Amit Gicelter Explained

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

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, where he founded the Tel Aviv-based animation studio The Hive Studio in 2010.^[5]

Gicelter has been involved in several initiatives to develope and support the animation industry in Israel,^[6] and promoting Israeli animation internationally.^[7] In 2021, he signed the first ever co-production agreement between the United Emirates and Israel, on the animated series Crab & Cake.^[8] He also served as an associate producer on the first ever serial co-production between Israel and Canada, Summer Memories (2022)^[9] In 2022, he initiated the West Negev Animation (WNA) initiative, to encourage animation production services in the south of Israel.^{[10] [11]}

Filmography

Films

• 2014: Broken Branches (Documentary short) - Producer. Directed by Ayala Sharot.^[12]
• 2018: Guide de Jardinage (Documentary short) - Producer.^[13] Directed by Sarah Jane Hatooka^[14]
• 2021: Fledge (Short film) - Producer.^[15] Directed by Hani Dombe and Tom Kouris.^[16]
• 2021: Black Slide (Short film) - Producer.^[17] Directed by Uri Lotan.
• 2022: Letter to a Pig (Short film) - Producer. Directed by Tal Kantor.
• 2022: Pisces (Short film) - Producer.^[18] Directed by Lee Dror.
• 2022: Swimming With Wings (Short film) - Co-Producer.^[19] Directed by Daphna Awadish.

TV Series

• 2019: Discovering Sounds with Luli - Director and producer.
• 2021: Parpar Nechmad - Animated segmants producer.^[20]
• 2022: Summer Memories - Associate Producer.^[21]
• 2022-23: Kol Hator (web series) - Producer.^[22]
• 2023: The Fenestas (web series) - Producer.^[23]

Recognition

In 2022, Gicelter was shortlisted to the 95th Academy Awards^[24] and nominated to the Annie Awards for the short film Black Slide (2021).^{[25] [26]}

In 2022, he won the Ophir Award at the Israel Academy Awards^[27] and was nominated for the 96th Academy Awards on the 23rd of January 2024 with the short film Letter to a Pig (2022).

External links

• Amit Gicelter at IMDb

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024 Oscars.org Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . 2024-01-29 . oscars.org.
2. Web site: Ep 131: Amit Gicelter. 2024-01-16 . Portfolio Magazine . he-IL.
3. Web site: Steinberg . Jessica . Animator's award-winning debut mixes mediums for a Holocaust film about a savior pig . 2023-09-07 . The Times of Israel.
4. Web site: 2012-10-18 . Our Alumni . 2024-01-19.
5. Web site: 2023-08-03 . How can Israel's animation industry further expand? . 2024-01-16 . The Jerusalem Post JPost.com.
6. Web site: 2023-09-05 . Meir Panim youth learn the magic of animation! . 2024-01-19 . The Jerusalem Post JPost.com.
7. Web site: Global Animation Studio The Hive Buzzes with Exciting New Projects . Ramin Zahed . Animation Magazine . 2024-11-25 . 2024-11-26 . en.
8. Web site: UAE, Tel Aviv studios build bridges with new co-pro . 2024-01-16.
9. Web site: You are being redirected... . 2024-01-19 . animationmagazine.net.
10. Web site: West Negev Animation . 2024-01-19 . Sapir College.
11. Web site: Promoting the Negev through establishing an Animation Production Center in Sderot (year 1)Packet Pages 1-15 - Flip PDF Download FlipHTML5 . 2024-01-19 . fliphtml5.com.
12. Web site: Broken Branches . Ayala Sharot . Ayala Sharot . 2024-11-23 . en.
13. Web site: Guide de jardinage . 2024-01-19 . Animatou . fr-FR.
14. Web site: Broken Branches . IMDb . 2024-11-23 . en.
15. Web site: Fledge. 2024-01-19 . Sapir College.
16. Web site: Fledge . Hani Dombe & Tom Kouris . Tom & Hani Animation Studio . 2024-11-23 . en.
17. Web site: saar . yuval . 2022-07-08 . Amit Gicelter Makes Animation "Happen" . 2024-01-16 . Portfolio Magazine . he-IL.
18. Web site: yarongo . 2022-12-01 . Pisces קרן מקור . 2024-01-19.
19. Web site: Swimming with Wings · DOK Leipzig . 2024-01-19 . DOK Leipzig.
20. Web site: Parpar Nechmad . Kan Children Official Website . 2024-11-24 . he.
21. Web site: Summer Memories (Full Cast & Crew) . IMDb . 2024-11-23 . en.
22. Web site: Kol Hator . Kan 11 Official Website . 2024-11-23 . he.
23. Web site: The Fenestas . The Jerusalem Film Fund . 2024-11-23 . en.
24. Web site: Sciences . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and . 95th Oscars Shortlists Announced for 10 Categories . 2024-01-29 . A.frame.
25. Web site: 2023-02-20 . Manchester production house up for animation's highest award - Prolific North . 2024-01-16.
26. Web site: Giardina . Carolyn . 2023-01-17 . Annie Awards: 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio' Leads Feature Competition With Nine Noms . 2024-01-29 . The Hollywood Reporter.
27. News: Moussafir. Dar . 2023-07-25 . How is animation made? Behind and in front the Scenes of the Israeli Animation World. 2024-01-16 . Ynet . he.