Uri Lotan (; born April 28, 1986) is an Israeli filmmaker. He is mostly known for his Oscar-shortlisted short film ''

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'' (2021).

Life and career

Uri Lotan is an animation director based in

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. After graduating from

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with a Bachelors of Fine Art in 2012, he worked on feature films and TV series for

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, Imageworks,

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and Kuku Studios including the Emmy Award-winning television show ''

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'' as episode director. He worked as an animator on the animated feature ''

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.'' Lotan also continued to pursue advertisement work with Hornet, Buck, Eddy and The Hive Studio on a wide range of projects.

Filmography

*
The Ballad of Poisonberry Pete
' (2012) *
Ma'agalim
' (2016) *
Feeling Sad
' (2017) * ''

'' (2021)

Recognition

With ''

'' (2021), Lotan won the Best International Short Film Award at Chilemonos and the Animated Grand Prize at IndyShorts. His student film ''The Ballad of Poisonberry Pete'' was nominated for

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at the

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. With his short ''Ma'agalim'', he won the Saatachi & Saatachi New Directors Award His short film Feeling Sad earned him an Annie Award nomination for Best Animated Special Production.

References

External links

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