Animation

Lebanese media deletes animated Angry Birds caricature of Hezbollah leader after judicial order

Lebanese authorities warned against sectarian divides taking hold after an animated video depicting Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem as an Angry Bird was released by LBCI.

A screenshot of the LBC animation of Naim Qassem and Hezbollah elements inspired by the Angry Birds game.
RYAN GOSLING in Project Hail Mary.

Movie theaters reopening across the country, just in time for Passover vacation - review

ARTEM "ALFRED" Nakache (inset), a Jew who swam for France at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, is depicted in lane 4 in the animated short film 'Papillon.'

French animated short tells story of Jewish swimmer who survived Auschwitz

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The five best anime shows of all time (according to the internet)


Animix Festival at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque to focus on October 7, Jewish survival

Japanese Manga artist and feature of the festival, Makoto Tanaka, tells the Jerusalem Post about her manga adaptation depicting the suffering of Israeli citizens held hostage by Hamas.

 MANGA ARTIST Makoto Tanaka.

Animix comics fest to focus on October 7

Japanese manga artist Makoto Tanaka, who became famous for her manga story about the kidnapping of Noa Argamani, will arrive from Tokyo to be a guest at the festival.

 AN IMAGE from Japanese artist Makoto Tanaka’s manga story about the kidnapping of Noa Argamani on October 7.

Cinematheques pay tribute to Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki

Miyazaki’s unique work is imaginative and filled with beautiful imagery, but his stories also have great emotional depth, usually from the point of view of children.

 A SCENE from ‘Princess Mononoke,’ one of Studio Ghibli's most successful movies.

Israeli director Tal Kantor's 'Letter to a Pig' may take home an Oscar

It’s a haunting and beautiful look at a girl listening to a Holocaust survivor tell the story of how his life was saved during the war by a pig he hid behind.

 Tal Kantor

‘The Boy and the Heron’: Hayao Miyazaki takes you on a dream - review

If you can flow with the feelings behind the movie and see it as a well-observed version of the psyche of a fragile and traumatized child, you will find much to enjoy.

 'The Boy and the Heron'

Meir Panim youth learn the magic of animation!

 The Hive Studio with Meir Panim

How can Israel's animation industry further expand?

Can Animation Israel help tip the scales in favor of greater Israeli governmental investment in the animation industry? Read more in this analysis:

 ‘THE BLACK Slide,’ a joint Israeli-British production, was short-listed for a 2023 Oscar nomination in the Animated Short Film category. (Production: The Hive Studio & Flipbook Studio; Direction: Uri Lotan; Support: Makor Film Fund, Pais Film Fund.)

Animix festival in Tel Aviv presents ‘The Island,’ ‘Batman,’ Disney princesses

The animation, comics, and caricature festival is to include a cartoonist discussion of Israel's ongoing mass protests.

 A FRAME from ‘The Island.’

Dreamworks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg talks Hollywood and hi-tech in Tel Aviv

The key to his success in both entertainment and hi-tech, he said, was in “exceeding expectations.'

 JEFFREY KATZENBERG with  Alex Bouaziz, co-founder and CEO of Deel.

Israel recreates iconic Jerusalem’s Sacher Park at the Annecy Animation Festival in France

 Israel at Annecy Animation Festival