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Michael Yohay
Director and Producer

Michael Yohay has directed and produced 16 award-winning films (see below for a listing of his work) and managed the Film and News Production Branch in the Spokespersons’ Division of the Israel Defense Forces between 1993-2005. Heading the unit, Yohay directed and produced features, public relations, documentary, publicity and educational films. He was responsible for news footage of IDF activities and their distribution to the mass media in Israel and abroad. Yohay also created and taught “field-news coverage” courses in the IDF. He managed the IDF archive and was responsible for local and worldwide marketing and distribution of IDF spokesperson media, including its website. Prior to his work with the IDF, Yohay served as film director of El Al Airline’s educational branch, as well as freelance film director for Israel’s national television station.

Michael Yohay earned his MBA in Marketing from Manchester University in Israel, MA in Political Science from Haifa University, BFA in Film and Television Studies as well as post-graduate certificate in Journalism from Tel Aviv University.

Award-winning Movies Produced by Michael Yohay

	Year	Name of Movie	Festival	Prize	Category
	1993	Women's Corp – Ready for Any Scenario	Rome	First Prize	Depiction
	1993	Operation Solomon	Rome	First Prize	Realism
	1994	Soldiers Without Borders	Rome	First Prize	Documentary
	1995	The Whites	Israel-Visual Arts	Second Prize	Instructional
	1995	Soldiers Without Borders	Romania	Mark of Distinction	Realism
	1995	Technology at Full Force	Israel-Visual Arts	Mark of Distinction	Depiction
	1996	Rules of Conduct with the Media	Israel-Visual Arts	First Prize	Instructional
	1996	Going to the Army	Rome	Festival Prize	Instructional
	1997	Going to the Army	Israel-Visual Arts	First Prize	Instructional
	1997	Portrait of the Navy	Romania	Mark of Distinction	Depiction
	1998	Winter Conditions	Argentina	Third Prize	Instructional Broadcast
	1998	Soldiers without Borders	Argentina	First Prize	Documentary
	1998	Kenya	Rome	First Prize	Documentary
	1999	Expulsion in the Heart of Europe	Rome-Bracciano	First Prize	Documentary- Promoting the Subject of Peace
	2000	At 3am the Ground Shook	Rome-Bracciano	Critics Prize	Informative
	2002	The Return to India	Rome-Bracciano	First Prize	Documentary- Social
	2003	Refreshing Gas Masks	Rome-Bracciano	Festival Prize - Judge's Award	Instructional Broadcast
	2004	Blue & White	Rome-Bracciano	First prize	Documentary

 

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