Ariel Lavi, 28 years old in total, is undoubtedly a rising force in the international film industry and is on his way to becoming one of the most promising filmmakers. He has produced films in the US, Mexico, Nigeria, Dubai, and Canada. He is a judge at Sunset Film Festival and Hollywood Screenings Film Festival. and He is the owner of the film production company – Lavi Company in Miami which he opened not long ago. He worked with famous actors in several countries and continues to break unimaginable records. Here are 9 facts about Ariel Lavi that will make you understand why he is one of the promising filmmakers.
1. His films won 64 awards and 35 nominations. Most filmmakers don’t have as much, only the most famous names have more and he’s only 28 years old, not normal at all.
2. His films have been distributed to streaming platforms in China, like IQiyi – Netflix of China, Alibaba’s Tencent Video – the platforms with the largest number of subscribers after Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Disney + in 2022.
3. Among the few who screened several of his films at one festival/ were nominated, each film from a different country – the film he produced in Mexico “Metanoia”, the film he wrote and produced in Nigeria “Dangerous Silence”, the film he wrote and produced in Canada “This Won’t End Well”. The films were screened at the Toronto International Nollywood Festival in Toronto and all were nominated for an award the film in Canada won the Best Comedy Short Drama Film. The record was repeated at the Alternative Film Festival in Toronto when the film he produced in Mexico “Metanoia”, the film he produced and wrote in Nigeria “Dangerous Silence”, and the film he wrote and produced in Canada “This Won’t End Well” was nominated for an award at the same festival.
4. He has been interviewed in radio stations and magazines all over the world- US, China, UK, the Caribbean, Italy, Dubai, Japan, India, Nigeria, Canada, and Singapore. This list includes interviews by the award-winning singer and performer on Broadway David Serero and the Grammy Nominee Yaya Diamond. Famous magazines such as Voyage LA, Vents Magazine, Sohu News China, The Guardian Nigeria, and IBTimes Singapore.
5. He won in 3 different festivals with 2 films from 2 different countries within a week in Los Angeles- the film he produced in Mexico “Metanoia” and the film he wrote and produced in Nigeria “Dangerous Silence”.
6. In less than a week, the film he produced in Mexico “Metanoia” won 6 awards – in Rome, Toronto, and New York City.
7. The interviews were in 5 different languages: English, Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Spanish
8. His films were screened, won awards, and were nominated in a total of 74 film festivals in the following countries: The US, UK, Canada, Italy, France, Sweden, Greece, Serbia, Nigeria, Chile, Denmark, Cyprus, Taiwan, Nepal, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Bhutan, South Korea, Kosovo, Singapore, Bangladesh, Australia, Mauritius
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9. His films won the most awards in Los Angeles – 17 awards, and in the US in general – 32 awards just there! This is divided between Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Jacksonville, La Jolla, and Las Vegas.
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