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Evgeny Afineevsky

Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn October 21, 1972 (52 years)
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.
Known For
  • Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
  • The Bold and the Beautiful
  • Cries from Syria
  • Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!!
  • Crime and Punishment
  • Francesco
  • Return from India
  • Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
  • Death Game
  • Divorce: A Journey Through the Kids' Eyes

Filmography

2022
Subject · as Self
2016
The Oscars · as Self - Nominee
1996
The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self
1952
Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest

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