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Sigal Avin

Sigal Avin is an American-Israeli writer and director, known for the series Bilti Hafich and Losing Alice and the Zematrid project on sexual harassment.

born 1974The series Losing AliceThe comedy Bilti HafichThe Zematrid harassment filmsIsraeli telenovelas

Occupation: screenwriter, playwright, writer, film director
Education: Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio

Sigal Avin was born in 1974 in Miami

Avin was born in Miami, Florida, to Israeli parents. The family returned to Israel when she was 10. When her parents moved back to the United States, to Los Angeles, she chose to stay in Israel and finish school.

She served in the IDF as a lone soldier. After her service she lived in Eilat for a year. In 1995 she moved to Tel Aviv and studied acting at the Yoram Lowenstein acting studio.

Avin began by writing and directing plays, several of them for the children's theater festival in Haifa. Her wordless show Freaks was invited to festivals around the world. From 2005 she was artistic manager of the young Habima company.

In television she created the telenovelas Game of Life, Michaella and Telenovela Inc. Her series Mythological Ex was adapted by CBS as The Ex List, and ABC bought the format of Bilti Hafich. In 2020 she created Losing Alice, which Apple TV+ later acquired.

In 2016 she launched Zematrid, a set of short films on sexual harassment, and in 2017 its American version. She is married to Amit Mashiah, and they have two daughters.