Roei graduated in Law and Comparative Literature from Tel Aviv University, in Semiotics and History and Civilization from EHESS, Doctor of Social Science and Political Philosophy from EHESS. After being in charge of UNESCO's mission in the field of press development and human rights, he became artistic director for multimedia projects at MK2 and then head of the multimedia editions - on- and offline at the Institute National Audiovisual. In addition to his current position, he is also a member of the CNC's Help for DVD / VoD publishing commission and consultant to Europeana and teaches new media at Ina Sup' and INP.