Yoni Goodman (; born 1976) is an Israeli

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Biography

Goodman began his career as an

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and

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, working for two of Israel's major newspapers, ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 1998, he studied at the department of visual communication in

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, Jerusalem, majoring in

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. After his graduation in 2002, Yoni worked as a freelance animator and illustrator, working on commercials, short films and clips, as well as teaching animation in the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. In 2004, Yoni worked as an

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for

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's documentary series ''The material that love is made of''. Folman and Goodman's collaboration continued with Yoni as an animation director in Ari Folman's acclaimed film ''

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''. Goodman also developed the

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Cutout technique for the film. In 2009, he made several short films for human rights organizations, notably the short film ''Closed Zone'', protesting against the

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blockade. Yoni also worked as an animation director in the short film ''The Gift'', directed by Ari Mark. In 2011 Yoni began his work as Animation Director for Ari Folman's feature '' The Congress'' (2013), based on a novel by

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. He also collaborated on a Global Health Media project about Healthcare literacy, notably on *

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Yoni Goodman currently lives in Israel with his wife and 3 children.

Filmography

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'' (2008, animation director) *''Closed Zone'' (2009, director) *''The Gift'' (2010, animator)(short film) *"The Story of Cholera" (2011, director)(short film) * '' The Congress'' (2013) *''

Where Is Anne Frank ''Where Is Anne Frank'' is a 2021 animated magic realism film directed by Israeli director Ari Folman. The film follows Kitty, Anne Frank's imaginary friend to whom she addressed her diary, manifesting in contemporary Amsterdam. Seeking to lea ...

'' (2021) * "The Story of Ebola" * "The Story of Coronavirus"

Awards

;Won *

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- Best Animated short - ''Closed Zone'' (2010) *

Cinema Eye Honors The Cinema Eye Honors are awards recognizing excellence in nonfiction or documentary filmmaking and include awards for the disciplines of directing, producing, cinematography and editing. The awards are presented each January in New York and have b ...

- Best Animation - ''Waltz with Bashir'' (2008) ;Nominated *

Ophir Award The Ophir Awards (), full name: the Israel Film Academy Award, sometimes also known as the Israeli Oscars or the Israeli Academy Awards, are film awards for excellence in the Israeli film industry awarded by the Israeli Academy of Film and Tele ...

- Best Cinematography - ''Waltz with Bashir'' (2008) *

Visual Effects Society Awards The Visual Effects Society (VES) is an entertainment industry organization representing visual effects practitioners including artists, animators, technologists, model makers, educators, studio leaders, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and pr ...

- Outstanding Animation in an Animated Motion Picture - ''Waltz with Bashir'' (2008) * Norwich Film Festival - Official Selection - ''Closed Zone'' (2009) Films 09 - Norwich Film Festival - 1 - 9 October 2010

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* * Israeli animators Israeli animated film directors Israeli illustrators Israeli graphic designers 1976 births Living people Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design alumni {{Animator-stub