Tzadik Penimi

Penimi spent his childhood at his paternal grandparents in Kibbutz Yad HaShmona^[2] as well as in the U.S. He attended the Ma'Aleh School of Film, Television and the Arts.^[3]

After working with United King Films, Penimi participated in small independent features funded by the Israeli Film Fund.^[4] He founded Production 27 Studios in his homeland in 2003.^[4] Involvement in his first feature Cutie Honey came in 2004. Reteaming with star Eriko Sato the next year, he executive produced Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman, based on the Japanese urban legend.Subsequent to this was Stolen Identity a film following the events of the theft of a woman’s phone and social media accounts being hacked by a stalker.

Terra Formars^[2] was based on the original manga series and distributed by Warner Brothers.^[5] Following this was Transit (2018), filmed in Germany and France and based on the 1944 Anna Seghers novel. It won the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.^[6] Penimi then contributed to the horror film Sadako, part of The Ring franchise.^[7] Later, he produced the science fiction film Mousa.

He continues to work in the entertainment industry following three decades of productions spanning various film genres.^[8]

As of 2024, Penimi's production house was working on developing a film inspired by the Steve Miller Band song "Take the Money and Run".^[9] As of 2026 this film is in active preproduction. ^[10]