Explore Yuval Shrem's works as a writer, director and producer
YUVAL SHREM
FILM DIRECTOR | SCREEN WRITER | MUSIC COMPOSER
Award winning director, Screen-writer and music composer, Yuval Shrem began his career in Israel in 1995. Since then Yuval has been creatively involved in hundreds of television programs (including drama series, talk-shows, children shows, and drama mini-series), as well as other various media productions (commercials, live concert multi-cam shoots, video games, etc.), and award winning film projects. In the summer of 2002 Yuval moved to Los Angeles, and started his transition from the Israeli television industry, to the Hollywood independent film industry, producing, directing and developing several film projects of various scopes, as well as developing and composing original musicals. Additionally, Yuval has co-founded FABLE SOUNDS – a music software company, where Yuval’s musical and technical concepts were the foundation to the development of its patented technology, as well as the development of the critically acclaimed virtual instrument “Broadway Big Band”, and co-founded FABLE ENTERTAINMENT, a Hollywood based Production Company.
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Invisible Lines - a new film by Yuval Shrem - awards and Festival screenings!
Invisible lines continues to make waves on the film festival circuit. After winning three awards in Berlin, being a finalist at the WorldFest-Huston International Film Festival, and a semi-finalist in the prestigious Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival, and after screening as an official selection at Indie Vegas Film Festival, won an Award of Merit at Best Shorts Competition, was a finalist at the Manhattan Film Festival, and then screened at the Marina Del Rey Film Festival, where it won the Best Cinematography award. It then won Best Screenplay – Narrative Short at Studio City Film Festival, Best Visual Effects at Culver City Film Festival, Best Actor in an Indie Film (for Ron Gilbert in the leading role) at New York Movie Awards, Best Ensemble cast at Director’s Talents Movie Awards, where Yuval Shrem also received an Honorable Mention in the Best American Director of a Short Film category. INVISIBLE LINES also won a nomination for Best Medium-length Film at Faro Film Festival, where Yuval Shrem was also a semi-finalist in the Best Emerging Director category. Won Best Cinematography at Golden State Film Festival, and most recently, was screened as an official selection at the 2025 New York Cinefest. More details of future screenings are coming soon…
Yuval Shrem’s new half-hour narrative shot film: INVISIBLE LINES qualified and was on the ballot for the Oscars in the Live Action Narrative Short Film category, and is now having its film festival run, winning many awards.
The film examines nuanced questions about the #MeToo movement, through an emotional, intellectual, and philosophical journey on one night that turns the lives of a beloved Govroner and his family upside down, just days before election day of his reelection bid.
HUBRIS wins Best Period Drama Feature Screenplay at Golden State Film Festival
HUBRIS – A screenplay by Yuval Shrem and Corey Skaggs won Best Period Drama at the screenplay competition of the 2025 Golden State Film Festival. It’s a thriller set on the British side of the American Revolutionary War, during the summer of 1777. We hope the film would go into production in the near future. Stay tuned…
SPOKESMAN screenplay wins Best Drama Screenplay again!
SPOKESMAN, written by Yuval Shrem and Eddie Navarro, won Best Drama Screenplay in the Golden State Film Festival screenplay competition. This was the second competition it was submitted to, and the second win. The previous one was Silicone Beach Film Festival, where it won Best Drama Feature Screenplay.
Working on getting this project funded and produced…
Yuval Shrem was the guest on the prestigious podcast StoryBeat (episode 98), where he was interviewed about his creative process. Check out this long-form deep-dive interview on StoryBeat!
QUEEN ESTHER - industry reading in New York
Coming up in February 2026, Yuval Shrem’s new musical – QUEEN ESTHER will have an industry reading in New York, ahead of an out-of-town trial run of the show. Stay tuned for updates…
*(was made as an entry at the 48 hour film challenge festival)
Directed by Yuval Shrem
A freshly canceled social media influencer is forced to face her life choices and ends up begging for a second chance at life.\
Aside from the 48-Hours Film Festival, the film played at the Culver City Film Festival and the Golden State Film Festival.
It Ain't Me - the winning streak continues!
After a winning streak of two “Best Director” awards at the Culver City FIlm Festival and Golden State Film Festival, a Best Cinematography award at the Marina Del Rey Film Festival, and Best Music Video at the Pasadena International festival, IT AIN’T ME has won 4 nominations at New Hope Film Festival, and another nomination ay Gold Movie Awards in London, then another nomination for Best Music Video at Erie International Film Festival, and a Golden Reel Award at Shockfest. It is now also an Official Selection at JellyFest.
Watch the music video HERE
“Mr. Shrem is one of those people who really make a difference in our industry.”
Dr. Lonnie Smith, World famous jazz musician
“Yuval’s unique point of view reveals the hidden currents that steer our art-form in new directions…”
Thomas Dowson, Musical director of Grammy Award winning band - THE COMMODORES.
“His extraordinary attention to detail and overall deep understanding of story and drama make him an asset to any film or television project…”
Zivit Davidovich, V.P. of content , The Israeli Reshet 13 TV Network
“Yuval Shrem is an exceptionally rare talent”
Jimmy Lockett, A Las Vegas composer and arranger and a former Broadway star
Yuval Shrem is a brilliant composer of true artistic genius.
Hana Goldberg, An ACUM Lifetime Achievement award winning Lyricist and best-selling novelist