Ori Sivan
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Ori Sivan | |
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| Spouse | Galit Sivan (1991-present) |
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Ori Sivan (
), followed by re-make in over 20 countries.In parallel to his film making career, Sivan teaches film in the Israeli and US academia since 1996, and engages in writing for the Israeli written and online press. He is married to Galit Sivan, has 5 children, and live in community village South of Tel Aviv, Israel.
Early life
Ori Sivan was born on July 30, 1963, in
After his parents completed their studies, the family moved to
Career
Early career
Following his military service, Ori Sivan studied at
In 1996, Sivan, again in collaboration with Folman, wrote and directed his first feature film, Saint Clara, starring Lucy Dubinchek, Maya Maron, and Menashe Noi. The film received critical acclaim. In the Israeli Film Academy Awards that year, the film won in six categories, including best actress in a leading role (Dubinchek), best director, and best film. Later, the film participated in the American Academy Awards in the foreign film category, and won special prize of the jury in the Karlovy Vary International Film Awards in the Czech Republic.
Television drama
In 1997, Sivan changed directions and began focusing on television. Sivan wrote and directed, along with director Eytan Fox, the successful Israeli television drama series Florentine, starring Ayelet Zurer and Karin Ofir. Florentine achieved great success amongst viewers, and aired for three seasons. In 1998, Sivan participated in the project Short Stories about Love of the Israeli Channel 2 TV network, where he wrote and directed the short film Domino which won short film of the year in the London Fantasy Film Festival, and was broadcast on the BBC film channel.
In 2000, Sivan co-created and was head screenwriter of the popular Israeli television series
In 2005, Sivan co-created, co-directed, and was head screenwriter of the original Israeli television series
The American version,
In 2011, Sivan created and directed a 6 episodes historical mini drama series names
Television documentaries
Sivan directed three
Upcoming and announced projects
In the summer of 2014, Sivan is about to direct a new feature film named Harmony, a free adaptation of the biblical story of Abraham and his two wives Sara and Hagar, starring Alon Abutbul and Tali Sharon.
Sivan is also cooperating with filmmaker Ori Gruder in writing a unique Kabbalah-based detective/fantasy feature film, supported by two major Israeli film funds.
Acting credits
Ori Sivan had the role of himself, a filmmaker and friend of the leading character, in the 2008 feature
Academic activity
Ori Sivan teaches film in the Film Department of the Sapir Academic College since 1996, in addition to film teaching in the US.
Personal life
Ori Sivan is married to Galit Sivan, they have five children, and live in a community village South of Tel Aviv, Israel.
Filmography
- Comfortably Numb (1991, short documentary, with Ari Folman)
- Saint Clara (1996, feature film, with Ari Folman)
- Florentine (1997, television drama series, with Eytan Fox)
- Domino (1998, short television film)
- Saturdays and Holidays (2000, television drama series, 5 seasons, with Rani Blayer and Ari Folman)
- Behind the Strings (2001, television documentary film)
- I Had a Wonderful Childhood (2003, television film)
- In Treatment (Betipul)(2005, television drama series, 3 seasons, with 2 co-creators)
- Zubin and I (2010, television documentary film)
- Barefoot(2011, television mini drama series)
- Alex in Wonderland (2012, television documentary film)
- "Harmonia" (2016, film retelling of the biblical story of Abraham and Sarah in a modern symphony setting)[2]
Awards and nominations
- Israeli Film Academy Awards - Best Documentary - Comfortably Numb(1991)
- Israeli Film Academy Awards - Best Director - Saint Clara(1996)
- Israeli Film Academy Awards - Best Film - Saint Clara(1996)
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - Special Prize of the Jury - Saint Clara (1996)
- London Fantasy Film Awards - Short Film of the Year - Domino (1998)
- Award of the Israeli Film and TV Academy - Best Television Series (along with 2 co-creators) - Saturdays and Holidays(2001)
- Award of the Israeli Gold Screen - Best Television Series (along with 2 co-creators) - Saturdays and Holidays (2001)
- Award of the In Treatment (Betipul)(2006)
- Award of the In Treatment (Betipul)(2006)
- Award of the In Treatment (Betipul)(2007)
- Award of the In Treatment (Betipul)(2007)
References
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (2020-03-25). "Series Mania Project Highlight 'My First Family' Looks at Parenthood in Alternate Reality". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- ^ Mitchell, Wendy (2016-07-10). "Jerusalem: Ori Sivan talks 'Harmonia'". Screen. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
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