Eilona (Elona) Ariel (Hebrew: אילונה אריאל; born 1958) is a documentary filmmaker.

In 1995, Ms. Ariel returned to Israel where she established the production company Karuna Films Ltd.,[2] together with Ayelet Menahemi.

Since then she has produced and co-directed several documentaries, among them the award winning Doing Time, Doing Vipassana (1997),[3] which made a great impact on prison systems all over the world,[citation needed] and won the Pass Award of The National Council on Crime and Delinquency (USA).

Between 2012 -2013 she worked as the COO of Hostr, a web platform that curated talent for live performances in home venues.

From 2014 until 2019 Eilona Ariel was working at The Yuval Noah Harari International Office, managing his Film/TV dept.