
Evgeny Afineevsky
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 21, 1972
- Birthplace
- Kazan, Tatarskaya ASSR, RSFSR, USSR (now Tatarstan, Russia)
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.
Filmography

Ash and Crayons 2026
Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Writer

Children in the Fire 2025
Director, Producer, Director of Photography

Subject 2023
as Self

Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom 2022
Director

Francesco 2020
Producer, Director of Photography, Director
- Daydream in Blue
Daydream in Blue 2020
Director, Director of Photography, Producer

Cries from Syria 2017
Director of Photography, Director, Producer

Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom 2015
Director of Photography, Director, Producer

Romka 2015
Producer, Director

Pray for Ukraine 2015
Director, Director of Photography, Producer
- Mandy
Mandy 2014
Director, Producer
- The Horseman Story
The Horseman Story 2014
Associate Producer

Divorce: A Journey Through the Kid's Eyes 2014
Producer, Director, Writer
- For the First Time
For the First Time 2013
Producer
- Your World, Your Ego
Your World, Your Ego 2012
Producer

Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! 2010
Writer, Producer, Director

Return from India 2002
Producer

Crime and Punishment 2002
Producer, Executive Producer

Death Game 2001
as Policeman, Producer
- Days of Love
Days of Love 1999
Director, Producer
Credits from TMDB.