Maya Kenig, was born in 1979 in Israel. She studied at the London Film School and at the Sam Spiegel Film School in Jerusalem. Throughout her studies she was awarded numerous grants for excellence. Her short films Top of the world (2005, fiction, 14 min) and My Mom (2005, Documentary, 15 min.) were screened at festivals worldwide and broadcast on TV in Israel and Europe. Since graduation she co-directed In Utero (2006, fiction, 36 min) and Around Trip. (2008, fiction, 20 min.) Off-White Lies is her first feature film, produced with the support of the Israel Film Fund and The Jerusalem Film Fund.
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and emerging. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
