Award winning films

Bezalel academy of art & design, the Animation unit presnt:

 

Bezalel academy of art & design, the Animation unit present:

 

Award winning films

 

 

Name of film: Beton

Year of production: 2006

Created by: Michael Faust, Ariel Belinco

Technique: 2D computer animation

Synopsis: A black kite disturbs the everyday life of a military unit. The army annoyed by the existence of this kite in its clear blue sky, decides to solve the problem.

Running time: 06:29 min

Prizes: Best student film – 2007 Internationales tricfilms festival Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

            Eli Gelfand Short Animation Film Award – 2007 Haifa international film festival, Haifa

            Memorial prize – 2007 PISAF, Bucheon, South Korea

            Best directing, animation category – 2007 Aniwow, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

            Best Animation, Drama category – 2007 Aniboom competition

            exæquo Special Distinction – 2007 Annecy festival, Annecy, France

            Special mention – 2007 Animadrid, Madrid, Spain

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T12bJ2mNrfo

 

 

 

 

Name of film: Illuminations

Year of production: 2007

Created by: Itai Froumin

Technique: Oil colors on glass

Synopsis: The film consists of a choreography based on an original musical score. The movements illustrate a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract, attempting to find a mutual meaning and an affinity between them while at the same                                                 time emphasizing the polarity.

Running time: 4:20 min          

Prizes: Best student film – 2007 SIFA Israel competition

             Best Animation, Experimental category – 2008 Aniboom competition

             Will be screened at Annecy 2008, Annecy, France

http://www.bezalel.ac.il/gallery/artwork/?exhibition=14&referer=19&refereru=%2fgallery%2f%3fexhibition%3d14&id=600

 

 

 

 

Name of film: Golem

Year of production: 2006     

Created by: Alon Boroda, Ron Nadel

Technique: 3D

Synopsis: When Romi, a lonely young girl, accidentally wakes up a dormant Golem – She finds out that even the purest of friendships can be endangered by personal demons.                                               Running time: 7:38 min                                                                                                                         Prizes: Best student animation – 2007 Multivision festival, San Petersburg, Russia                                       .            Best student film – 2006 ASIFA Israel competition

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T12bJ2mNrfo

 

 

 

 

Name of film: Circles

Year of production: 2006

Created by: Jonathan Shohet

Technique: Pixilation

Synopsis: Structured around an insomniac's journey through the deserted Jerusalem night, this film is an abstract exploration of the love-hate relationship between man, community and urban technology.

Running time: 07:57 min

Prizes: Best Student Experimental/Abstract Animation – 2007 Redstick festival, Louisiana, USA

             Screened at Annecy 2007, Annecy, France

http://www.aniboom.com/Player.aspx?v=2104

 

 

 

 

Name of film: Smile

Year of production: 2005

Created by: Noam Abta, Yuval Markovich

Technique: 3D computer animation with live video

Synopsis: Yuval arrives at his friends` house and starts to suspect that their planning to hurt him. The ominous signs keep appearing until he is overtaken by paranoia.

Running time: 6:26 min

Language of film: Hebrew

Language of subtitles: English

Prizes: Prize for successful combination of animation with live footage - 2006 Krok International Festival    

               of Animation, Russia and Ukraine

            Screened at Annecy 2006, Annecy, France

http://www.aniboom.com/Player.aspx?v=2224

 

 

      

 

Name of film: Celestina

Year of production: 2006

Created by: Ricardo Werdesheim

Technique: plasticine on glass

Synopsis: In a desert wasteland, the scorched ground suddenly cracks. A boy finds himself a witness to events he cannot explain, learning about sin, sorrow, ignorance, redemption and hope.

Running time: 4:22 min

Prizes: Third place, “Green shot” competition – Ecocinema 2007, Tel-Aviv

             Special mention – 2007 KAFI festival, Michigan, USA

             Special mention – 2006 ASIFA Israel competition

 

http://www.aniboom.com/Player.aspx?v=1140

 


Animation today, April 2008