Daniel Syrkin

Daniel "Danny" Syrkin, ), also known as Dani Sirkin, is a Russian-born Israeli film and television director and screenwriter.

Early life and education

Daniel Syrkin was born in Moscow, Soviet Union, to a Jewish family. Syrkin immigrated to Israel as a baby with his family and resided in Jerusalem.
He graduated the Tel-Aviv University's School of Cinema. His thesis project at the School of Cinema, a short film And Now Rachmaninov, won a prize at the Turin Film Festival in Italy.

Syrkin has had a successful professional career in Israel. His film Out of Sight won the Israeli Academy Award for Best Director and was presented at the Cannes International Film Festival in the same year.