Sivan Levy
Sivan Levy (Hebrew: סִיוָן לֵּוִי; born 4 June 1987) is an Israeli singer-songwriter, filmmaker, and actress.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sivan Levy |
| Born | 4 June 1987 |
| Origin | Ramat Hasharon, Israel |
| Genres | Dream Pop |
| Labels | unsigned |
| Website | |
Early life
After graduating from Israel's Alon School of the Arts in 2007, Levy began her military service as a singer for the IDF Musical Ensemble.
Career
Following the completion of her military service in 2009, Sivan was cast in her first film, Burning Mooki, directed by Lena and Slava Chaplin. In 2011, she starred in Veronika Kedar's feature film Joe and Belle,[1] and appears in Invisible,[2] directed by Michal Aviad and starring Ronit Elkabetz.
In 2012, Sivan starred in the film 6 acts,[3] directed by Jonathan Gurfinkel, for which she received numerous awards including the Haifa International festival Best Actress Award, The Israeli Academy Award for Best leading Actress 2013 and the Israeli critic award for 2013. Levy also plays the french speaking role of 'Ava" [4] in the feature film Inch’Allah,[5] a Canadian-French film, directed by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette.
Levy began working in television in 2009, when she joined the cast of the renowned primetime TV series Imalle on Channel 2, directed by Ram Nehari. Later that year she appeared in Room Service, directed by Eitan Aner, and in 2010, Sivan reunited with directors Lena and Slava Chaplin, starring in the Israeli TV film In the Prime of Her Life, a modern adaptation of the works of Israeli author Shai Agnon. Sivan also appears in the TV series Yechefilm, directed by Ori Sivan and House of Wishes, directed by Haim Bouzaglo (2013)
Levy has created and starred in well-received short films. Cherchez la femme (2008), which Levy co-directed with Eyal Bromberg, was featured on ARTE, presented at the Tel Aviv arts museum and selected for the Berlinale in 2009 via the "Fucking Different Tel Aviv" special project. Water Wells (2010), for which she composed an entirely original soundtrack, received worldwide festival exposure including Sundance's 'Outfest'. Sivan directed her third film, Dina & Noel alongside Natalie Melamed, composed the soundtrack with Gil Lewis and starred opposite Glenn T. Perocho, competed at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival, in The Generation 14 plus section.
Levy is currently working on her debut album, to be recorded in English.
Film and television credits
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Burning Mooki | Rachel Amar (Rocha Mizrachi) | Lina Chaplin and Slava Chaplin | Feature film |
| Cherchez La Femme | Woman X | Sivan Levy and Eyal Bromberg | Video Art, 7 min. Co-created and starred. Featured on ARTE, presented at the 'Tel Aviv arts museum' and selected for the Berlinale in 2009 via the 'Fucking Different Tel Aviv' special project | |
| 2008 | Ima'lle | Rotem | Ram Nehari | TV series, 8 episodes. |
| Room Service | Hamotal | Eitan Aner | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2009 | Joe + Belle Joe+Belle |
Belle (Lead) | Veronica Kedar | The film won the Israeli Oscar for the best independent film |
| 2010 | In the Prime of Her Life | Tirza (Lead) | Lina Chaplin and Slava Chaplin | Contemporary adaptation of Shay Agnon's novel. |
| Water Wells | Inka | Sivan Levy and Iyar Dyoman | Short film, 14 min. co-created, starred and composed the original soundtrack | |
| 2011 | Invisible | Dana | Michal Aviad | The film won in citation from the jury in panorama category at the Berlin International Film Festival |
| Barefoot | Fanny | Ori Sivan | TV series, 2 episodes. | |
| 2012 | Inch'Allah | Ava | Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette | Screened at Toronto International Film Festival A lead role in French. |
| Six Acts | Gili (Lead) | Jonathan Gurfinkel | Ophir Award for Best Actress
Haifa International Film Festival Award for Best actress | |
| Dina & Noel | Dina | Sivan Levy and Natalie Melamed | Screened at Berlinale Festival, Generation 14 plus | |
| 2013 | The End | Sivan | Veronica Kedar | (Post Production) |
| House of Wishes | Aya | Haim Bouzaglo | (Post Production) |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Awards of the Israeli Film Academy | Best Leading Actress[6] | Six Acts | Won |
| 2013 | The Israeli Film Critics Award | Best Actress[6] | Six Acts | Won |
| 2012 | Haifa International Film Festival | Best Actress[6] | Six Acts | Won |
| 2012 | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | International Jury – Actress in a leading role[6] | Six Acts | Won |
| 2013 | Berlin International Film Festival | Directing – Best Short Film competition – Teddy Awards[6] | Dina & Noel | Nominated |
| 2013 | Berlin International Film Festival | Directing – Generation 14plus – Best Short Film – Crystal Bear[6] | Dina & Noel | Nominated |
| 2009 | Berlin International Film Festival | Directing – Panorama Award of the New York Film Academy[6] | Fucking Different Tel Aviv | Nominated |
References
- "Kedar and Levy (she reminds me of Marion Cotillard) are excellent in the lead roles and their bitter-sweet chemistry is just heart-breaking."
- "screen daily review".
- Halligan, Fionnuala (28 September 2012). "Boosted by a riveting, at times painfully honest performance from Sivan Levy in the lead role". Screen Daily. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- Brown, Phil (23 November 2012). "Levy has a particularly challenging role at the center of the film's tragedy that she delivers with stark realism..., playing the french speaking role of 'Ava"". Dork Shelf. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- Young, Deborah (13 September 2012). "Sivan Levy brings a pleasing psychological complexity to the Israeli character Ava". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- "Sivan Levy". IMDb.
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