Lee Dror (; born 1989) is an independent

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and

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based in

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, Israel. Her artistic style blends traditional techniques with exploration of themes such as family, grief, belonging and femininity. She is a graduate of the Screen-Based Arts Department in

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, where she earned her

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of Fine Arts (B.F.A.).

Recognition

Lee Dror has received recognition for her work in animation, the most recent of which is the inclusion of ''

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'' in the longlist for the

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in category of "Best Animated Short Film". Among her accolades are awards for Best Animation Short at Student Cuts, Best Short Film at the Festival di Cortometraggi-Sorsicorti, and special mentions at both the STIFF Student International Film Festival and Promofest Short of the Year. Her films have been featured in a multiple festivals, such as the Stuttgart ITFS Trickfilm Animation Festival, Krok Festival, and the Manchester Animation Festival.

Filmography

Director

* ''

'' (2023) – Currently in distribution; produced by ''The Hive Studio'', funded by the Jerusalem Film Fund, Pais Fund Israel, and Makor Fund; distributed by Pentacle Productions. * ''It Was Only A Hand'' (2020) - Part of

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animated collaboration with the "''Incubator''"

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. * ''Free Imagination'' (2017) – Part of “A Face. The Day. A Memory” by Beit Avi Chai Institute. * ''Mirrors'' (2015) – Co-directed with Yali Herbet; funded by the NFCT Fund Israel.

Other work

* ''

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'' (2022–2023) - Layout and BG painter, location designer and color. Produced by ''A&N Productions Ltd'' in partnership with ''Aircraft Pictures'', ''Yeti Farm Creative'' and ''The Hive Studio''. * ''Little pirates- For Good'' (2020) - Director and art director. Animated

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for the

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band "''Little Pirates''". Produced and recorded by ''Ori Winokur'' At ''The Slick Studio''. * ''Rachel Bluwstein'' (2019) - Design and animation. Series of animated shorts as a tribute to Rachel the poetess. Produced by ''Tami Berenstein'' Studio. * ''Days of the week'' (2018) - Director, animation and design. An educative animated video, produced by and for

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TV.

References

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* * {{imdb name, nm8748504 Israeli film directors Animation directors Israeli animators Living people 1989 births Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design alumni Israeli women animators Israeli animated film directors Israeli animated film producers