Lee Dror Explained

Lee Dror
Birth Date:	January 15, 1989
Birth Place:	Israel
Alma Mater:	Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design
Known For:
Awards:	Short Film Competition, Chaniartoon Festival^[1]

Lee Dror is an independent animation filmmaker^[2] and visual artist based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Her artistic style blends traditional techniques with exploration of themes such as family, grief,^{[3] [4]} belonging and femininity.^[5] She is a graduate of the Screen-Based Arts Department in Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design,^[6] where she earned her Bachelor degree of Fine Arts (B.F.A.).

Recognition

Lee Dror has received recognition^{[7] [8] [9]} for her work in animation, the most recent of which is the inclusion of Pisces in the longlist for the 2024 Academy Awards in category of "Best Animated Short Film".^[10] Among her accolades are awards for Best Animation Short at Student Cuts, Best Short Film at the Festival di Cortometraggi-Sorsicorti, and special mentions at both the STIFF Student International Film Festival and Promofest Short of the Year.^[11] Her films have been featured in a multiple festivals,^{[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]} such as the Stuttgart ITFS Trickfilm Animation Festival, Krok Festival, and the Manchester Animation Festival, among others.

Filmography

Director

• Pisces (2023) – Currently in distribution; produced by The Hive Studio,^[19] funded by the Jerusalem Film Fund,^[20] Pais Fund Israel, and Makor Fund;^[21] distributed by Pentacle Productions.
• It Was Only A Hand (2020)^[22] - Part of poetry slam animated collaboration with the "Incubator" fringe theater.
• Free Imagination (2017)^[23] – Part of “A Face. The Day. A Memory” by Beit Avi Chai Institute.^[24]
• Mirrors^[25] (2015) – Co-directed with Yali Herbet; funded by the NFCT Fund Israel.^[26]

Other Work

• Summer Memories (2022–2023) - Layout and BG painter, location designer and color. Produced by A&N Productions Ltd^[27] in partnership with Aircraft Pictures, Yeti Farm Creative and The Hive Studio.
• Little pirates- For Good^[28] (2020) - Director and art director. Animated music video for the indie folk music band "Little Pirates".^[29] Produced and recorded by Ori Winokur At The Slick Studio.
• Rachel Bluwstein^[30] (2019) - Design and animation. Series of animated shorts as a tribute to Rachel the poetess. Produced by Tami Berenstein Studio.^[31]
• Days of the week^[32] (2018) - Director, animation and design. An educative animated video, produced by and for BabyFirst TV.

External links

• Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: chaniartoonfest. Chaniartoon Festival Offical Website. 2024-11-03. greek.
2. Web site: 2024-11-10 . Works . Lee Dror Website . en-US.
3. News: 2017-04-26 . "I Wish I Could Pull Him Out Of The Tank" . Ynet . Yehuda Shohat . hebrew . 2024-11-10.
4. Web site: 2017-04-27 . Or and Maya Across the World . Channel 10, Israel . In Memoriam of Captain Dima Levitas RIP . 2024-11-10 . hebrew .
5. Web site: Ciné-Rencontre: Women in Cinema Exposition . Fête du cinéma d'animation . 2024-11-24 . fr.
6. Web site: Bezalel 2015 Graduate Exhibition- Lee Dror . Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design . 2024-11-23 . en.
7. Web site: Animation: Mirrors . broadsheet.ie . curiousbrain . 2017-01-11 . 2024-11-10.
8. Web site: Mirrors . iamag.co . 5 January 2017 . 2024-11-10.
9. Web site: Kurzfilm: Mirrors . denkfabrikblog.de . el flojo . german. 2017-01-17 . 2024-11-10.
10. Web site: Oscar Watch: The Long List of the 2024 Animated Short Award Contenders . animationmagazine.net . Animation Magazine . 2024-10-25 . 2024-11-10.
11. Web site: About . Lee Dror . Lee Dror . 2024-11-24 . en.
12. Web site: Plum Festival . spanish . Plum! Festival Official Website . 2024-11-10.
13. Web site: Films - Pisces. Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec (2023). french . 2024-11-10.
14. Web site: french . 41e édition du Festival . /eurofilmfest-lille.com . 2024-11-10.
15. Web site: Pisces - Mazal Dagim . Toronto Jewish Film Festival . 2024-11-10.
16. Web site: Jerusalem Film Festival . Israeli Short Films - Pisces . 2024-11-10.
17. Web site: Official Film Selection 2023 . Linz International Short Film Festival . 2024-11-10.
18. Web site: ANIMASYROS 2023 - The official selection . Animasyros International Animation Festival . 2024-11-10.
19. Web site: Pisces . The Hive Studio . en-US . 2024-11-10.
20. Web site: Animation Projects in Development and Production - Pisces . Jerusalem Film Fund. 2024-11-10 . en-US.
21. Web site: Pisces / Lee Dror . Makor Foundation Official Site. December 2022 . 2024-11-10 . en-US.
22. Tal Cohen and Lee Dror - "It Was Only A Hand" . YouTube . PoetrySlam Israel . 2019-05-01 . 2024-11-23 . he.
23. Web site: Free Imagination . Beit Avi Chai . 2024-11-23 . en.
24. Web site: A Face. A Memory. A Day . Beit Avi Chai . 2024-11-23 . en.
25. Web site: Mirrors . IMDb . 2024-11-23 . en.
26. Web site: Mirrors . The New Fund for Cinema and Television . 2024-11-23 . en.
27. Web site: Ramin Zahed . "How ‘Summer Memories’ Creator Adam Yaniv Brought a Season of Wonder to Screens". . Animation Magazine, October 11, 2022.
28. Web site: Little Pirates - For Good . Lee Dror . 2020-08-10 . Vimeo . 2024-11-23 . en.
29. Web site: For Good - Little Pirates . Little Pirates . 2024-11-23 . en.
30. Web site: Rachel Bluwstein . Lee Dror . Lee Dror . 2024-11-23 . en.
31. Web site: Animation Projects . Tami Berenstein . Tamanimation Studio . 2024-11-23 . en.
32. Web site: Days of the Week . Lee Dror . 2018-05-29 . Vimeo . 2024-11-23 . en.