Amit Gicelter Explained

Amit Gicelter
Birth Date:	25 April 1981
Birth Place:	Jerusalem
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

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 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

Films

• 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
• 2022: Pisces (short film) - producer^[14]
• 2022: Swimming with Wings (short film) - co-producer^[15]

TV Series

• 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

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^[19] 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: פרק 131: עמית גיצלטר . 2024-01-16 . מגזין פורטפוליו . 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: UAE, Tel Aviv studios build bridges with new co-pro . 2024-01-16.
8. Web site: You are being redirected... . 2024-01-19 . animationmagazine.net.
9. Web site: West Negev Animation . 2024-01-19 . Sapir College.
10. 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.
11. Web site: Guide de jardinage . 2024-01-19 . Animatou . fr-FR.
12. Web site: Fledge . 2024-01-19 . Sapir College.
13. Web site: saar . yuval . 2022-07-08 . עמית גיצלטר גורם לסרטי אנימציה ״לקרות״ . 2024-01-16 . מגזין פורטפוליו . he-IL.
14. Web site: yarongo . 2022-12-01 . Pisces קרן מקור . 2024-01-19.
15. Web site: Swimming with Wings · DOK Leipzig . 2024-01-19 . DOK Leipzig.
16. Web site: Sciences . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and . 95th Oscars Shortlists Announced for 10 Categories . 2024-01-29 . A.frame.
17. Web site: 2023-02-20 . Manchester production house up for animation's highest award - Prolific North . 2024-01-16.
18. 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.
19. News: מוספיר . דר . 2023-07-25 . איך יוצרים אנימציה? הצצה לפני ומאחורי הקלעים של עולם האנימציה הישראלי . 2024-01-16 . Ynet . he.