Ori Sivan
Ori Sivan (Hebrew: אורי סיון) (born July 30, 1963, in San Francisco, California) is an Israeli film and television director and screenwriter. In a career spanning over two decades, he covered feature films, TV drama, TV movies, and documentaries. Sivan and his work won 11 Israeli Film Academy Awards, as well as international film awards, across all the above fields of film making. Sivan is the co-creator of In Treatment, the first Israeli TV drama series to ever be sold for re-make in the US (to HBO), followed by re-make in over 20 countries.
Ori Sivan | |
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Sivan on set, directing Barefoot, 2011 | |
| Born | July 30, 1963 San Francisco, California, United States |
| Alma mater | Tel Aviv University, Israel |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker: Film director, Film screenwriter, Television director, Television screenwriter |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Notable work | |
| Spouse | Galit Sivan (1991-present) |
| Children | 5 |
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.