Ivana Noa (in full Ivana Noa Batchvarov) is a

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actress and

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. She is best known for her film ''Feeling to dive and other stories'' as well as playing the little ''

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'' in Toneelhuis'

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. In 2015, she finalizes her second

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''Unofficial:

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''. In 2015/2016 she also works on two documentaries: ''ACTRESS'' and ''INTERVIEW WITH A DIRECTOR''. In 2017/2018 she finalizes four short films: ''FALLIN'', ''TRAFFIC'', and ''FICTIONAL CHARACTERS''. She is best known to the general public with her role of ''Silke Le Grand'' in the

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soap ''

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''.

Career

Ivana Noa writes her first short story at the age of 6. In 2012, at the age of 9, she is among the winners of the local kids writing competition ''“De Wondere Pluim”'' (''“The Wonder Plume”''). Another award follows in 2013 with the poem ''“The girl and the silence”'' – original title “Het meisje en de stilte”. At the age of 10 she writes her first script “Feeling to dive and other stories”. In 2012, Ivana takes part in Angelica Liddell & Atra Bilis Teatro ''“Maldito sea el hombre que confia en el hombre: Un projet D'Alphabetisation”'' shown in De Singel,

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

as a part of the European tour of the

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. In 2013, she plays the little

in Toneelhuis'

, directed by Mokhallad Rasem. In 2017, Ivana Noa plays the role of Gawain in ''f''ABULEUS' post-modern theater performance Merlin or the Wasteland, text by

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, directed by Dirk Van Lathauer and Astrid Ogiers. In 2019, Ivana plays the role of

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in KLA's theatre performance ''

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''. In 2020, Ivana Noa interprets the role of

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in ''f''ABULEUS' theater production ''

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''. The same year she interprets the character of Kayley in My name is Language in Dutch, English and Irish. The performance is created and produced by Nicoline Van Harshkamp for '' MuHKA''- Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp. In 2021 Ivana Noa plays

Ophelia Ophelia () is a character in William Shakespeare's drama ''Hamlet'' (1599–1601). She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes and potential wife of Prince Hamlet, who, due to Hamlet's actions, ends up in ...

in ''

'' produced by LOD Music Theater and hetpaleis. In 2021 as well she receives the role of Silke Le Grand in the

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'' for ''

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'', where she plays to-date. Ivana Noa's first professional TV performance is for ''Duval Guillaume Modem'' in their

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for “De Opvoedingslijn” - a Flemish advice hotline for

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. A number of interviews and notations in various

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and TV stations acknowledge the campaign and Ivana's acting:

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, VRT,

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, VTM,

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Filmmaking

Ivana directs her first

in 2014. FEELING TO DIVE AND OTHER STORIES is official selection of ''CineYouth

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'', ''

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International Kids Film Festival'', ''

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National Film Festival for Talented Youth'' and wins Best narrative short at ''Williamsburg International Film Festival''. The film is shown also at the Open screening of the ''60th

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''. In 2015 Ivana works on her second film: UNOFFICIAL: JUDO, including a number of

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players amongst which

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and Olympic champions

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, Toma Nikiforov, Dylan Van Nuffel. The film wins numerous awards at international festivals among which the Rising Star of CineYouth Chicago International Film Festival 2015. ACTRESS is the second documentary she is working on in 2015 and wins Silver award at the ''Spotlight Documentary Film Festival''. In 2016, Ivana Noa continues developing her skills in the documentary genre, working on INTERVIEW WITH A DIRECTOR. She explores different expressive elements - original poetry and conceptual art together with direct interview techniques and insert close-ups. The film premiers at ''

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'' SFC. Ivana Noa is named the youngest filmmaker to screen at the festival. TRAFFIC is a documentary, showing the impossible path of 1000 kids every day on their way to school. One thousand kids on bicycles pass a narrow street full with driving cars two times a day. The film supports KLA' Student council in their effort to improve the traffic situation around the school. Shortly after the release of the film, the City decreases the car traffic in the surroundings in the school pick hours. In 2017 Noa releases another

, this time experimental documentary. FALLIN is dedicated to the tragic 2012 "

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", that has claimed the lives of 22 Belgian children. Punctuated by her original and often repetitive poetry and the use of telling glances, empty scenes, and minimalism, Noa's films have an expressive and experimental mood that allow her to capture the raw and confusing moments in the aftermath of a crisis. The film is official selection of a number of international film festivals. In 2018 Ivana Noa finalizes the

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thriller FICTIONAL CHARACTERS. The film is a modern version of the

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" where the trivia of the bad provokes the gradual development of every family across the globe, including questions like can a family be gender fluid, what is a gender, is it important, isn't the witch actually the one that makes them different and drives them to take the next step in their understanding of the “self” and transformation of their "virtual I". The film is official selection of a number of international film festivals. In 2023 Ivana Noa gives her voice to the Flemish Ember, from the

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movie

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, released in

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on 21 June 2023.

Festivals' Jury

In 2013 she is invited for a member of the children's juries at the ''Jeugd Film Festival'',

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

. In 2014 Ivana Noa is a part of the Kids Juries of ''

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'' and ''Het Theater Festival''. In 2017 Ivana Noa is speaker for the

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- Young audience award - in Belgium, hosted by Filem'On - The International Film Festival for Young Audiences Brussels. In 2019, 2020 and 2021 Ivana Noa is the official moderator of the Young Audience Award, presented by the

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and streamed live from Erfurt, Germany.

Awards and nominations

* 2014 - Williamsburg International Film Festival - Best Short Film - Won * 2015 - De Wondere Pluim - Step on the mat – Won * 2015 - CineYouth chapter of Chicago International Film Festival - Rising Star - Won * 2015 - American Youth Film Festival - Best Foreign Film - Won * 2015 - Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival - nominated * 2015 - Spotlight Documentary Film Awards - Silver Award - Won * 2016 - International Young Poetry Award - Prefecture Toyama - Silver Award - Won * 2017 - KunstBende - Third place - Won * 2018 - Best Shorts Competition - Best Young Filmmaker - Won * 2018 - Independent Horror Movie Awards - Best Actress - Won * 2019 - French Riviera Film Festival - Best Experimental - Won * 2019 - Philadelphia Youth Film Festival - Best Experimental - Won * 2020 - Kansas City FilmFest International - Reel Spirit Young Filmmakers - Second place

References

*Toneelhuis http://www.toneelhuis.be/#!/nl/readmodus/post/?id=6533 *Feeling to dive official website http://www.feelingtodiveandotherstories.com *Cannes Film Festival Short Film Catalog http://sub.festival-cannes.fr/SfcCatalogue/MovieDetail/30e170d9-90e1-4bba-86b9-0ae20219f75d *Ivana Noa attending Cannes Film Festival 2016 http://www.zimbio.com/Ivana+Noa *Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fallin-a-short-film-by-ivana-noa_us_58fd03ebe4b086ce5898125c?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 *SheKnows http://www.sheknows.com/community/entertainment/internationally-acclaimed-teen-filmmaker-releases-new-short-film *Indie entertainment magazine https://www.indieentertainmentmagazine.com/2018/04/18/young-belgian-filmmaker-ivana-noas-fictional-characters-to-have-its-world-premiere-at-cineyouth-festival-2018/ *European Film Academy Young Audience Award https://yaa.europeanfilmawards.eu *VRT Nieuws https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2021/09/16/een-soap-thuis-verwelkomt-drie-jonge-personages-silke-niels/ *Arts Database Belgium https://databank.kunsten.be/en/zoeken/?q=ivana+noa+batchvarov {{DEFAULTSORT:Noa, Ivana 2003 births 21st-century Flemish actresses Belgian film directors Belgian women film directors Living people