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Israeli film director (born 1981)
Amit Gicelter
Born (1981-04-25) April 25, 1981 (age 43)
Jerusalem
CitizenshipIsraeli
British
Alma materBezalel Academy of Arts and Design
OccupationAnimation producer
Known forLetter to a Pig
Black Slide
Broken Branches
Pisces
Swimming With Wings

Amit Russell Gicelter is an Oscar-nominated animation producer from Israel, founder of The Hive Studio, an Israeli animation studio based in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Sderot. He is mostly known for producing the animated series The Fenestas (2023) and Summer Memories (2022), and the award-winning films Black Slide (2021) and Letter to a Pig (2022), winner of the Ophir Award at the Israel Academy Awards. He is a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since June 2024.

Career

Gicelter studied at the University of Westminster (London, England), where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in film & animation in 2007. After graduation, Gicelter pursued a career as a freelance producer for advertising agencies in the UK, before returning to Israel, where he founded the Tel Aviv-based animation studio The Hive Studio in 2010.

Gicelter has been involved in several initiatives to develope and support the animation industry in Israel, and promoting Israeli animation internationally. In 2021, he signed the first ever co-production agreement between the United Emirates and Israel, on the animated series Crab & Cake. He also served as an associate producer on the first ever serial co-production between Israel and Canada, Summer Memories (2022) In 2022, he initiated the West Negev Animation (WNA) initiative, to encourage animation production services in the south of Israel.

Filmography

Films

TV Series

  • 2019: Discovering Sounds with Luli - Director and producer.
  • 2021: Parpar Nechmad - Animated segmants producer.
  • 2022: Summer Memories - Associate Producer.
  • 2022-23: Kol Hator (web series) - Producer.
  • 2023: The Fenestas (web series) - Producer.

Recognition

In 2022, Gicelter was shortlisted to the 95th Academy Awards and nominated to the Annie Awards for the short film Black Slide (2021).

In 2022, he won the Ophir Award at the Israel Academy Awards and was nominated for the 96th Academy Awards on the 23rd of January 2024 with the short film Letter to a Pig (2022).

References

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  8. "Meir Panim youth learn the magic of animation!". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  9. Ramin Zahed (2024-11-25). "Global Animation Studio The Hive Buzzes with Exciting New Projects". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
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  12. "West Negev Animation". Sapir College. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
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  14. Ayala Sharot. "Broken Branches". Ayala Sharot. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  15. "Guide de jardinage". Animatou (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  16. "Broken Branches". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  17. "Fledge". Sapir College. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  18. Hani Dombe & Tom Kouris. "Fledge". Tom & Hani Animation Studio. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
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  20. yarongo (2022-12-01). "Pisces | קרן מקור". Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  21. "Swimming with Wings · DOK Leipzig". DOK Leipzig. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  22. "Parpar Nechmad". Kan Children Official Website (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  23. "Summer Memories (Full Cast & Crew)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  24. "Kol Hator". Kan 11 Official Website (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  25. "The Fenestas". The Jerusalem Film Fund. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  26. Sciences, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and. "95th Oscars Shortlists Announced for 10 Categories". A.frame. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  27. "Manchester production house up for animation's highest award - Prolific North". 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  28. Giardina, Carolyn (2023-01-17). "Annie Awards: 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio' Leads Feature Competition With Nine Noms". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
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