Animation

Life of Jesus Korean animation film 'King of Kings' is a box office success

It is unusual for a religious-based animation made by non-Hollywood production companies to lead the North American market.

 King of Kings.
 A female IDF soldier stands in front of a tank.

Jewish cartoon designer drew inspiration for 'Kim Possible' from female IDF soldiers

 Two IDF soldiers standing guard at a fortification with an Israeli flag flying, animated in the style of Japanese anime house Studio Ghibli, March 30, 2025.

IDF X account publishes 'Studio Ghibli' style AI artwork amid social media trend

 ‘Flow’ will be among the films screened at the eighth AniNation Festival.

Dystopian worlds and surreal animation await at AniNation Festival in Jerusalem


‘Picture This,’ a series of interviews about Oct. 7, to be broadcast in the US

The series uses illustrations and animations by acclaimed Israeli artists of testimonies, which creates a vivid impression of events that were never recorded on camera.

HOST BEN SHANI (left) and October 7 attack survivor Ayelet Epstein.

Israeli animation film won first place at International Film Festival

The Israeli short film, directed by Dovi Keich, won Best Animation for Children at the Girona International Film Festival.

 Alone in the Corner

‘Art College 1994’ features more talk than paint - review

It focuses on two guys, Zhifei a.k.a. Rabbit (Shaoxing) and Xiaojun (Dong Zijian), gifted students at a provincial art college, who are trying to figure out art, life, women, and everything else.

 A SCENE from ‘Art College 1994’.

Animix Festival at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque to focus on October 7, Jewish survival

Japanese Manga artist and feature of the festival, Makoto Tanaka, tells the Jerusalem Post about her manga adaptation depicting the suffering of Israeli citizens held hostage by Hamas.

 MANGA ARTIST Makoto Tanaka.

Animix comics fest to focus on October 7

Japanese manga artist Makoto Tanaka, who became famous for her manga story about the kidnapping of Noa Argamani, will arrive from Tokyo to be a guest at the festival.

 AN IMAGE from Japanese artist Makoto Tanaka’s manga story about the kidnapping of Noa Argamani on October 7.

Cinematheques pay tribute to Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki

Miyazaki’s unique work is imaginative and filled with beautiful imagery, but his stories also have great emotional depth, usually from the point of view of children.

 A SCENE from ‘Princess Mononoke,’ one of Studio Ghibli's most successful movies.

Israeli director Tal Kantor's 'Letter to a Pig' may take home an Oscar

It’s a haunting and beautiful look at a girl listening to a Holocaust survivor tell the story of how his life was saved during the war by a pig he hid behind.

 Tal Kantor

‘The Boy and the Heron’: Hayao Miyazaki takes you on a dream - review

If you can flow with the feelings behind the movie and see it as a well-observed version of the psyche of a fragile and traumatized child, you will find much to enjoy.

 'The Boy and the Heron'

Meir Panim youth learn the magic of animation!

 The Hive Studio with Meir Panim

How can Israel's animation industry further expand?

Can Animation Israel help tip the scales in favor of greater Israeli governmental investment in the animation industry? Read more in this analysis:

 ‘THE BLACK Slide,’ a joint Israeli-British production, was short-listed for a 2023 Oscar nomination in the Animated Short Film category. (Production: The Hive Studio & Flipbook Studio; Direction: Uri Lotan; Support: Makor Film Fund, Pais Film Fund.)

Animix festival in Tel Aviv presents ‘The Island,’ ‘Batman,’ Disney princesses

The animation, comics, and caricature festival is to include a cartoonist discussion of Israel's ongoing mass protests.

 A FRAME from ‘The Island.’