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
Born(1986-06-04)4 June 1986
Israel
Died7 October 2023(2023-10-07) (aged 37)
Kfar Aza, Israel
CitizenshipIsraeli
OccupationDirector

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
Main article: Kfar Aza massacre

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

See also

References
  1. "יהב וינר". Nissan Nativ (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. ""הבמאי והשחקנים נרצחו, הלוקיישן נהרס כולו"". Calcalist (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  3. "Yahav Winner". taasiya.co.il (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  4. "הזוכים בפרסי פסטיבל סולידריות". efitriger.com (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  5. "2020 Award Winners". Little Wing Film Festival. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  6. "Israeli Director Yahav Winner Found Dead After Hamas Terrorist Attack". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  7. "הבמאי יהב וינר ז״ל הובא היום למנוחות". efitriger.com (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  8. "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.
  9. "הילד". Ynet (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  10. "Happiness and Rejoicing". NFCT. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  11. "Little Wing Film Festival Opening Night". littlewingevents.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  12. "Neurim". IMDb. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  13. "Night Out". IMDb. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  14. "JANUARY 2021 NOMINEES". shorttothepoint.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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