: "I am not trying to do propaganda. What I'm trying to do, I’m trying to show to the people what they're missing."[17]
On February 21, 2020, Catholics in Media Associates awarded him with 2020 CIMA Social Justice Award.[24]
In 2018, he received the Cinema for Peace Award for most valuable documentary of the Year for his movieCries from Syria.[25]
In the autumn of 2015, he was awarded theCross of Ivan Mazepa by thePresident of Ukraine.[26]
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