Whether I'm directing, writing, filming, or editing, I'm first and foremost, an audience for the film I'm working on.
Ido Weisman is a Tel Aviv-based director and cinematographer.
Born in 1989 and raised in the northern Israeli village of Nofit, he holds a BFA from the Steve Tisch School of Film and Television at Tel Aviv University.

He has directed several award-winning short films, including "Horah" (2018), "Pool" (2019), and "Uzzi" (2018), which was shortlisted for the BAFTA Student Awards.

His short documentary "Requiem for a Whale" (2022) won the prestigious IDA Award for Best Student Documentary and was nominated for Best Documentary Short at the 2023 Israeli Academy Awards.
The film also received the top prize at the Israeli Documentary Forum Awards
and won both Second Prize and the Cinematography Award at the 2022 Docaviv Film Festival.
In August 2023, it was acquired for distribution by The New Yorker.
In May 2025, Weisman directed the television series "You Have to Read This", which premiered on Kan 11.
His debut feature-length documentary, "Sun Bay" (2025), won the First Feature Award at both the Israeli Documentary Forum Awards and the 2025 Docaviv Film Festival, and received an Honorable Mention at the South Film Festival.
The film premiered on Kan 11 at the beginning of 2026, and it’s available to watch on Kan Box and on the Kan 11 YouTube channel.
  • Cinematographer (4 Credits)
    Sun Bay2025
    Documentary, Feature
    Requiem for a Whale2022
    Documentary, Short, Student
    Pool2018
    Short, Student
    Uzzi2018
    Documentary
  • Writer (4 Credits)
    Sun Bay2025
    Documentary, Feature
    Requiem for a Whale2022
    Documentary, Short, Student
    Pool2018
    Short, Student
    Uzzi2018
    Documentary
  • Director (4 Credits)
    Sun Bay2025
    Documentary, Feature
    Requiem for a Whale2022
    Documentary, Short, Student
    Pool2018
    Short, Student
    Uzzi2018
    Documentary
  • Producer (2 Credits)
    Requiem for a Whale2022
    Documentary, Short, Student
    Uzzi2018
    Documentary
Honorable Mention
Sun Bay
The International Cinema South Festival
Sderot
2025
First Feature Award
Sun Bay
The Israeli Documentary Forum Awards
Tel-Aviv
2025
First Feature Award
Sun Bay
Docaviv international documentary Film Festival
Tel-Aviv
2025
Short Documentary program
Requiem for a Whale
Brisbane International Film Festival
Brisbane
2022
Short Documentary program
Requiem for a Whale
DOC NYC
New York City
2022
Second place and the Cinematography award in the student competition
Requiem for a Whale
Docaviv international documentary Film Festival
Tel-Aviv
2022
Best student film
Requiem for a Whale
The Israeli Documentary film awards
Tel-Aviv
2022
Winner of the David L. Wolper Student Documentary Award
Requiem for a Whale
IDA Documentary Awards
los angeles
2022
Special Mention Award
Pool
Sydney Short Film Festival
Sydney
2020
Best Film Award
Pool
Long-Short Festival
Tel-Aviv
2019
Best Script Award
Uzzi
NYC Short Documentary Film Festival
New York City
2019
Audience Choice Award
Uzzi
Golden Tree International Documentary Film Festival
Frankfurt
2019
College
The Steve Tisch School of Film and Television - Tel-Aviv University
BFA graduate
20142018
High School
Carmel Zvulun regional high school
Communication and Film
20012007
Birth Date
July 2, 1989
Birth City
Nofit
Current City
Tel-Aviv
Height
183
Gender
Male
Whether I'm directing, writing, filming, or editing, I'm first and foremost, an audience for the film I'm working on.
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