Guy Nattiv

Guy Nattiv was born in 1973 in Ra'anana

Guy Nattiv was born in 1973 in Ra'anana, under the family name Natanzon. His grandparents were Holocaust survivors. His brother Gil Natanzon founded an Israeli artists' project, and his aunt is the actress and voice actress Anat Niv.

He went to high school in Tel Aviv and then studied at the Camera Obscura school in Tel Aviv. He graduated in 2000.

From 1997 to 2004 he dubbed films and TV series into Hebrew, including Superman and Pokémon. He also worked in advertising for about 7 years, first as a copywriter and later as a creative director.

His film career began in 2002 with his graduation short The Flood, which won the Crystal Bear in Berlin. With director Erez Tadmor he made the shorts Strangers and Offside, and later the features Strangers and Magic Men. He also wrote and directed the feature Mabul, which won Ophir Awards.

In 2018 he made his first American short film, Skin, about the effects of a hate crime. He co-wrote it with Sharon Maymon and co-produced it with his wife, Jaime Ray Newman. It won the Academy Award at the 91st ceremony.