YONATAN NIR

DIRECTOR

Award-winning filmmaker Yonatan Nir has been telling stories for over a decade – from epic photojournalist reports, to the critically acclaimed Dolphin Boy (2011) which was acquired by Disney Pictures and screened in over 130 film festivals, he successfully captures and portrays unique relationships formed between man and nature. Nir's newest film - My Hero Brother (2016), won the Best Documentary Film Award and the Audience Choice Award at the prestigious Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Nir is also a highly demanded speaker and film professor, and has given over 500 lectures in Israel and around the world.

PRODUCER

Noam Shalev is one of Israel’s most internationally recognized filmmakers. Since 1997, he has directed and produced dozens of documentary film and series for BBC, National Geographic, Netflix and other international channels, including  the award winning Primetime War (1998), and Shooting Conflicts (2003), Munich Operation Bayonet (2008), Jerusalem IMAX (2012) and others. Shalev is the founder and owner of Highlight Films – Israel’s leading production services company.