MCIF Montréal
Budapest International Film Festival
Doc Aviv International Film Festival
MCIF Montréal
Budapest International Film Festival
Doc Aviv International Film Festival
Roman Shumunov is an award winning Israeli film director, screen writer and editor. As a director and writer of the TV and cinema projects, Roman has been keeping busy across different genres. Shumunov made a name for himself in 2016 when his documentary "Babylon Dreamers" was selected to open the International Documentary Film Festival - DOCAVIV and won first prize. In the same place, Roman received an award as the most promising young director. In 2018 he directed a full-length social drama about young immigrants "Here and Now", which received the Ophir Award(Israeli Oscar) for Best Music, also best screenplay and Best film awards. In 2020, he returned to documentaries again, presenting Greatly valued film - "Back to Chernobyl". The film that was successful distributed to dozens of countries and festivals around the world. "Berenshtein - the Last Partisan" epic and award winning drama film released in 2021. The work on which lasted 4.5 years based on a true story of Ukrainian Jewish partisan commander, during WWII, Leonid Berenshtein, who located the secret facility of Hitler and changed the outcome of the war. Bernstein is one of the most successful films in this genre in Israeli cinema. Dubbed into 6 languages and released in cinemas in countries such as the USA, Germany, Japan, England, Australia, South Korea, won first prizes at festivals around the world and more. "Memory Forest", 4 episodes were released on 2022. Filming took place in Poland. A group of teens embark on a trip to Poland and the concentration camps for an up-close lesson on the blood-soaked history of WWII. "Generation 1.5", TV Series 3 episodes, 2022. One of the most talked about series of the year. "Munich 72", TV series 3 episodes, 2022 - A new series about the massacre at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games are co-produced by Global Screen, a German entertainment company and Israeli broadcast Ch8.