Michal Vinik (Hebrew: מיכל ויניק; born March 12, 1976) is an Israeli filmmaker, director and screenwriter.
[1] In 2008, Vinik released her first short film, "Bait" ("פיתיון"), which followed a 17 year old tomboy as she sets out to explore her femininity.
[2] In 2009, Vinik collaborated with Talya Lavie to create the internet comics "The Smile that Is Never Erased" ("החיוך שאינו נמחק"), which was published on the Walla!
The film is about two teenagers who go out partying in Tel Aviv a few hours before the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995.
[4] Vinik wrote the screenplay for chapters of both seasons of the Israeli television series, "30 NIS per Hour".
[9] Vinik teaches screenwriting and directing at Tel Aviv University and at Beit Berl College.