Boaz Lavie (Hebrew: ×'ועז ל×'×™× â€Ž) is an Israeli writer,
filmmaker and game designer, notable for writing the New York Times
best-selling graphic novel and Hugo Award nominee The Divine, a
collaboration with the illustrators Asaf Hanuka and Tomer Hanuka.
Lavie and the Hanuka brothers are the gold-medal winners of the 9th
International Manga Award.Born in New York, Lavie moved with his
Israeli parents back to Israel when he was three years old. During his
mandatory army service he was a correspondent for the IDF weekly
magazine, Bamahane, and editor in chief of its satirical section.
Lavie took part in establishing the first commercial TV broadcaster in
Israel, Keshet, working also as a screenplay writer for its local
adaptation of Wheel of Fortune, the most viewed TV show in Israel
during the 90's. Lavie was film critic and film section editor for
Ynet, a major Israeli news website, and worked as a copywriter for
yes, the Israeli satellite television provider. Since 2007 Lavie has
been working mainly on his own creative projects, writing and
directing the critically acclaimed short film The Lake, developing the
virtual online board game Shobo, writing the graphic novel The Divine
and publishing short fiction.The Lake (Ha'agam in Hebrew) is a short
film written and directed by Lavie in 2009. It is a dark and comic
fantasy, exploring the complex relationship between two unemployed
brothers (portrayed by Boaz Lavie himself and his young brother, Oren
Lavie), out on a hunt for a mythical sea monster. The Lake was
featured at dozens of film festivals, including at the San Francisco
International Film Festival, Slamdance Film Festival, Palm Springs
International Film Festival, and elsewhere. It was chosen by film
critic Brian Darr as the "best film no one has heard of" for 2009, and
was acquired for distribution by the Hamburg Short Film Agency (KFA
Hamburg). The Lake was produced by Ron Propper. Boaz Lavie Biography, Weight & Height, Age, Nationality & Ethnicity
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