Lee Dror
Lee Dror | |
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| Born | January 15, 1989 Israel |
| Alma mater | Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design |
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| Awards | Short Film Competition, Chaniartoon Festival[2] |
Lee Dror is an independent animation filmmaker[3] and visual artist based in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Her artistic style blends traditional techniques with exploration of themes such as family[4], grief[5][6], belonging and femininity[7]. She is a graduate of the Screen-Based Arts Department in Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design,[8] where she earned her Bachelor degree of Fine Arts (B.F.A.).
Recognition
[edit]Lee Dror has received recognition[4][9][10] 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".[11] 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[12]. Her films have been featured in a multiple festivals,[13][14][15][16][17][18][19] such as the Stuttgart ITFS Trickfilm Animation Festival, Krok Festival, and the Manchester Animation Festival, among others.
Filmography
[edit]Director
[edit]- Pisces[20] (2023) – Currently in distribution; produced by The Hive Studio,[1] funded by the Jerusalem Film Fund,[21] Pais Fund Israel, and Makor Fund;[22] distributed by Pentacle Productions.
- It Was Only A Hand (2020)[23] - Part of poetry slam animated collaboration with the "Incubator" fringe theater.
- Free Imagination (2017)[24] – Part of “A Face. The Day. A Memory” by Beit Avi Chai Institute.[25]
- Mirrors[26] (2015) – Co-directed with Yali Herbet; funded by the NFCT Fund Israel.[27]
Other Work
[edit]- Summer Memories (2022–2023) - Layout and BG painter, location designer and color. Produced by A&N Productions Ltd[28] in partnership with Aircraft Pictures, Yeti Farm Creative and The Hive Studio.
- Little pirates- For Good[29] (2020) - Director and art director. Animated music video for the indie folk music band "Little Pirates".[30] Produced and recorded by Ori Winokur At The Slick Studio.[29]
- Rachel Bluwstein[31] (2019) - Design and animation. Series of animated shorts as a tribute to Rachel the poetess. Produced by Tami Berenstein Studio.[32]
- Days of the week[33] (2018) - Director, animation and design. An educative animated video, produced by and for BabyFirst TV.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Pisces". The Hive Studio. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "chaniartoonfest". Chaniartoon Festival Offical Website (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Works". Lee Dror Website. 2024-11-10.
- ^ a b curiousbrain (2017-01-11). "Animation: Mirrors". broadsheet.ie. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ Yehuda Shohat (2017-04-26). ""I Wish I Could Pull Him Out Of The Tank"". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ Or and Maya Across the World (2017-04-27). "In Memoriam of Captain Dima Levitas RIP". Channel 10, Israel (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Ciné-Rencontre: Women in Cinema Exposition". Fête du cinéma d'animation (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ "Bezalel 2015 Graduate Exhibition- Lee Dror". Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ "Mirrors". iamag.co. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ el flojo (2017-01-17). "Kurzfilm: Mirrors". denkfabrikblog.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ Animation Magazine (2024-10-25). "Oscar Watch: The Long List of the 2024 Animated Short Award Contenders". animationmagazine.net. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ Lee Dror. "About". Lee Dror. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ "Plum Festival". Plum! Festival Official Website (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Films - Pisces". Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec (2023) (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "41e édition du Festival". /eurofilmfest-lille.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Pisces - Mazal Dagim". Toronto Jewish Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Israeli Short Films - Pisces". Jerusalem Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Official Film Selection 2023". Linz International Short Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "ANIMASYROS 2023 - The official selection". Animasyros International Animation Festival. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ Pisces at IMDb
- ^ "Animation Projects in Development and Production - Pisces". Jerusalem Film Fund. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Pisces / Lee Dror". Makor Foundation Official Site. December 2022. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ Tal Cohen and Lee Dror - "It Was Only A Hand". YouTube (in Hebrew). PoetrySlam Israel. 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ "Free Imagination". Beit Avi Chai. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ "A Face. A Memory. A Day". Beit Avi Chai. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ "Mirrors". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ "Mirrors". The New Fund for Cinema and Television. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ Ramin Zahed. ""How 'Summer Memories' Creator Adam Yaniv Brought a Season of Wonder to Screens"".. Animation Magazine, October 11, 2022.
- ^ a b Lee Dror (2020-08-10). "Little Pirates - For Good". Vimeo. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ "For Good - Little Pirates". Little Pirates. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ Lee Dror. "Rachel Bluwstein". Lee Dror. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ Tami Berenstein. "Animation Projects". Tamanimation Studio. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ Lee Dror (2018-05-29). "Days of the Week". Vimeo. Retrieved 2024-11-23.