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Israeli film director and animator

Lee Dror
Born (1989-01-15) 15 January 1989 (age 35)
Israel
Alma materBezalel Academy of Arts and Design
Occupations
  • Film director
  • Visual Artist
Known for
AwardsShort Film Competition, Chaniartoon Festival

Lee Dror (born 1989) is an independent animation filmmaker and visual artist based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Her artistic style blends traditional techniques with exploration of themes such as family, grief, belonging and femininity. She is a graduate of the Screen-Based Arts Department in Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, where she earned her Bachelor degree of Fine Arts (B.F.A.).

Recognition

Lee Dror has received recognition for her work in animation, the most recent of which is the inclusion of Pisces in the longlist for the 2024 Academy Awards in category of "Best Animated Short Film". Among her accolades are awards for Best Animation Short at Student Cuts, Best Short Film at the Festival di Cortometraggi-Sorsicorti, and special mentions at both the STIFF Student International Film Festival and Promofest Short of the Year. Her films have been featured in a multiple festivals, such as the Stuttgart ITFS Trickfilm Animation Festival, Krok Festival, and the Manchester Animation Festival.

Filmography

Director

  • Pisces (2023) – Currently in distribution; produced by The Hive Studio, funded by the Jerusalem Film Fund, Pais Fund Israel, and Makor Fund; distributed by Pentacle Productions.
  • It Was Only A Hand (2020) - Part of poetry slam animated collaboration with the "Incubator" fringe theater.
  • Free Imagination (2017) – Part of “A Face. The Day. A Memory” by Beit Avi Chai Institute.
  • Mirrors (2015) – Co-directed with Yali Herbet; funded by the NFCT Fund Israel.

Other work

  • Summer Memories (2022–2023) - Layout and BG painter, location designer and color. Produced by A&N Productions Ltd in partnership with Aircraft Pictures, Yeti Farm Creative and The Hive Studio.
  • Little pirates- For Good (2020) - Director and art director. Animated music video for the indie folk music band "Little Pirates". Produced and recorded by Ori Winokur At The Slick Studio.
  • Rachel Bluwstein (2019) - Design and animation. Series of animated shorts as a tribute to Rachel the poetess. Produced by Tami Berenstein Studio.
  • Days of the week (2018) - Director, animation and design. An educative animated video, produced by and for BabyFirst TV.

References

  1. ^ "Pisces". The Hive Studio. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  2. "chaniartoonfest". Chaniartoon Festival Official Website (in Greek). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  3. "Works". Lee Dror Website. 10 November 2024.
  4. ^ curiousbrain (11 January 2017). "Animation: Mirrors". broadsheet.ie. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  5. Yehuda Shohat (26 April 2017). ""I Wish I Could Pull Him Out Of The Tank"". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  6. Or and Maya Across the World (27 April 2017). "In Memoriam of Captain Dima Levitas RIP". Channel 10, Israel (in Hebrew). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  7. "Ciné-Rencontre: Women in Cinema Exposition". Fête du cinéma d'animation (in French). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  8. "Bezalel 2015 Graduate Exhibition- Lee Dror". Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  9. "Mirrors". iamag.co. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  10. el flojo (17 January 2017). "Kurzfilm: Mirrors". denkfabrikblog.de (in German). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  11. Animation Magazine (25 October 2024). "Oscar Watch: The Long List of the 2024 Animated Short Award Contenders". animationmagazine.net. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  12. Lee Dror. "About". Lee Dror. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  13. "Plum Festival". Plum! Festival Official Website (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  14. "Films - Pisces". Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec (2023) (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  15. "41e édition du Festival". /eurofilmfest-lille.com (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  16. "Pisces - Mazal Dagim". Toronto Jewish Film Festival. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  17. "Israeli Short Films - Pisces". Jerusalem Film Festival. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  18. "Official Film Selection 2023". Linz International Short Film Festival. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  19. "ANIMASYROS 2023 - The official selection". Animasyros International Animation Festival. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  20. Pisces at IMDb
  21. "Animation Projects in Development and Production - Pisces". Jerusalem Film Fund. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  22. "Pisces / Lee Dror". Makor Foundation Official Site. December 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  23. Tal Cohen and Lee Dror - "It Was Only A Hand". YouTube (in Hebrew). PoetrySlam Israel. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  24. "Free Imagination". Beit Avi Chai. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  25. "A Face. A Memory. A Day". Beit Avi Chai. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  26. "Mirrors". IMDb. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  27. "Mirrors". The New Fund for Cinema and Television. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  28. Ramin Zahed. ""How 'Summer Memories' Creator Adam Yaniv Brought a Season of Wonder to Screens"".. Animation Magazine, October 11, 2022.
  29. ^ Lee Dror (10 August 2020). "Little Pirates - For Good". Vimeo. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  30. "For Good - Little Pirates". Little Pirates. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  31. Lee Dror. "Rachel Bluwstein". Lee Dror. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  32. Tami Berenstein. "Animation Projects". Tamanimation Studio. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  33. Lee Dror (29 May 2018). "Days of the Week". Vimeo. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

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