About

Omer Ben-Shachar is an award-winning writer/director who enjoys telling honest, character-driven stories centered around the search for identity. His work has been supported by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, BAFTA, Film Independent, the American Film Institute, Warner Bros., Paramount, Forbes, and the Television Academy.

Omer’s short film, Tree #3, won a Student Academy Award, Urbanworld’s Best Young Creator Award, Palm Springs’ Audience Award, was nominated for a Student Emmy, and screened at over 60 festivals around the world. His experimental short, Down Here, was a Webby Award Winner, named Best of Vimeo Staff Picks, and was nominated for a Cannes Lions Young Directors Award. Omer’s latest short, Single Residence Occupancy, is currently on the festival circuit and was named the first place winner of the Imagine Entertainment & Adobe ShortFest.

Most recently, Omer was a participant of the 2024 Film Independent Screenwriting Lab. He previously participated in Film Independent’s Project Involve Program, the Warner Bros. TV's Directors’ Workshop, and Paramount’s Viewfinder Directors Program. Omer received his MFA in Directing from the American Film Institute, where he was awarded the Richard P. Rogers Spirit of Excellence Award.

Beyond his narrative work, Omer has directed music videos that have been featured in Rolling Stone, Billboard, and at the Hammer Museum, among others. Omer has directed extensive commercial work for clients such as Microsoft, Bayer, Honkai: Star Rail, Amdocs, and more. Omer is a member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences as well as a BAFTA Connect Member.