Amit Gicelter | |
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Born | |
Citizenship | Israeli British |
Alma mater | Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design |
Occupation | Animation producer |
Known for | Letter to a Pig |
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]
Gicelter studied at the University of Westminster (London, England), where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Film & Animation in 2007.[4] 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.[5]
Gicelter has been involved in several initiatives to promote and support the development of the animation industry in Israel.[6] In 2021, he signed the first ever co-production agreement between the United Emirates and Israel, on the animated series Crab & Cake.[7] He also served as an associate producer on the first ever serial co-production between Israel and Canada, Summer Memories (2022)[8] In 2022, he initiated the West Negev Animation (WNA) initiative, to encourage animation production services in the south of Israel.[9][10]
In 2022, Gicelter was shortlisted to the 95th Academy Awards[18] and nominated to the Annie Awards for the short film Black Slide (2021).[19][20]
In 2022, he won the Ophir Award at the Israel Academy Awards[3][21] and was nominated for the 96th Academy Awards on the 23rd of January 2024 with the short film Letter to a Pig (2022).[1]