Ten short Israeli animation films
78 min. | Israel 2025
It Might Even Be Real
Israel | 2025
Directed by: Yael Bonne
Production: Naama Shohet
Screenplay: Yael Bonne
Cinematography: Omer Dolev
Editing: Yael Bonne
Sound design: Noya Fox
Music: Noya Fox
Casting: Yael Bonne
Featuring: Yael Bonne
Source: Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
Produced with support from: Gesher Multicultural Film Fund
7 min. | Hebrew | Translation into Hebrew and English
Investigating the mechanisms at the heart of cinema and animation, an Israeli animator seeks to convince her mind to embrace the illusion of hope—just as it embraces the illusion of movement.
No Witches in the Valley
Israel | 2025
Directed by: Ayala Sharot
Production: Yael Ozsinay
Screenplay: Ayala Sharot
Editing: Efrat Berger
Sound design: Ronen Nagel, Matan Margolin
Music: Frank Ilfman
Casting: Ayala Sharot, Yael Ozsinay
Featuring: Alma Dishi, Gal Israeli, Zach Cohen
Source: Mind the Gap Animation
Produced with support from: Gesher multicultural film fund, Mifal Hapais
13 min | Hebrew | English subtitles
Which regrets fill the heart at the last moments of a woman's life? Which thoughts occupy the mind of a woman who dedicated her life to the Socialist dream, and lost her son's love along the way?
“No Witches in the Valley” is a story about intergenerational trauma and the ability to overcome it. It is a love letter to my grandmother, whose voice was erased from the pages of history.
The Frog Days
Israel | 2025
Directed by: Yael Kastel
Production: Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design, Jerusalem
Screenplay: Yael Kastel
Cinematography: Noga Erlich Kochavi, Neta Goldman, Yael Kastel
Editing: Yael Kastel
Sound design: Yehonatan Alloro Levy
Music: Yehonatan Alloro Levy
Casting: Yael Kastel
Featuring: Sivan Kashi (Voice acting)
Source: Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design, Jerusalem
5 min. | Hebrew | Hebrew and English Subtitles
As Naomi awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, she found herself transformed into a frog. In a desperate pursuit of her human reflection, Naomi shifts between earthly and sunken Jerusalem. In the space between the two, she is granted an opportunity to reobserve reality and herself.
Like A Line In The Sand
Israel | 2025
Directed by: Yael Solo
Production: Yael Solo
Screenplay: Yael Solo
Editing: Yael Solo
Sound design: Yarin Plotnik, Tomer Koren
Music: Yuval Manor
Casting: Yael Solo
Featuring: Nelly Tagar
Source: M&H Distribution.
Produced with support from: Gesher multicultural film fund, Negev film fund, Pais Fund, Mifal HaPais
9 min. | Hebrew | Hebrew and English Subtitles
During a ceasefire, a young woman from southern Israel goes to a beach on the Gaza border. The surreal reality of life in a war zone confronts her with the pain and hopelessness she so desperately tries to escape.
Ma’avak
Israel | 2025
Directed by: Yoav Amir, Vika Rehelis
Production: Yoav Amir, Vika Rehelis Screenplay: Yoav Amir, Vika Rehelis
Cinematography: Yoav Amir, Vika Rehelis
Editing: Yoav Amir, Vika Rehelis
Sound design: Netanel Hadad
Music: Alon Atali
Casting: Rani Blair, Vika Rehelis, Ido Naus
Featuring: Rani Blair, Vika Rehelis, Ido Naus
Source: Sapir Academic College - School of Audio and Visual Arts
Produced with support from: Fondation Mazalbert
9 min. | Hebrew | English Subtitles
Boaz, an elderly man who lived alone for decades, lost his family in a war. Since then, he has been suffering from trauma. One fateful night he decides to end his life. Luckily, an angel comes and reveals in him the inner strength to come to terms with his loss.
Pillowzzz
Israel | 2025
Directed by: Moshe Ben Avraham (Animoshe)
Production: Animoshe
Screenplay: Animoshe
Editing: Animoshe
Sound design: Binya Reches
Music: Ziv Grinberg, Rani Birenbaum
Casting: Animoshe
Featuring: Ram Mizrachi Spinoza, Daniella Vircer Amit, Anat Harpazi Amosi, Or Karby, Yoav Cohen, Shira Gros, Naama Rodriguez, Shimon Plas, Rotem Goldenberg, Yekete Benavram Akal, Moshe Benavram Akal
Source: Distribution: M&H Distribution
Produced with support from: Makor Foundation, Galil Film Fund, Mifal HaPais
15 min. | Hebrew | Hebrew and English Subtitles
Terry is a clumsy and violent troll, haunted by his past and looking for redemption for his soul.
Soft and lovable dwarves, whom he treats rudely, require him to change his attitude and they win a revolutionary but controversial rescue operation.
Where Are You, Dear General?
Israel | 2025
Directed by: Lia Ginat and Gaia Broude
Production: Gaia Broude
Screenplay: Lia Ginat
Cinematography: Lia Ginat and Gaia Broude
Editing: Lia Ginat and Gaia Broude
Sound design: Shahar Hoffman and Anna-Maria Bazian
Music: Shahar Hoffman and Anna-Maria Bazian
Source: Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design, Jerusalem
Produced with support from: The New Fund for CInema and TV
7 min. | English | Hebrew Subtitles
Chae-Young, a North Korean soldier stationed at the border, is tasked with launching trash-filled balloons across it. While fullfilling his task, a CD from a downed South Korean balloon falls at his feet. His decision to pick it up challenges his perception of truth, authority, and societal norms.
Yθyo only sleêps when riφe, But ηoT Alwayz
Israel | 2025
Directed by: Itai Valach, Inbal Lavi, Eilon Caplan Raday
Production: Inbal Lavi, Eilon Caplan Raday, Itai Valach
Screenplay: Eilon Caplan Raday, Itai Valach, Inbal Lavi
Cinematography: Itai Valach, Inbal Lavi, Eilon Caplan Raday
Editing: Inbal Lavi, Eilon Caplan Raday, Itai Valach
Sound design: Tomer Naftali, Itai Naftali, Inbal Lavi
Music: Tomer Naftali
Casting: Inbal Lavi, Eilon Caplan Raday, Itai Valach
Featuring: Itai Valach, Inbal Lavi, Eilon Caplan Raday, Shaked Kialy
Source: Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
7 min. | English & Gibberish | Hebrew an English Subtitles
Get ready to lose yourself in an experience without limitations, redefining the concept of absurd.
A collision of bizarre characters, senseless situations and countless styles (around twelve) that is bound to leave you speechless.
Join the rest of our lucky audience, giving us praise in the likes of "What was I just watching?", "This is the next Oscar winner!", "I didn't get it...", and "this is not a movie".
So what are you waiting for? Reexamine with us the meaning of art, self expression and whether we should truly let anyone create
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