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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