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As a teenager, he won First Prize for Best Documentary of the largest Republic in Russia and was sent to the International Festival on the Black Sea in Russia. This was the beginning of his filmmaking career.

He is one of the youngest and successful impresarios in Israel and abroad. He has worked and has been sponsored by many of the top line impresarios of Israel and in the USA. His personal teachers and partners have been: Mr. Jack Yakov (oldest and well known impresario in Israel, with the richest background of more than 40 years of shows, musicals and operettas, "Father" of children musical theatre in Israel, "Maestro operetta" in this country and so on), and Mr. Menachem Golan, a well known director and producer in Hollywood, Israel and all over the world. During the last 6 years, he has coordinated over 30 musicals in Israel, such as: "Bat" (Die Fledermaus), "Gypsy Baron", "Viennese Blood", "Night in Venice", "Silva princess of Chardas", "Mozart Konzerte" with Prague National Opera orchestra, International Festivals, children musicals and many others.

During 1997 and through the beginning of 1999, he produced the great British show, "The Mousetrap", by Agatha Christie, which has run for over 50 years in London and various other countries. Also in 1999, with great success, he produced a play by Agatha Christie entitled "Spider Web". During his production of "Spider Web", Mr. Afineevsky took on a television production named "Days of Love" with various famous Israeli stars with great popularity in Israel as well as abroad.

As President and CEO of "Octava Ltd." for the 3 years, Mr. Afineevsky has rapidly achieved and been able to demonstrate his well-earned experience through his new concepts and usage of the most current technological methods of the industry. As well as his extensive background in business, financial and investment management.

Over one year Mr. Afineevsky has been President of "FilmWorld International Inc", an Entertainment Production Company and after 2 years of "New Cannon Inc", where he continued to demonstrate his knowledge of and experience in the Entertainment Industry.

As a producer of _Return from India, The (2002)_ , Evgeny Afineevsky received Israeli Grand from the Israeli Film Fund and was nominated for the Israeli Oscar. In 2005 Mr. Afineevsky received Gold Special Jury Award from the 38th Houston Worldfest for his feature film _Return from India, The (2002)_ . In 2007 Mr. Afineevsky received Platinum Remi Award from the 40th Houston Worldfest for his film Crime & Punishment, (2002). In 2008 Mr. Afineevsky received Platinum Remi Award from the 41th Houston Worldfest for his film Death Game, (2002) and Best original comedy screenplay Gold Remi Award for his outstanding script "Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!" (2008).

He is the member of the Israeli Film and Television Academy, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, Los Angeles Film Teachers Assosiation and a Russian Union of Cinematography.

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... Golan / Evgeny Afineevsky