Savi Gabizon
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| Native name | שבי גביזון |
| Nationality | Israeli |
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Savi Gabizon (Hebrew: שבי גביזון) is an Israeli filmmaker, screenwriter and producer.
Gabizon grew up in Kiryat Yam, near Haifa. In 1974 he enrolled in the Haifa military academy. After military service he enrolled at Tel Aviv University, where he graduated in 1987 with a BA in film and television. Since 1993 he has taught film direction and scriptwriting there. He also teaches at the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School and at the Camera Oscura School of Art, both in Tel Aviv. He is a reservist in the film unit of the Israeli Army, and director of the drama department at the Reshet TV network.
in 1986 Gabizon made a short, They Call Me Itzik. His first feature film, Shuroo, a satirical social comedy which he both wrote and directed, was released in 1991. It was a box office success, and won several prizes, including seven Ophir Awards from the Israeli Academy of Film and Television, best actor award at the Haifa International Film Festival, and the Wolgin Award at the Jerusalem International Film Festival.
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