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From 'David,' the new animated film that reached Israeli theaters on February 26, 2026 (Courtesy)
April 4, 2026, 3:00 pm
Angel Studio’s new animated ‘David’ will feel familiar to Israelis – and Christians, too
Musical retelling of the shepherd boy turned king of the Israelites now playing in Israeli theaters in Hebrew, with dubbing featuring Sasson Shaulov, Miri Mesika and Shahar Tavoch
By Jessica Steinberg
One of the images in 'Jamila's Loop,' an animated short that premiered November 2025 in Cinema South Sderot (Courtesy)
November 16, 2025, 12:35 pm
Animated film short offers glimpse of stateless Bedouin teen’s life
Producers say they hope ‘Jamila’s Loop’ sheds light on the predicament of many Bedouin who lack access to basic rights due to their legal status
By Jessica Steinberg
A work by manga artist Makoto Tanaka, who created a graphic novel about former hostage Noa Argamani and will be a guest at the August 6-10, 2024 Animix Festival in Tel Aviv. (Courtesy: Makoto Tanaka)
August 1, 2024, 11:05 pm
Animation event to host artist behind Noa Argamani graphic novel
Annual Animix Festival will focus on works created since October 7, including guest Makoto Tanaka, Japanese illustrator and Israel supporter
By Jessica Steinberg
The Jim Henson Company and Israel's Ananey Studios are partnering on "The Season Keepers," a new 2D animated series (Courtesy)
June 18, 2024, 10:53 am
Tel Aviv studio partners with Jim Henson Company on animated series
Show offers ‘climate hope’ with fairytale story of twin siblings and epic seasonal battle
By Jessica Steinberg
From animator Yoni Goodman's short 'Disaster' about the Hamas abduction of brothers Yagil and Or Yaakov on October 7, 2023 from Kibbutz Nir Oz (YouTube screenshot)
November 2, 2023, 1:00 am
‘Waltz with Bashir’ animator creates anguished short about brothers taken captive
Yoni Goodman releases ‘Disaster,’ a 1:20 minute film about the Yaakov brothers, abducted by Hamas terrorists from their Kibbutz Nir Oz home
By Jessica Steinberg
Viewers gather at annual Animix Festival in summer 2022 at Tel Aviv Cinematheque (Courtesy PR)
July 18, 2023, 6:07 pm
23rd Animix Festival in Tel Aviv celebrates Disney
Animation lovers unite at Tel Aviv Cinematheque in August for annual five-day event
By Jessica Steinberg
The interactive globe at the newly renovated Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem, reopening June 1, 2023 (Courtesy Ricky Rachman)
May 29, 2023, 5:12 pm
Modern and ancient coexist in $50 million Tower of David renovation
Museum in age-old citadel becomes capital’s official gateway to the Old City
By Jessica Steinberg
Lillian Hochman will play Tanya and Matthew Woody will play Fievel in the first musical adaptation of 'An American Tail.' (Kaitlin Randolph via JTA)
April 24, 2023, 4:40 am
The classic animated film ‘An American Tail’ is now a musical
The adaptation of the 1986 movie about a family of Russian-Jewish mice who move to America will run at the Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis from April 25 through June 18
By Shira Li Bartov
From 'Legend of Destruction,' Gidi Dar's 2021 film about the Jewish revolt against the Romans in 70 CE. (Courtesy: David Polonsky and Michael Faust)
February 9, 2023, 11:43 am
Award-winning animated feature about Second Temple destruction now in English
Gidi Dar says ‘Legend of Destruction’ film is ‘warning sign to Israelis’ at a time of renewed national discord
By Jessica Steinberg
Rotem Amizur's 'The Flatland,' a series of large-scale, paper-based collages at the Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art through May 20, 2023. (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
January 24, 2023, 8:35 am
Contemporary paper artworks form focus of Herzliya museum exhibits
Four exhibits, three solo and one group, come together for winter show that’s ‘contemporary but with historical aspects’
By Jessica Steinberg
From Tal Kantor's Ophir-winning animated short, 'Letter to a Pig,' which will be screened at the Jerusalem Cinematheque's upcoming Anination Festival, November 16-19, 2022 (Courtesy Tal Kantor)
November 15, 2022, 9:50 pm
Animator’s award-winning debut mixes mediums for a Holocaust film about a savior pig
Tal Kantor’s Ophir Prize-taking animated short ‘Letter to a Pig,’ which came from a dream she had in high school, will screen at Jerusalem’s upcoming AniNation Festival
By Jessica Steinberg
Tal Lanir, curator of 'Illustrations: David Polonsky' at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art through February 18, 2023. (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
October 15, 2022, 7:46 am
‘Waltz with Bashir’ illustrator’s creativity on exhibit in Tel Aviv
‘Illustrations: David Polonsky’ offers glimpse at how the artist helped craft the successful film, as well as his work on an Anne Frank graphic novel and various other projects
By Jessica Steinberg
'High Light' by Looky Circus at the 31st Jerusalem Puppet Festival, August 14-18, 2022 (Courtesy Hadar Berel)
August 3, 2022, 3:21 pm
Imaginary worlds come to life at Jerusalem puppet festival
31st International Puppet Festival will showcase augmented reality, object theater and a look toward the future
By Jessica Steinberg
A screenshot taken from the cinematic trailer of the animated film "Lightyear," releasing on June 17. (YouTube/Pixar)
June 13, 2022, 1:31 pm
UAE bans Pixar’s new animation ‘Lightyear’ over same-sex kiss scene
Feature reportedly includes two women kissing; LGBT relations in country can lead to a lengthy prison sentence
By Jon Gambrell
Charlotte gathers her nerves before her entrance exam to Vereinigte Staatsschulen für freie und angewandte Kunst (United State Schools for Pure and Applied Arts) in Berlin. (Good Deed Entertainment)
April 21, 2022, 8:29 pm
Keira Knightley heads up cast of animated film on Holocaust artist Charlotte Salomon
Opening in the US on April 22, ‘Charlotte’ portrays the first graphic novelist and her feverish 18-month labor of love to chronicle her life before her murder at Auschwitz
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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