Ori Sivan

Ori Sivan Screenwriter / director / scrip editor & Professor for film studies Age: 57. Married + 5. Home address: Kibbutz Beit Nir, 79560, Israel Home telephone number: 08 6874383 Office telephone number: 08 6802708 Cellular number: +972 50 6573801 Undergraduate Studies 1986 – 1991 Tel Aviv University Film and TV Department, Faculty of Arts Academic Ranks and Tenure in Institutes of Higher Education 1999 – 2017 Lecturer / Senior Lecturer (since 2011), Sapir Academic College, Department of Film and Television /School of Audio & Visual Arts (since 2014) 2006 – 2008 Direction Instructor, Sam Spiegel Film and TV School, Jerusalem 2009 & 2017 Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Wesleyan University, Middletown CT, USA, Religion Department, Center for Jewish Studies 2018 - Present Professor at Sapir Academic college Offices in Academic Administration 2011 – 2014 Head of Film Studies, Sapir Academic College, Department of Film and Television, (School of Audio and Visual Arts since 2014) 2018 – Present Head of MA Studies, Sapir Academic College, School of Audio and Visual Arts Filmography Major Projects as Director & Screenwriter 1991 “Comfortably Numb” (Sha’anan Si) / Documentary film as: Director & Screenwriter (In cooperation with Ari Folman) Distribution: “Keshet TV”, and Film Festivals worldwide. 1996 “Saint Clara” / Feature film as: Director & Screenwriter (In cooperation with Ari Folman). Distribution: Cinemas in Israel, Commercial distribution worldwide (Cinematic and TV) & “Keshet TV” 1997 – 2000 “Florentine” / Television Drama Series / 39 episodes / Three seasons, as: Co-Screenwriter- first season, Director- second season, Head Screenwriter- third season. Distribution: “Tel -Ad TV, Channel 2”. 1998 “Domino” / Sci-Fi Experimental Film, as: Director. Distribution: “Keshet TV”. 1999 – 2004 “Saturdays and Holidays” / Television Drama Series / 63 episodes / five seasons, as: Head Screenwriter. Distribution: HOT Cable Network. 2004 “My Perfect Childhood” /Feature Film, as: Director & Screenwriter. Distribution: HOT Cable Network. 2005 – 2008 In Treatment (Be-tipul) / Television series / 80 episodes / two seasons, as: Head Screenwriter, Co-Director & Co- Creator. Distribution: HOT Cable Network, “Keshet TV”. 2008 – Today In Treatment (American & 18 international versions based on the original series) as: Co-Creator & Head Screenwriter of original series. Distribution: HBO Cable Network, USA, (Distributed in over 60 countries) and 18 Re-makes with local cast for local TV networks ( in local languages): Italy, Japan, Russia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Holland, and in 2021- ARTE France, * And 10 more countries worldwide. 2009 “Behind the Strings” / Documentary film, as: Director & Narrator. 2010 “Zubin and I” / Documentary Film, as: Director & Narrator. Distribution: channel 8, HOT Cable Network 2011 “Alex in Wonderland” / Documentary Film, as: Director & Narrator. Distribution: channel 8, HOT Cable Network 2012 “Barefoot” / Television Mini-Series / 6 episodes, as: Director & Head Screenwriter. Distribution: HOT Cable Network 2013 “Katmandu” / Television Drama Series / 13 episodes, as: Script Editor. Distribution: “Reshet TV” 2014 “The Congress” / American Feature Film by Ari Folman, as: Script Editor. Distribution: Cannes international film festival – Opening Film “Directors Fortnite” & cinemas worldwide. 2016 “Harmonia” / Feature Film, as: Director & Screenwriter. Distribution: Cinemas in Israel (from Nov. 2018), Cinemas in Mexico (from Oct. 2018), & “Keshet TV” 2018/2019 “Muna” / Television Drama Series / 8 episodes / as: Director Distribution: KAN TV, Channel 11 Awards & Prizes 1991 / Comfortably Numb The Israel Academy of Film and Television/ (The Israeli “Oscars” / Ophir prize) * Winner: ‘Best Documentary Film’ The Jerusalem International Film Festival * Winner: ‘Wolgin Award for Best Documentary Film’ Festival International de Court Metrage' Video, Waterloo, France * Winner: ‘Camera d'Or’ 1996 / Saint Clara The Israel Academy of Film and Television (Israeli “Oscars” - Today: Ophir Prize) * Winner: ‘Best Film’ & ‘Best Directing’ American Academy Awards (The Oscars) & ‘Golden Globe Awards’. * Official Representative of Israel: Best Foreign Film Karlovy Vary International Film Festival * Winner: ‘Best Director’ and ‘Special Jury's Prize’ Haifa International Film Festival / Israeli competition * Winner: ‘Best Feature Film’ Berlin International Film Festival * Official Selection: ‘Panorama’ Tokyo International Film Festival * Official Selection: ‘Best Of Asia’ 1997 / Florentine The Jerusalem International Film Festival * Winner: ‘Best TV Drama Series' 1998 / Domino Manchester Fantastic Films Festival, U.K * Winner: ‘Best Short Film’ 2004 / Saturdays and Holidays The Israel Academy of Film and Television * Winner: ‘Best TV Drama Series’ & ‘Best Screenplay in a TV Drama Series’ 2006 + 2008 / In Treatment The Israel Academy of Film and Television * Winner: ‘Best Screenplay in a TV Drama Series’ & (2006 only) ‘Best Drama Series’. 2008/9 / In Treatment, American Version (Remake of the Israeli Version) Emmy Awards 2008 * Winner: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series/ Dianne Wiest. * Winner: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series/ Glynn Turman. Golden Globe 2009 * Winner: Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series – Drama/ Gabriel Byrne * Nominations: - Best Television Series – Drama - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television / Blair Underwood - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television / Melissa George - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television / Dianne Wiest Emmy Awards 2009 * Nominations: - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series / Gabriel Byrne - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series / Hope Davis - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series / Diane Wiest 2016/17 / Harmonia The Jerusalem International Film Festival * Winner: ‘Jewish Experience Award’ Strasbourg Israeli Film Festival 2017 * Winner: ‘Best Film’ IFFI (International Film Festival India) * Official Selection: ‘Gandhi Golden Medal’ Major Film Festivals / Conferences / Lectures 1991 Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival / Presentation: Comfortably Numb. 1992-1993 ‘Arts for the People’ Program / Lectures all over Israel with: Comfortably Numb. 1996 - Berlin International Film Festival / Presentation: Saint Clara. - Karlovy Vary International Film Festival / Presentation: Saint Clara. - Tokyo International Film Festival / Presentation: Saint Clara. - San Fransisco Jewish Film Festival / Presentation: Saint Clara. 2009 - Yale University, Connecticut, U.S.A / 'Grand Rounds' / Lecture: In Treatment. - Wesleyan University, Connecticut, U.S.A / 'Israel in Shorts' / Lecture: In Treatment. 2010 - Doc Aviv Galil Film Festival 2010/ 'The Conductor' / Presentation: Zubin and I. - Cinema South Film Festival / Lecture: 'Portrait of an Artist'. 2011 - Sam Spiegel, 20th Anniversary Conference / Lecture: 'A Vision for Israeli Film' - Alma Institute, Tel Aviv / Lecture: In Treatment. - 'Icon SF Festival', Tel Aviv / 'Science Fiction in Hebrew' / Lecture: Domino. 2012 - Cinema South Film Festival 2012 / 'From TV to Film' / Lecture: Barefoot. - Films in the Arava / Workshop: ‘Advanced Screenwriting for Feature Films' - Doc Aviv Galil Film Festival / Lecture: 'The wonderer' - (Alex Levac) 2013 Sapir Academic College / 'Who Treats You' / Lecture: In Treatment. 2014 Films in the Arava / Workshop: ‘Advanced Screenwriting for Feature Films' 2016 - ‘Other Israel’ Film Festival , New York / Presentation: Harmonia. - IFFI (International Film Festival India) / Presentation: Harmonia. - Goteborg International Film Festival / Presentation: Harmonia. 2017 - Paris Israeli Film Festival / Presentation: Harmonia. - Atlanta Film Festival / Presentation: Harmonia. - Strasbourg Israeli Film Festival / Presentation: Harmonia. - Wesleyan University, Connecticut, U.S.A / 'Israel in Shorts' / Presentation: Harmonia. Major Academic Conferences Associated With My Work 2008 / International Psychological Association: 'Symposium 2008' / New York: Responding to the Erotic Transference. / In Treatment. - The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute; Psychology on the Couch, 2008 - The Therapeutic Discourse in Israeli Society./ In Treatment. 2009 / UCLA School of Law and Communications / In Treatment. 2010 / International Psychological Association: Love, 'Symposium 2010' / New York: Sex and Passion: The Anatomy of Desire. / In Treatment. - C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisc/ The Case of "In Treatment", 2010. / In Treatment. 2013 / Sapir Academic College / 'Who Treats You' / In Treatment. Teaching / Courses Taught in Recent Years: BFA: 2011 - 2021: Directing / Documentary / Second year: “Re-Construction of Reality”. Final Project: 10 min’ film. 2011 – 2021: Directing / Fiction / Second year: “From Reality to Dramatic Plot”. Final Project: 10 min’ film. 2015 – 2021: Scriptwriting / First year: “From Storytelling to a Script”. Final Project: 5-10 min’ Screenplay. MFA: 2013- 2021: Academic course: “Israel In Therapy”. Final Project: Screenplay of a full Imaginary Episode of In Treatment.