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Omri Givon Biography

Birth Name:Omri Givon

Birth Place:Jerusalem, Israel

Profession Writer, Director, Producer, Location management

Fast Facts

  • Quote: "Success for me is being true to yourself, doing your own work and being able to support yourself financially from that work․"
  • Quote: "The most important thing is to render the character's internal state in images and thus give him or her life․ That is my main approach to filmmaking․"
  • Quote: "From an early age I recall obsessing over film, movies and cameras․ It was a natural path for me to take․ In it I found another language with which to communicate․"
  • Gained critical acclaim after releasing "7 Minutes in Heaven" in 2008, a drama film that would earn numerous film festival awards

Awards

  • 2008Haifa Cultural Foundation Award-Best Feature: winner
  • 2009Grand Prix-: nominated
  • 2009Grand Prize-: nominated
  • 2009Jury Award-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
  • 2009Competition 1-2 Award-: winner
  • 2018Award of the Israeli Television Academy-Best Directing in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2018Award of the Israeli Television Academy-Best Script in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2018Best Series-Best Series: winner