Tal Kantor Explained

Tal Kantor
Birth Date:19 November 1988
Birth Place:Jerusalem
Citizenship:Israeli
Alma Mater:Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design
Known For:Letter to a Pig

Tal Kantor is an Israeli animation filmmaker and visual artist. She is a lecturer in the Screen-based Arts Department at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design.[1] She is mostly known for her graduation short film In Other Words[2] and for her debut short film Letter to a Pig (2022)[3] , winner of several awards including the Grand Prix in Anima Brussels[4] and the Ophir Award at the Israel Academy Awards.

Kantor is known for her unique filmmaking technique which combines drawing, photography, video, painting, and animation.[5] [6] On January 23rd 2024, she was nominated for the 96th Academy Awards with her film Letter to a Pig (2022).[7]

Career

Kantor studied at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design (Screen-Based Arts Department), where she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 2015. After graduation, Kantor pursued a career as artist and independent filmmaker and animator, working on several documentary feature films as animation director and art director. She has also written, directed and animated several short films, including Letter to a Pig (2022) and Yellow Light (2023).[8]

Kantor has participated in several artist residencies, including the CICLIC ANIMATION residency in Vendôme, France;[9] the Aesthetics and Bias residency in Krakow, Poland and Jerusalem, Israel;[10] the New Arrivals residency in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Her work has also been featured in several exhibitions, including the group exhibition at Miraikan National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo, presenting the films and art originals of the Japan Media Arts Festival winners.[11] Since 2019, Kantor is also a lecturer at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design.

Filmography

Recognition

Her graduation short film In Other Words (2016) has won 17 awards and was officially selected in over 100 festivals worldwide.

In December 2023, Kantor's film Letter to a Pig (2022) was shortlisted for the 96th Academy Awards®.[20] The film has won over 40 awards Including the Grand Prix in Anima Brussels, the Ophir Award at the Israel Academy Awards,[21] the Grand Prize for Best Narrative Short at the Ottawa International Animation Festival,[22] Liv Ullman Peace Prize at Chicago International Children's Film Festival,[23] Grand Prize at Animation Is Film festival.[24]

The documentary feature Advocate (2019), on which Kantor was the animation and art director, won the Emmy Award for Best Documentary at the 42nd News and Documentary Emmy Awards and the 2020 Ophir Award for Best Documentary. The film was also nominated for Best Short Animated Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.[25]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tal Kantor . 2024-01-15 . Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem . en.
  2. Web site: MarBelle . 2017-11-20 . Exploring Memory & Missed Opportunities in Tal Kantor's In Other Words . 2024-01-15 . Directors Notes . en-GB.
  3. Web site: Lang . Jamie . 2023-10-05 . 2024 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Letter To A Pig’ Director Tal Kantor . 2024-01-15 . Cartoon Brew . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2023-02-26 . ANIMA 2023 - Awards . 2023-09-07 . Anima Festival – 23 February - 03 March 2024 . en.
  5. Web site: 2017-11-25 . Tal Kantor : "On refait encore et encore toujours le même film" . 2024-01-15 . Format Court . fr-FR.
  6. Web site: Top 5: Innovative Use of the Rotoscope Technique . 2024-01-15 . Submarine Channel.
  7. Web site: 2024 Oscars.org Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . 2024-01-29 . www.oscars.org . en.
  8. Web site: Tal Kantor . 2024-01-15 . All About Artists . en.
  9. Web site: CITIA Ciclic . 2024-01-15 . Animation EN . fr.
  10. Web site: Aesthetics & Bias / Sztuka i Uprzedzenia - Wydział Intermediów . 2024-01-15 . pl-PL.
  11. Web site: 編集部 . ISRAERU . 2022-05-17 . Israeli Artist Commended at the 25th Japan Media Arts Festival . 2024-01-19 . ISRAERUウェブマガジン . ja.
  12. Web site: Guest . 2016-05-23 . Tal Kantor & Shahar Davis Consider the Materiality of Things in Stop Motion Short ‘Under The Small Sun’ . 2024-01-15 . Directors Notes . en-GB.
  13. Web site: Paez . Danny . 2017-10-30 . CB Fest Premiere: 'In Other Words' by Tal Kantor . 2024-01-15 . Cartoon Brew . en-US.
  14. Web site: 2021-09-30 . "לאה צמל, עורכת דין" זכה בפרס האמי לסרט התיעודי הטוב ביותר - וואלה! תרבות . 2024-01-15 . וואלה! . he.
  15. Web site: On This Happy Note . 2024-01-15 . go2films . en-US.
  16. Web site: Letter to a Pig - A Short Film by Tal Kantor . 2024-01-15 . Short of the Week.
  17. Web site: Team . Z. F. . 2022-12-19 . Combining Live Action With Animation: Tal Kantor at Animateka Festival (Gocritic! Review) . 2024-01-15 . Zippy Frames . en-gb.
  18. Web site: Dekel . Shachaf . 2023-12-06 . Tal Kantor's Animation Bridges Reality, Memory, and Imagination . 2024-01-15 . Culture Treasures . en-US.
  19. Web site: animafest.hr . 2024-01-15 . www.animafest.hr.
  20. Web site: 96TH OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN 10 AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED . 2024-01-15 . press.oscars.org . en.
  21. Web site: Steinberg . Jessica . Animator’s award-winning debut mixes mediums for a Holocaust film about a savior pig . 2023-09-07 . www.timesofisrael.com . en-US.
  22. Web site: OIAF 2022 Awards Ottawa International Animation Festival . 2023-09-07 . en-US.
  23. Web site: 2022-11-10 . CICFF39 Awards FACETS . 2023-09-07 . en-US.
  24. Web site: Behind the Line Work of Animation is Film 2023’s Grand Prize Winners . 2023-11-15 . Animation World Network . en.
  25. Web site: 2019-12-17 . Israeli film 'Advocate' makes Oscar shortlist . 2024-01-15 . The Jerusalem Post JPost.com . en-US.

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