Ori Sivan
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Ori Sivan is an Israeli film director, television director, screenwriter, and film editor.
Ori is married to Galit Sivan and they have five children. They live in Kibbutz Beit Nir in Israel
.
's film and television department during the years 1985-1991. After finishing his studies, he co-directed the documentary film
Sha'anan Si with fellow student Ari Folman
, which was based on the events of the First Gulf War, particularly the development of matters in the united radio studios of the Kol Yisrael
and Galei Tzahal radio stations while the first rockets fell. That same year the film was nominated for the Ophir Awards and won in the documentary film category.
In 1996, Sivan and Folman wrote and directed an additional film called Saint Clara
, starring Lucy Dubinchek, Maya Maron, and Menashe Noi. The film received critical acclaim. In the Ophir Awards that year, the film won in six categories, including best actress in a leading role (Dubinchek), best film, and best director. Later, the film participated in the American Film Festival, and the Karlo and Yoari awards in the Czech Republic
.
In 1997, Sivan changed directions and began focusing on television. Sivan wrote and directed, along with director Eytan Fox
, the successful Israeli television show 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 through the Israeli Keshet
network, where he wrote and directed the short film "Domino" which won short film of the year in the London Film Festival, as well as best documentary in the Athens Film Festival. Later on the film was nominated and won awards in film festivals in New York
, Slovakia
, and Palermo
.
In 2001, he began writing the third season of the popular Israeli television series "Saturdays and Holidays", starring Alon Abutbul and Lior Ashkenazi
. "Saturdays and Holidays" achieved success amongst both viewers and critics, won the Israeli Film Academy Award for television and the Gold Screen Award. In 2003, Sivan wrote and directed the television film I Had a Happy Childhood.
In 2005, Sivan participated with a group of screenwriters and directors in the writing, directing, and editing of the original Israeli television series "In Treatment
", starring Assi Dayan
, Ayelet Zurer, and Maya Maron
. "In Treatment" won great success. Ori Sivan currently teaches film in the Negev
College.
Ori is married to Galit Sivan and they have five children. They live in Kibbutz Beit Nir in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
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Biography
Following his military service, Ori Sivan studied at Tel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University is a public university located in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel. With nearly 30,000 students, TAU is Israel's largest university.-History:...
's film and television department during the years 1985-1991. After finishing his studies, he co-directed the documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
Sha'anan Si with fellow student Ari Folman
Ari Folman
Ari Folman is an Israeli film director, screenwriter and film score composer.-Biography:Ari Folman was born in Haifa to Holocaust survivors. His wife is also a film director...
, which was based on the events of the First Gulf War, particularly the development of matters in the united radio studios of the Kol Yisrael
Kol Yisrael
Kol Yisrael is Israel's public domestic and international radio service, operated as a division of the Israel Broadcasting Authority.-History:...
and Galei Tzahal radio stations while the first rockets fell. That same year the film was nominated for the Ophir Awards and won in the documentary film category.
In 1996, Sivan and Folman wrote and directed an additional film called Saint Clara
Saint Clara (film)
Saint Clara is a 1996 Israeli film directed by Ari Folman and Ori Sivan. It is based on the novel The Ideas of Saint Clara by Pavel Kohout.- Plot :...
, starring Lucy Dubinchek, Maya Maron, and Menashe Noi. The film received critical acclaim. In the Ophir Awards that year, the film won in six categories, including best actress in a leading role (Dubinchek), best film, and best director. Later, the film participated in the American Film Festival, and the Karlo and Yoari awards in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
.
In 1997, Sivan changed directions and began focusing on television. Sivan wrote and directed, along with director Eytan Fox
Eytan Fox
-Biography:Fox was born in New York City and moved with his family to Israel when he was two. His father, Seymour Fox, was a Conservative rabbi and a leading professor of Jewish education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His mother, Sara Kaminker-Fox, was the head of the Jerusalem city...
, the successful Israeli television show Florentine, starring Ayelet Zurer
Ayelet Zurer
Ayelet Zorer is an Israeli actress, perhaps best known for her roles in Nina’s Tragedies, Adam Resurrected, Munich, and Angels & Demons....
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 through the Israeli Keshet
Keshet
Keshet may refer to:In Television:*Keshet is one of the two concessionaires running the Israeli commercial television Channel 2.Other uses:*Keshet is a social justice organization in Boston, Massachusetts....
network, where he wrote and directed the short film "Domino" which won short film of the year in the London Film Festival, as well as best documentary in the Athens Film Festival. Later on the film was nominated and won awards in film festivals in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, and Palermo
Palermo
Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...
.
In 2001, he began writing the third season of the popular Israeli television series "Saturdays and Holidays", starring Alon Abutbul and Lior Ashkenazi
Lior Ashkenazi
Lior Ashkenazi , is an award-winning Israeli screen and stage actor.- Biography :Lior Ashkenazi was born to Sephardi Jewish immigrants from Turkey who moved to Israel in 1964. He grew up in the Neveh Yehoshua neighborhood in Ramat Gan. His father, Shmuel, worked as a printer. His mother, Victoria,...
. "Saturdays and Holidays" achieved success amongst both viewers and critics, won the Israeli Film Academy Award for television and the Gold Screen Award. In 2003, Sivan wrote and directed the television film I Had a Happy Childhood.
In 2005, Sivan participated with a group of screenwriters and directors in the writing, directing, and editing of the original Israeli television series "In Treatment
In Treatment
In Treatment is an American HBO drama, produced and developed by Rodrigo Garcia, about a psychologist, 50-something Dr. Paul Weston, and his weekly sessions with patients, as well as those with his own therapist at the end of the week. The program, which stars Gabriel Byrne as Paul, debuted on...
", starring Assi Dayan
Assi Dayan
Asaf "Assi" Dayan is an Israeli film director, actor, screenwriter and producer.-Personal life:Assi Dayan is the youngest son of Israeli general and minister of defence Moshe Dayan and peace activist Ruth Dayan . He has two siblings: politician and author Yael Dayan, born 1939, and sculptor Ehud ...
, Ayelet Zurer, and Maya Maron
Maya Maron
Maya Maron is an Israeli Film Academy Award winner actress.-Early life:Maron is the youngest of four siblings. her mother, an office manager, was born in Siberia, where her family fled from Poland before World War II. Her father was born in Eastern Europe and is a diamond dealer. She grew up on...
. "In Treatment" won great success. Ori Sivan currently teaches film in the Negev
Negev
The Negev is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The Arabs, including the native Bedouin population of the region, refer to the desert as al-Naqab. The origin of the word Neghebh is from the Hebrew root denoting 'dry'...
College.
External links
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0803348/