Amit Russell Gicelter () is an Oscar-nominated animation producer from Israel, founder of The Hive Studio, an Israeli animation studio based in

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and

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. 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 ''

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'' (2022), winner of the

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at the Israel Academy Awards. He is a member of

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since June 2024.

Career

Gicelter studied at the

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(London, England), where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in film & animation in 2007. After graduation, Gicelter pursued a career as a freelance producer for advertising agencies in the UK, before returning to Israel, where he founded the Tel Aviv-based animation studio The Hive Studio in 2010. Gicelter has been involved in several initiatives to develop and support the animation industry in Israel, and promoting Israeli animation internationally. In 2021, he signed the first ever co-production agreement between the United Emirates and Israel, on the animated series ''Crab & Cake''. He also served as an associate producer on the first ever serial co-production between Israel and Canada, ''

Summer Memories ''Summer Memories'' is an animated television series created by Adam Yaniv which airs on The Roku Channel In the United States. The series was produced by Yaniv's A&N Productions Ltd. in partnership with Aircraft Pictures and Yeti Farm Creative, ...

'' (2022) In 2022, he initiated the West Negev Animation (WNA) initiative, to encourage animation production services in the south of Israel.

Filmography

Films

* 2014: '' Broken Branches'' (Documentary short) - Producer. Directed by Ayala Sharot. * 2018: ''Guide de Jardinage'' (Documentary short) - Producer. Directed by Sarah Jane Hatooka * 2021: ''Fledge'' (Short film) - Producer. Directed by Hani Dombe and Tom Kouris. * 2021: '' Black Slide'' (Short film) - Producer. Directed by Uri Lotan. * 2022: ''

'' (Short film) - Producer. Directed by

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. * 2022: ''

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'' (Short film) - Producer. Directed by

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. * 2022: '' Swimming With Wings'' (Short film) - Co-Producer. Directed by Daphna Awadish. * 2024: ''Butterfly Kiss'' – Co-Producer. Directed by Zohar Dvir.

TV Series

* 2019: ''Discovering Sounds with Luli'' - Director and producer. * 2021: ''Parpar Nechmad'' - Animated segmants producer. * 2022: ''

'' - Associate Producer. * 2022-23: ''Kol Hator'' (web series) - Producer. * 2023: ''The Fenestas'' (web series) - Producer.

Recognition

In 2022, Gicelter was shortlisted to the

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and nominated to the

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for the short film '' Black Slide'' (2021). In 2022, he won the

at the Israel Academy Awards and was nominated for the

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on the 23rd of January 2024 with the short film ''

'' (2022).

References

External links

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