Yoni Azulay
- Director
- Producer
- Editor
Yoni Azulay is a Philadelphian and Israeli-American filmmaker. In 2022, he graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a B.F.A. in Film & TV Production. He tells stories that juxtapose generational perspectives through the bending of time and personal memory.
His short film 'Idle Speed' was a 2023 Cannes Film Festival SFC Catalogue selection and won the audience award at the Beverly Hills and NFFTY film festivals. His short 'No Dye' screened at the Nashville, NFFTY, Philadelphia and Santa Fe Film Festivals. His short 'Beyond Closed Doors' was a semifinalist at both Flicker's Rhode Island and Prague International Film Festival. His bilingual Hebrew-English short 'American Sabra' premiered at the Museum of the Moving Image in August 2023.
'Idle Speed', Yoni's undergraduate thesis project at NYU Tisch had the distinction of being the only undergraduate student production to receive complete risk management approval to feature a practical car explosion.
Yoni is closely mentored by veteran director Jeremiah Zagar and producer Jeremy Yaches at their company Public Record.
He is also the founder of Bluestone Pictures, who specialize in narrative content and are currently developing their first Feature Film.
His short film 'Idle Speed' was a 2023 Cannes Film Festival SFC Catalogue selection and won the audience award at the Beverly Hills and NFFTY film festivals. His short 'No Dye' screened at the Nashville, NFFTY, Philadelphia and Santa Fe Film Festivals. His short 'Beyond Closed Doors' was a semifinalist at both Flicker's Rhode Island and Prague International Film Festival. His bilingual Hebrew-English short 'American Sabra' premiered at the Museum of the Moving Image in August 2023.
'Idle Speed', Yoni's undergraduate thesis project at NYU Tisch had the distinction of being the only undergraduate student production to receive complete risk management approval to feature a practical car explosion.
Yoni is closely mentored by veteran director Jeremiah Zagar and producer Jeremy Yaches at their company Public Record.
He is also the founder of Bluestone Pictures, who specialize in narrative content and are currently developing their first Feature Film.