Shay Kanot
Shay Kanot (Hebrew: שי כנות) is an American film and television screenwriter and director, well known in Israel where he mostly lives.
Shay Kanot is considered one of the top directors working today in Israel, known for making the big summer comedies for the cinema and creating series for television that are artistically unique and have global sales. He is known for his creating and directing the four season crime series The Arbitrator (Ha-borer) starring Yehuda Levi and Ania Bukstein. Shay Kanot also directed Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) in her first and only Israeli movie The Goal (Kicking out Shoshana) sold to Apple TV+ [1]. The drama series Shay Kanot directed Pushers (Beni-or) was nominated for best-series in TV Series Festival Berlin. The series Three (Thalathe) he directed was nominated for best-series TV Festival De Cannes.
Early life
Shay Kanot was born in Los Angeles and immigrated to Israel with his family at the age of 3. The family lived in Haifa on the Carmel. When Kanot was 13 years old, the family returned to Los Angeles and he lived in the United States for 3 years. Kanot attended a regional school in Culver City in the class of "English as a Second Language". At school he befriended mainly with his class mates - Mexican immigrants and refugee children from Vietnam, many of whom belonged to crime gangs in the area. Staying in Culver City, back in those days, was difficult for the naïve Israeli family, which was accustomed to life in Israel, and after 3 years Kanot's mother returned to Israel with her children, while his father remained in Los Angeles and has lived there ever since.
Kanot returned to Haifa. He studied extensively Math and Physics in high school. Kanot enlisted to the Israeli army, to a filed unit and later became an officer and achieved a rank of Captain.
During those years he used to hang out in disco clubs and played professional water polo for Maccabi Haifa. Unfortunately, in those years, his parents divorced and his younger sister Tali Kanot was diagnosed with cancer. Tali's illness and death has deeply influenced Shay`s life and artistic work.
Career
In 1993, Kanot enrolled to Business Administration studies at Tel Aviv University and went on an "after the army" trip to South America. In Brasília, the capital of Brazil, he decided to also enroll for a BA in Film and Television. Kanot returned to Israel after a year and a half of traveling, moved to Tel Aviv and began studying at Tel Aviv University's Steve Tisch School of Film and Television, and at the same time studied Business Administration.
In his second year of studies, after directing several music videos, Kanot approached Yair Dori with an idea for a series about "Behind the scenes" of the Israeli Mossad. Yair Dori, liked the idea and Kanot created in 1996, his first TV series "The Mossad (Ha Mossad)" starring: Gustavo Guillén, the show was a co-production with Argentina, and later sold internationally.
Kanot's first film, "We're Not Like That" (1999), as screenwriter and director, won the Yorkton Award in Canada, and an honorable mention at the New York Film Festival. The film tells a personal experience from Kanot's military service.
From this point Kanot began to work both in television and film [2] [3] . Among his most prominent and well-known works over the years are the films: "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 and more.
In television his known Israeli works are: "The Arbitrator" (2007-2014) written by Reshef Levi. Kanot wrote the script for the Israeli known 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 and more.
Filmography
Feature Films
| Year | Title | One Liner | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | We Are Not Like That | A day in the life of an Israeli army officer. | Drama, won the Yorkton Award in Canada |
| 2001 | Laila Lelo Lola | A comedy about lonely people. | Comedy, made for TV, Hot |
| 2004 | Colombian Love (Ahava Colombianit) | Wild comedy about three weddings. | Considered one of the most successful movies in Israel, Amazon [4] ,nominated for best film 2004, starring: Mili Avital, Assi Cohen [5] [6] |
| 2005 | Moon Wolves (Yarech Shel Zeevim) | The life of a cowboy in northern Israel. | Drama, based on a true story, made for TV [7] |
| 2014 | The Goal (Kicking Out Shoshana) | A soccer player falls in love with a criminal's girlfriend. | Sport comedy, successful in theaters, Apple TV +, starring: Gal Gadot, Oshri Cohen [8] [9][10][11] |
| 2015 | Ibiza | A surfer tries to win a competition on the island of Ibiza and save his brother. | Wild summer comedy, filmed in Spain, successful in theaters, starring: Dvir Benedek [12][13] |
| 2016 | Four by Four (Arba Al Arba) | Four high-tech executives go on a journey in the desert. | A summer comedy, successful in theaters, starring: Shlomi Koriat, Oshri Cohen [14] |
| 2022 | Love You Charlie (Ohev Otkha Charlie) | A reality TV director is forced to film in the house of a mafia boss. | Crime Comedy, based on a true story, Successful in theaters, starring: Michael Aloni, Alon Abutbul [15] [16] |
Television
| Year | Title | One - Liner | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Mossad (Ha Mossad) | An Israeli Mossad agent is lost in Argentina. | Drama, co-production Israel - Argentina, sold worldwide (South America, Europe, Russia..), starring : Gustavo Guillén |
| 1998 | The Real Thing (Chalomot Neurim) | The story of a film school in a low-class neighborhood. | Romantic comedy, sold to Europe, four seasons. |
| 2000 | Shabatot Vehagim | Four couples in mid-life crisis. | Drama, Kanot wrote first season with Eran Kolirin, a very appreciated award winning series in Israel, starring: Alon Abutbul, Yael Abecassis, Romi Aboulafia |
| 2002 | Closed Case (Tik Sagur) | A police investigator from the center is punished and exiled to the desert. | Police drama, premiered on Israeli Channel 10 first broadcast night, starring: Amos Lavi, written by: Reshef Levi |
| 2005-2009 | Once in a Life (Ha-Chayim AL-PI Y) | A docu-reality meeting between celebrities and places that hate them. | Docu-realty, comedy, a very successful show in Israel, starring: Aviv Geffen, Ninet Tayeb and more. |
| 2007-2014 | The Arbitrator (Ha-Borer) | A social worker discovers that he is the son of a mafia boss. | Crime comedy, considered one of the most successful shows in Israel, four seasons, sold worldwide, negotiated a deal with Fox, written by: Reshef Levi, starring: Yehuda Levi, Ania Bukstein [17] |
| 2018-2020 | Double (Kfula) | A successful singer has to hide herself with a double identity. | Musical comedy, a highly successful show, broadcast on all channels, songs from the show became Israeli hits, starring : Noa Kirel |
| 2021 | Pushers (Bney Or) | A young street gang tries to survive in the world of crime. | Social drama, based on a true story, a highly successful show, nomination for best show and director in Israel, nominated for best show TV Series Festival Berlin. |
| 2023 | Three (Thalatha) | Three young women from the fringes of society are trying to succeed. | Musical, social drama, produced by paramount TV, nominated for best-series TV Festival De Cannes. |
References
- ↑ "Shay Kanot Films and Shows – Apple TV (UK)". Apple TV. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ↑ "Cultural Affairs: The curious emergence of Israeli film and TV". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ↑ "Shay Kanot | Director, Writer, Script and Continuity Department". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ↑ "Amazon.com: Customer reviews: Colombian Love". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ↑ Hulse, E. (11 November 2006). "Colombian Love". videolibrarian.com. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ Hulse, E. (2006-11-11). "Colombian Love". videolibrarian.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ↑ Scheib, Ronnie (2006-04-04). "Wolves' Moon". Variety. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ↑ "Kick it up with soccer movies". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2018-06-17. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ↑ Klein, Uri (31 July 2014). "Is This Comedy the Most Politically Incorrect Israeli Film of All Time?". Haaretz. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ "Is This Comedy the Most Politically Incorrect Israeli Film of All Time?". Haaretz. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ↑ "The Coen brothers' latest film, straight from Venice to the small screen". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ↑ "Illes Balears Film Commission". www.illesbalearsfilm.org. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ Bogen, Amir (2015-08-18). "Zionist zombies: Israeli cinema goes diverse". Ynetnews. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ↑ "Four by Four / Arba Al Arba". Jewish Film Festivals. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ "Love you Charlie (2022)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ "Love you Charlie (2022)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ↑ Rabkin, Nathaniel (3 November 2011). "Jewish Mafia". Tablet Magazine. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
External links
- Shay Kanot on IMDb
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