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

TV Series

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

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.