Evgeny Afineevsky
Producer, director, cinematographer and writer, also actor · Born October 21, 1972 (54) · 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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 21, 1972 (54)
- Kazan, Tatarskaya ASSR, RSFSR, USSR (now Tatarstan, Russia)
- Producer, director, cinematographer and writer, also actor
- 9 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Known for
What are Evgeny Afineevsky's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 5
Grounded 8 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 5
Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 5
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous4
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Evgeny Afineevsky's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Evgeny Afineevsky's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
20 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Children in the Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Ash and Crayons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Francesco(2020)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all filmsDaydream in Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Cries from Syria(2017)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Romka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Pray for Ukraine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Mandy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Horseman Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Divorce: A Journey Through the Kid's Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
For the First Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Your World, Your Ego (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!!(2009)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Return from India(2002)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Crime and Punishment(2002)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Death Game(2001)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all filmsDays of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles, 18 of them dated from 1987 to 2022.
Biggest box office
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!! (2009)
Highest rated
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2015)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Evgeny Afineevsky's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 9 titles are Loved with Detractors.
- Universally Loved1
- Loved with Detractors2
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Evgeny Afineevsky work with?
People who share at least 2 of Evgeny Afineevsky's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Menahem Golan shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Menahem GolanShared titles: Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!! (2009), Crime and Punishment (2002), Return from India (2002), Death Game (2001)See all 4 shared titles with Menahem Golan
Actors
- Richard LynchShared titles: Crime and Punishment (2002), Death Game (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Lynch
Composers and cinematographers
- Alex KashpurShared titles: Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2022), Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Alex Kashpur
- Andriy DubchakShared titles: Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2022), Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Andriy Dubchak
- Inna GoncharovaShared titles: Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2022), Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Inna Goncharova
- Jasha KlebeShared titles: Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2022), Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Jasha Klebe
Producers
- Bohdan BatruchShared titles: Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2022), Francesco (2020), Cries from Syria (2017), Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2015)See all 4 shared titles with Bohdan Batruch
- Tomáš SrovnalShared titles: Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2022), Francesco (2020), Cries from Syria (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Tomáš Srovnal
- Den TolmorShared titles: Francesco (2020), Cries from Syria (2017), Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Den Tolmor
- Angus WallShared titles: Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2022), Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Angus Wall
