{"id":10995,"date":"2011-03-16T23:25:35","date_gmt":"2011-03-17T06:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=10995"},"modified":"2011-03-19T23:22:11","modified_gmt":"2011-03-20T06:22:11","slug":"animation-from-bezalel-at-the-11th-israeli-film-festival-of-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=10995","title":{"rendered":"Animation from Bezalel at the 11th Israeli Film Festival of Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Beton by Ariel Belinco and Michael Faust<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 11th Israeli Film Festival of Paris <\/a>will take place from March 23 \u2013 29, 2011, featuring animation from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design Jerusalem<\/strong>. The animation track of the Screen-Based Arts department at the Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design Jerusalem has been invited to play a significant role in the film festival, which will include four programs: feature films, Russian related films, documentaries and animated films from Bezalel. This is the first time that a comprehensive program of graduate\u2019s animation from one institution has been shown at the festival.<\/p>\n

Bezalel Academy will be showing 20 of the finest animated “shorts” created by its graduates from the last ten years. They cover a range of topics and themes that demonstrate the rich and varied experience of contemporary lsraeli life and culture. During the film festival, the selection of shorts will be shown together back-to-back on two occasions, and they will also be screened as preview films prior to the screening of other feature films throughout the festival’s program.<\/p>\n

Professor Hanan Kaminski, head of the animation program at Bezalel, will be giving a presentation about animation as an art form, which will also introduce Bezalel Academy and its animation program to the festival audience, and will discuss the wide variety of subjects that Bezalel’s graduates are addressing in their work.<\/p>\n

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Bor Sood by Anna Shevchenko<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bezalel’s graduate animations will be screened at Le Cin\u00e9ma des Cin\u00e9astes on Thursday 24 March at 16:10 and Sunday 27 March at 15:40 proposed by the Cercle des Amis de Bezalel France. Each screening will be introduced by Professor Hanan Kaminski’s presentation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor Kaminski says, “In many respects animation is the most sophisticated medium in art today, exceeding the boundaries and capabilities of regular film in both technique and narrative. The graduate work that is being screened here in Paris is innovative, creative and fresh, and reflects this boundless potential that animation offers as an art form. It is also testament to the quality of the work that comes out of the animation track in Bezalel’s Screen-Based Arts department, and it reinforces the Academy’s status as one of the leading institutions of its kind in the world.”<\/p>\n

He adds, “Bezalel Academy is honored and delighted to be invited to participate in this prestigious festival. It’s a great thing for animation to play such a prominent role in a festival of this kind and to showcase to European audiences the talent that Bezalel produces. In particular, it’s wonderful to stage these screenings in Paris, one of Europe’s most important cultural centre.”<\/p>\n

The selected shorts will also be released as a DVD that showcases the animation track\u2019s work at Bezalel.<\/p>\n

11th Israeli Film Festival of Paris, March 23 \u2013 29, 2011
\nActor and director Pascal Elb\u00e9, Sponsor
\nCin\u00e9ma des Cin\u00e9astes, 7, Avenue de Clichy 75017, Paris<\/p>\n

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In Aporia by Michal Ronen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The films to be shown at the festival:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Name of film: Beton<\/strong>
\nCreated by: Michael Faust, Ariel Belinco
\nTechnique: 2D computer animation
\nSynopsis: 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.
\nRunning time: 06:29 min
\nYear of production: 2006\u00a0<\/p>\n

Name of film: Cold war\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nCreated by: Amit Rojtblat, Noor Tadger, Adam Yassour
\nTechnique: Stop motion, animated objects
\nSynopsis: Amongst the banal and ordinary items on the refrigerator door, a child hangs his drawings.
\nThis innocent action triggers the war and ultimate destruction of all that was hanging on the door.
\nRunning time: 2:05 min
\nYear of production: 2009<\/p>\n

Name of film: Between bears<\/strong>
\nCreated by: Eran Hilleli
\nTechnique: Classic and 3D computer animation
\nSynopsis: A group of people are following the tracks of a black bear.
\nRunning time: 5:15 min
\nYear of production: 2010<\/p>\n

Name of film: Half baked<\/strong>
\nCreated by: Nadan Pines
\nTechnique: 2D computer animation
\nSynopsis: A chef and a waiter join forces in order to change the bleak future of their baked ducks.
\nRunning time: 1:34 min
\nYear of production: 2007<\/p>\n

Name of film: Miracle lady\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nCreated by: Michal Abulafia, Moran Somer
\nTechnique: Stop motion, clay, puppets
\nSynopsis: Fortuna is an old lady who waits in her wedding gown for her late husband to return home. Her next door neighbor, Marcela- Merkada, is the servant of the mean Rabbi Toledano- and she waits for death to come and take her away. When their fates connect they are both miraculously freed, one from the chains of love, the other from the chains of life.
\nRunning time: 10:07 min
\nLanguage of film: Hebrew
\nLanguage of subtitles: English
\nYear of production: 2009<\/p>\n

Name of film: In Aporia<\/strong>
\nCreated by: Michal Ronen
\nTechnique: Mixed Technique: Pixilation, 2D and 3D computer animation, Stop motion
\nSynopsis: A relationship between the Skin \u2013 a structured border, and the content- A system of abstract red strings or lines with no defined shape, that aspire to break out.\u00a0
\nRunning time: 03:35 min
\nYear of production: 2008<\/p>\n

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True Love Hotel by Alon Gaash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Name of film: True love hotel<\/strong>
\nCreated by: Alon Gaash
\nTechnique: 2D computer animation
\nSynopsis: A story in three parts, of the experiences throughout one day of a small, lonely, anonymous resident of a large, alienating city. He has lived all his life in his parents house and continues to do so after their deaths (his father was killed in a war, and the mother faded to her death in the following years).
\nRunning time: 6:50 min
\nYear of production: 2008<\/p>\n

Name of film: Way of the land<\/strong>
\nCreated by: Dotan Goldwaser
\nTechnique: 2D computer animation
\nSynopsis: Sleep child, sleep. So sings a mother to her child in the early days of the settlement in Israel. The song, a well-known lullaby by Natan Alterman, tells of three horsemen who ride out into the night; two get killed and one returns. He who lived does not remember your name, so sleep child, sleep.
\nRunning time: 02:43 min
\nYear of production: 2009<\/p>\n

\u00a0Name of film: Matan<\/strong>
\nCreated by: Ofeer Hassan (Director), Tomer Gilron (Producer)
\nTechnique: 3D computer animation
\nSynopsis: A story about a boy on his way to his friend’s birthday party, afraid that everyone will laugh at the present he bought.
\nRunning time: 05:15 min
\nYear of production: 2007<\/p>\n

Name of film: Ishihara<\/strong>
\nCreated by: Yoav Brill
\nTechnique: 2D computer animation
\nSynopsis: A portrait of the color blind artist.
\nRunning time: 06:04 min
\nLanguage of film: English
\nYear of production: 2010<\/p>\n

Name of film: Voyage<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nCreated by: Olga Komosko
\nTechnique: Stop motion, animated objects
\nSynopsis: An experimental animation that visualizes a train voyage inside an apartment.
\nRunning time: 3:04 min
\nYear of production: 2009<\/p>\n

Name of film: Ducks<\/strong>
\nCreated by: Uri Kranot
\nTechnique: Classic animation
\nSynopsis: A tale of hunters and the hunted, who will never be
\nfree of the endlessly spinning carrousel.
\nRunning time: 4:09 min
\nYear of production: 2002<\/p>\n

Name of film: Circles<\/strong>
\nCreated by: Jonathan Shohet
\nTechnique: Pixilation
\nSynopsis: 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.
\nRunning time: 07:57 min
\nYear of production: 2006<\/p>\n

Name of film: Bor sood\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nCreated by: Anna Shevchenko
\nTechnique: Classic and 2D computer animation
\nSynopsis: A female buries herself under the earth where she reforms as a raven-like monster. She tries to run away and enters a thick forest, where the monster with a woman’s body and a raven’s head awaits her.
\nRunning time: 6:58 min
\nYear of production: 2010<\/p>\n

Name of film: Hardcover & Paperback<\/strong>
\nCreated by: Uri Alonim, Moshe Servatka
\nTechnique: 3D computer animation
\nSynopsis:\u00a0 Hardcover meets Paperback, an origami figure just like himself. Their relationship unfolds from their first date to the discovery that will change Hardcover\u2019s point of view.
\nRunning time: 3:00 min
\nYear of production: 2008<\/p>\n

Name of film: Celestina<\/strong>
\nCreated by: Ricardo Werdesheim
\nTechnique: Stop motion, Clay on glass
\nSynopsis: 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.
\nRunning time: 4:22 min
\nYear of production: 2006
\n\u00a0<\/p>\n

Name of film: wild nature<\/strong>
\nCreated by: Avichai Yeyni, Arik Ben-Ari, Oren Rubin
\nTechnique: 3D computer animation
\nSynopsis: A National Geographic film crew is shooting a series about Lionesses. Since those are hard to find, they hire a Cow. During the shoot the cow realizes her part is not exactly the one she wanted to play.
\nRunning time: 01:58 min
\nLanguage of film: English
\nLanguage of subtitles: Hebrew
\nYear of production: 2008<\/p>\n

Name of film: Illuminations<\/strong>
\nCreated by: Itai Froumin
\nTechnique: Oil colors on glass
\nSynopsis: A choreography based on an original musical score. The movements are a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract, attempting to find a mutual meaning and an affinity between them while emphasizing the polarity.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nRunning time: 4:20 min
\nYear of production: 2007\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u00a0<\/p>\n

Name of film: Moon Seek<\/strong>
\nCreated by: Dafna Cohen, Elad Dabush
\nTechnique: 3D computer animation
\nSynopsis: In 1969, Cosmonaut Yuri is left stranded on the moon after a meteorite destroyed his ship. Luckily Apollo 11 arrives, and Yuri seizes the opportunity.
\nRunning time: 3:19 min
\nLanguage of film: English
\nYear of production: 2007\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Name of film: Pickles Season<\/strong>
\nCreated by: Ronen Zhurat
\nTechnique: 2D computer Animation
\nSynopsis: When Ronen and his friends go to the beach, each one is responsible of bringing something. But no one understands, why in addition to the fruit Ronen also brings a jar of pickles. A funny autobiographical film about friends, family and pickles.
\nRunning time: 6:09 min\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nLanguage of film: English\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nLanguage of Subtitles: English
\nYear of production: 2006<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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