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Yair Hochner

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Yair Hochner was born in Kfar Sava, Israel.

With the encouragement of notable directors Keren Yedaya and Tomer Heiman, Yair set out to direct his script, Good Boys (Yeladim Tovim), which received acclaim as the Winner of OUTstanding Emerging Talent Award Outfest (2005); Winner of the Showtime Vangu...

Biography

Yair Hochner was born in Kfar Sava, Israel.

With the encouragement of notable directors Keren Yedaya and Tomer Heiman, Yair set out to direct his script, Good Boys (Yeladim Tovim), which received acclaim as the Winner of OUTstanding Emerging Talent Award Outfest (2005); Winner of the Showtime Vanguard Award NewFest; Jury Grand Prize – Feature Film image+nation International LGBT Film Festival n Montreal; Winner of: Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Cinematography -Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival; and Winner, Best Israeli Film, Eilat International Film Festival. Yair taught cinema to high school students for five years in Netania. Currently he writes fim reviews for Seret (Film), Israel’s leading cinema site. He has written articles for the Cinematheque Magazine, as well as short stories for the Tel Aviv newspaper and Camera Obscura magazine.

Yair Hochner is the artistic director of the TLVFest, the Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival since co-founding it in 2006. In 2007 he wrote and directed his second feature Antarctica,

distributed by Regent Releasing. In 2008 he co-produced Fucking Different Tel Aviv with Kristian Petersen, the official selection of the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival.

Filmography 10

2015
The Big Tease Movie

Director

2015
Guttman X 5 Movie

Creator

2012
Gay in a Day Movie

Director

2012
Gay in a Day Movie

Producer

2009
2008
Antarctica Movie

Director

2008
Antarctica Movie

Writer

2005
Good Boys Movie

Director

2005
Good Boys Movie

Writer

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Personal Details

Known For Writing
Gender Not specified
Years Active 2005 - 2015
Popularity 0.1
Career Stats
10 Total Credits
1 Movie Roles
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