Amit Gicelter
Amit Gicelter | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 25, 1981 |
| Citizenship | Israeli British |
| Alma mater | Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design |
| Occupation | Animation producer |
| Known for | Letter to a Pig |
Amit Russell Gicelter is an Oscar-nominated[1] animation producer from Israel, founder of The Hive Studio, an Israeli animation studio based in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Sderot.[2] 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.[3]
Career
[edit]Gicelter studied at the University of Westminster (London, England), where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in film & animation in 2007.[4] After graduation, Gicelter pursued a career as a freelance producer for advertising agencies in the UK, before returning to Israel,[2] where he founded the Tel Aviv-based animation studio The Hive Studio in 2010.[5]
Gicelter has been involved in several initiatives to promote and support the development of the animation industry in Israel.[6] In 2021, he signed the first ever co-production agreement between the United Emirates and Israel, on the animated series Crab & Cake.[7] He also served as an associate producer on the first ever serial co-production between Israel and Canada, Summer Memories (2022)[8] In 2022, he initiated the West Negev Animation (WNA) initiative, to encourage animation production services in the south of Israel.[9][10]
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]- 2014: Broken Branches (documentary short) - producer
- 2018: Guide de Jardinage (documentary short) - producer[11]
- 2021: Fledge (short film) - producer[12]
- 2021: Black Slide (short film) - producer[13]
- 2022: Letter to a Pig (short film) - producer[13]
- 2022: Pisces (short film) - producer[14]
- 2022: Swimming with Wings (short film) - co-producer[15]
TV Series
[edit]- 2019: Discovering Sounds with Luli - director and producer
- 2021: Parpar Nechmad - producer of the animated content
- 2022: Summer Memories - Associate Producer
- 2022-23: Kol Hator (web series) - producer
- 2023: The Fenestas (web series) - producer
Recognition
[edit]In 2022, Gicelter was shortlisted to the 95th Academy Awards[16] and nominated to the Annie Awards for the short film Black Slide (2021).[17][18]
In 2022, he won the Ophir Award at the Israel Academy Awards[3][19] and was nominated for the 96th Academy Awards on the 23rd of January 2024 with the short film Letter to a Pig (2022).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2024 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". oscars.org. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ a b "פרק 131: עמית גיצלטר". מגזין פורטפוליו (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ a b Steinberg, Jessica. "Animator's award-winning debut mixes mediums for a Holocaust film about a savior pig". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ "Our Alumni". 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "How can Israel's animation industry further expand?". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Meir Panim youth learn the magic of animation!". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "UAE, Tel Aviv studios build bridges with new co-pro". Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "You are being redirected..." animationmagazine.net. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "West Negev Animation". Sapir College. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "Promoting the Negev through establishing an Animation Production Center in Sderot (year 1)Packet Pages 1-15 - Flip PDF Download | FlipHTML5". fliphtml5.com. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "Guide de jardinage". Animatou (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "Fledge". Sapir College. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ a b saar, yuval (2022-07-08). "עמית גיצלטר גורם לסרטי אנימציה ״לקרות״". מגזין פורטפוליו (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ yarongo (2022-12-01). "Pisces | קרן מקור". Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "Swimming with Wings · DOK Leipzig". DOK Leipzig. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ Sciences, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and. "95th Oscars Shortlists Announced for 10 Categories". A.frame. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ "Manchester production house up for animation's highest award - Prolific North". 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ 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.
- ^ מוספיר, דר (2023-07-25). "איך יוצרים אנימציה? הצצה לפני ומאחורי הקלעים של עולם האנימציה הישראלי". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-01-16.