Ten short Israeli animation films
These Weighted Stones
Israel 2024
Dir.: Asa Rikin, Noga Sirota
Pro: Roni Shalev
Sc: Asa Rikin, Noga Sirota
DP :Asa Rikin, Noga Sirota
Ed: Asa Rikin, Noga Sirota
Soundtrack Editing: Yehu Yaron
Music: Yehu Yaron
Cast: Daniel Halfon
9 min | English | Hebrew and English Subtitles
An anonymous traveler recounts his visits to three different cities: the spiritual Jerusalem, the material Jerusalem, and the virtual Jerusalem. Though he initially conjures a utopian vision of the city, the traveler discovers a reality more complex than what he had imagined, and ultimately finds sanctuary in a new and virtual version of Jerusalem - peaceful, and empty of its inhabitants.
These Weighted Stones is an experimental docu-animation that examines Jerusalem’s material and spiritual entity in our contemporary age, divided between tangible and virtual realities
Ata, Bezel-El
Israel 2024
Dir : Yotam Tweg , Ester Krauz
Pro: Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Jerusalem
Sc: Yotam Tweg , Ester Krauz
Ed: Yotam Tweg
Soundtrack Editing: Itamar dagan
Music: Itamar dagan
Cast: Adi Dar , Michael Lerner
Source: Bezalel
8 min | Hebrew | Hebrew, English Subtitles
Bezalel, a freed slave, is given the task to create the Ark of the Covenant at Mount Sinai. The talented artist finds it difficult to create under Moses' harsh critique.
Bezalel must choose between the law of his people, and his own artistic expression.
Creatura
Israel 2024
Dir: Libi Zak
Pro: Libi Zak
Sc: Libi Zak
Soundtrack Editing: Ilai Schwebel
Music: Ilai Schwebel
Source: Bezalel
Produced with the support of: From The Heart Productions
7 min | English
After nuclear devastation wipes out humanity, animals guided by radiant plants discover an ancient energy source in the desert. This revelation fulfills a prophecy, offering a path to righteousness and renewal as they seek to redefine their place in a world forever altered by war.
F*ck The South
Israel 2024
Dir. :Tom Schwartz
Pro: Tom Schwartz
Sc: Tom Schwartz
DP : Tom Schwartz
Ed: Tom Schwartz
Soundtrack Editing: Adi Bar
Music: Shuzin
Cast: (acting and singing) Kfir (HEMI) Artzi, Shuzin, Adi bar, Tom Schwartz
Source : Tom Presents
Produced with the support of : Negev Film Fund, Gesher, Pais
11 min | Hebrew | Hebrew and English Subtitles
Is it hard for you financially and you're too lazy to work? why don't you just give a f*ck and do some crimes in the south, where no one will stop you and you will be instantly rich? - But maybe it's a bad idea too.
All of us have to wake up
Israel 2024
Dir. : Mitya Kokorin
Pro: Kingeloc:
Sc: Mitya Kokorin:
:DP : Alex Viches
Ed: Mitya kokorin
Soundtrack Editing: Alexandr Paperny
Music: Alexandr Paperny
Cast: Leila Erdman-Tabukashvili
Source: Leila Erdman-Tabukashvili
10 min | russian | Hebrew and English Subtitles
An animated documentary based on excerpts from interviews with Russian and Ukrainian immigrants that moved to Israel from the war in 2022. Interviews were taken at the end of 2023 during the war in Israel...
Swimming With Wings
The Netherlands, Israel 2023
Dir.: Daphna Awadish Golan
Pro Valk Productions, The Hive Studio :
Sc: Daphna Awadish Golan
DP :Daphna Awadish Golan
Ed: Daphna Awadish Golan
Soundtrack Editing: Erez Eyni Shavit
Music: Ady Cohen
Cast: Lyri Gonen, Alex Gray, Ben Gray, Olivia Schumann
Source: Valk Productions, The Hive Studio
Produced with the support of: The Netherlands Film Fund, The Stimulering Fund, The Israeli Lottery Fund, Next Talent program
10 min | Hebrew, English, Dutch | Hebrew, English, Dutch Subtitles
A short animated documentary exploring the immigration experience through the eyes of an Israeli girl learning how to swim with clothes on in the Netherlands.
The Sixth Campfire
Israel 2023
Dir: Tomer Hadad
Pro: Lior Wigderson, Betzalel Academy of Arts
Sc: Tomer Hadad and Lior Wigderson
DP :
Ed: Tomer Hadad and Lior Wigderson
Soundtrack Editing: Lior Wigderson and Asaf Erez
Music: Asaf Erez
Cast: Dvir Bussani, Itay Ferber. Yoav Jacob. Hillel Goldenberg. Liam Peleg
Source: Bezalel
Produced with the support of:
6:40 min | Hebrew | Hebrew, English Subtitles
English synopsis:
Six friends meet every year to make a campfire. But what seems like an ordinary event, is actually a Memorial Day Eve's ceremony. The friends gather to find a way to cope with their friend's death
Sunday
Israel 2024
Dir: Elkie Leonie Hershberg,Tom Kouris, Hani Dombe
Pro: TOM&HANI Animation Studio
Sc: Elkie Leonie Hershberg
DP :Tom Kouris
Ed: Tom Kouris
Soundtrack Editing: Ori Kadishay and Yaara Haim Mazkeka Studios
Music: Amitai Mann and Ori Kadishay
Cast: Danielle Jadelyn, Steve Weizman, Jamie Tuckett
Source: TOM&HANI Animation Studio
Produced with the support of: Makor Foundation for Israeli films, The Israeli Lottery Council for culture and art, The Ministry of Culture and Sport - The Israeli Film Council.
10 min | English | Hebrew, English Subtitles
At an old wooden table in his small apartment in Notting Hill, Richard Duncan McNulty (84) sits down like every Sunday morning reading the newspaper peacefully from back to back, sipping a warm cup of tea. But today is going to be different, a knock on his door will threaten to shake his existence and change his life forever.
Papiloma
Israel 2024
Dir Daniela fridman:
Pro Daniela fridman:
Sc Daniela fridman:
DP Daniela fridman :
Ed Daniela Fridman, lyri milo:
Soundtrack Editing tuval wolf:
Music tuval wolf:
Cast :
Source: Bezalel
Produced with the support of:
3 min | no dialogue
a young girl deals with a job positive diagnosis