Shay Kanot
Shay Kanot is an American film and television screenwriter and director. • Illustration — Shay Kanot He is known for his creating and directing the four season crime series The Arbitrator (Ha-borer) starring Yehuda Levi and Ania Bukstein. Kanot also directed Gal Gadot in her only Israeli movie The Goal (Kicking out Shoshana) sold to Apple TV+. The drama series Shay Kanot directed Pushers (Beni-or) was nominated for best-series in TV Series Festival Berlin.
Shay Kanot
- Born
- 1967 · Los Angeles.
- Nationality
- Israel
- Occupation
- film director · screenwriter · television director
- Education
- Tel Aviv University
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He directed the series Three (Thalathe) which was nominated for best-series TV at the Festival De Cannes.
Kanot works both in television and film. Among his most prominent and well-known works are Colombian Love (2004), starring Mili Avital and Asi Cohen; Kicking Out Shoshana (2014); Ibiza (2015), starring Dvir Benedek; Four by Four (2016), starring Oshri Cohen and Shlomi Koriat. In television Kanot worked on The Arbitrator (2007-2014), written by Reshef Levi. Kanot wrote the script for the Israeli show Shabatot Vehagim (2004) along with Eran Kolirin. Kanot directed Meorav Yerushalmi (2007), starring Shmil Ben Ari; Pushers (Bnei Or) (2022); Double (Kefula) (2015-2019), starring Noa Kirel.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Additional information • 1996 — The Mossad (Ha Mossad) — Drama, co-production Israel–Argentina, starring Gustavo Guillén • 1998–2002 — The Real Thing (Chalomot Neurim) — Romantic comedy • 2000 — Shabatot Vehagim — Drama, Kanot wrote first season with Eran Kolirin, starring Alon Abutbul, Yael Abecassis and Romi Aboulafia. • 2002 — Closed Case (Tik Sagur) — Police drama, premiered on Israeli Channel 10, starring Amos Lavi and written by Reshef Levi. • 2005–2009 — Once in a Life (Ha-Chayim AL-PI Y) — Docu-realty/comedy, starring Aviv Geffen and Ninet Tayeb. • 2007–2014 — The Arbitrator (Ha-Borer) — Crime comedy, written by: Reshef Levi, starring Yehuda Levi and Ania Bukstein • 2018–2020 — Double (Kfula) — Musical comedy, starring Noa Kirel. • 2021 — Pushers (Bney Or) — Social drama, based on a true story. • 2023 — Three (Thalatha) — Musical, social drama, produced by paramount TV, nominated for best-series TV Festival De Cannes.
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1967
Shay Kanot born at Los Angeles.
Feature films
• Year — Title — Additional information • 1998 — It's Not Like Us — Drama • 2001 — Laila Lelo Lola — Comedy, made for TV (Hot). • 2004 — Colombian Love (Ahava Colombianit) — Starring: Mili Avital and Assi Cohen. • 2005 — Moon Wolves (Yarech Shel Zeevim) — Drama, based on a true story, made for TV. • 2014 — The Goal (Kicking Out Shoshana) — Sport comedy, starring Gal Gadot and Oshri Cohen. • 2015 — Ibiza — Comedy, filmed in Spain, starring Dvir Benedek. • 2016 — Four by Four (Arba Al Arba) — Comedy, starring Shlomi Koriat and Oshri Cohen. • 2022 — Love You Charlie (Ohev Otkha Charlie) — Crime comedy, based on a true story, starring Michael Aloni and Alon Abutbul
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