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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] He is a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since June 2024.^[4]^[5]

Career

Gicelter studied at the University of Westminster (London, England), where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in film & animation in 2007.^[6] After graduation, Gicelter pursued a career as a freelance producer for advertising agencies in the UK, before returning to Israel,^[2] where he founded the Tel Aviv-based animation studio The Hive Studio in 2010.^[7]

Gicelter has been involved in several initiatives to develope and support the animation industry in Israel,^[8] and promoting Israeli animation internationally.^[9] In 2021, he signed the first ever co-production agreement between the United Emirates and Israel, on the animated series Crab & Cake.^[10] He also served as an associate producer on the first ever serial co-production between Israel and Canada, Summer Memories (2022)^[11] In 2022, he initiated the West Negev Animation (WNA) initiative, to encourage animation production services in the south of Israel.^[12]^[13]

Filmography

Films

2014: Broken Branches (Documentary short) - Producer. Directed by Ayala Sharot.^[14]
2018: Guide de Jardinage (Documentary short) - Producer.^[15] Directed by Sarah Jane Hatooka^[16]
2021: Fledge (Short film) - Producer.^[17] Directed by Hani Dombe and Tom Kouris.^[18]
2021: Black Slide (Short film) - Producer.^[19] Directed by Uri Lotan.
2022: Letter to a Pig (Short film) - Producer.^[19] Directed by Tal Kantor.
2022: Pisces (Short film) - Producer.^[20] Directed by Lee Dror.
2022: Swimming With Wings (Short film) - Co-Producer.^[21] Directed by Daphna Awadish.

TV Series

2019: Discovering Sounds with Luli - Director and producer.
2021: Parpar Nechmad - Animated segmants producer.^[22]
2022: Summer Memories - Associate Producer.^[23]
2022-23: Kol Hator (web series) - Producer.^[24]
2023: The Fenestas (web series) - Producer.^[25]

Recognition

In 2022, Gicelter was shortlisted to the 95th Academy Awards^[26] and nominated to the Annie Awards for the short film Black Slide (2021).^[27]^[28]

In 2022, he won the Ophir Award at the Israel Academy Awards^[3]^[29] and was nominated for the 96th Academy Awards on the 23rd of January 2024 with the short film Letter to a Pig (2022).^[1]

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-'''Amit Russell Gicelter''' is an Oscar-nominated<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=2024 {{!}} Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2024 |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=oscars.org}}</ref> animation producer from Israel, founder of The Hive Studio, an Israeli animation studio based in [[Tel Aviv]], [[Jerusalem]] and [[Sderot]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Ep 131: Amit Gicelter|url=https://www.prtfl.co.il/archives/podcast/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A7-131-%D7%A2%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%AA-%D7%92%D7%99%D7%A6%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%A8 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Portfolio Magazine |language=he-IL}}</ref> 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 [[Israeli Academy Awards|Israel Academy Awards]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Jessica |title=Animator's award-winning debut mixes mediums for a Holocaust film about a savior pig |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/animators-award-winning-debut-mixes-mediums-for-a-holocaust-film-about-a-savior-pig/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=The Times of Israel}}</ref>
+'''Amit Russell Gicelter''' is an Oscar-nominated<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=2024 {{!}} Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2024 |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=oscars.org}}</ref> animation producer from Israel, founder of The Hive Studio, an Israeli animation studio based in [[Tel Aviv]], [[Jerusalem]] and [[Sderot]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Ep 131: Amit Gicelter|url=https://www.prtfl.co.il/archives/podcast/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A7-131-%D7%A2%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%AA-%D7%92%D7%99%D7%A6%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%A8 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Portfolio Magazine |language=he-IL}}</ref> 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 [[Israeli Academy Awards|Israel Academy Awards]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Jessica |title=Animator's award-winning debut mixes mediums for a Holocaust film about a savior pig |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/animators-award-winning-debut-mixes-mediums-for-a-holocaust-film-about-a-savior-pig/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=The Times of Israel}}</ref> He is a member of [[The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] since June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tal Kantor, Saleh Bakri, and More: The New Israeli Members of the American Academy of Motion Pictures |author=Amir Bogen |website=ynet |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/entertainment/article/byg9hmti0 |date=2024-12-04 |access-date=2024-12-08 |language=he}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Academy Invites 487 New Members for 2024 |website=A.frame |url=https://aframe.oscars.org/news/post/the-academy-new-members-2024-full-list |date=2024-06-25 |access-date=2024-12-08 |language=en}}</ref>
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