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Avner Shahaf

Avner Shahaf

Cinematographer · Born September 25, 1972 (54) · Tel Aviv, Israel

Born
September 25, 1972 (54)
From
Tel Aviv, Israel
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 28% in 30 days

What are Avner Shahaf's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
28%
Morality
22%
Ideas
16%
Survival
15%
Society
11%
Self
8%
Justice6 titles, browse their movies with this themePower4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 8

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 11 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 4

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Contemplative
10
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Hopeful
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous8
  • Cyclical1

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 Avner Shahaf's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Avner Shahaf'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

36 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Pink Suitcases (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · Camera Operator

  • Children No More: Were and Are Gone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer · Executive Producer

  • Baghdad Files (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • UNraveling UNRWA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Grounded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • The Bibi Files(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Something Spicy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • Israel: Clash of the Tribes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • Prisoner X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • Mourning in Lod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • Yossi Sarid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • The Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • In the Name of the Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • Innocence(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • H2: The Occupation Lab(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Tantura(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Last Chapter of A.B. Yehoshua (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • The Reason Why (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • Nelson's Last Stand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • The Adventures of Saul Bellow(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Blue Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • Dirty Tricks(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Honorable Men(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Murder At Cinema North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • The Devil Next Door(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Lieber-man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • The Oslo Diaries(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Muhi – Generally Temporary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • The Ancestral Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Zero Days(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Sacred(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Censored Voices(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Landscapes of Memories: The Life of Ruth Kluger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • The Gatekeepers(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Survivor in a Tuxedo, Tracing Elie Wiesel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

  • Wanted: Roni Kalderon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles, 33 of them dated from 2012 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Gatekeepers (2012)

$2.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Zero Days (2016)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

The Devil Next Door (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing1 of 35: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography34 of 35: 33 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score85thOther crew1 of 35: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s9 · crew2020s24 · crew

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 Avner Shahaf's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th4

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · cinematographer

Tantura (2022)

99th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Zero Days (2016)

Midcredits 96th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 62/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Avner Shahaf work with?

People who share at least 2 of Avner Shahaf's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hilla Medalia shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers