technical skills
Adobe Creative Cloud Suite: After Effects; Animate; Photoshop; Premiere; Illustrator; Audition
Additional: DragonFrame; Volo motion control; MS Office Suite; iMovie; GarageBand; Glowforge; Cricut
Web design: HTML & CSS; Sublime Text; Cyberduck
Fluent in English & Hebrew
awards
Festival Director's Award of Recognition, Toronto Youth Shorts: Waste Away, 2021
Jury's Citation Award, The Thomas Edison Black Maria Film Festival: Waste Away, 2021
Outstanding Achievement Award (Animated Short), Indie Short Fest: Waste Away, 2020
Best International Animation, Cinemaway: Waste Away, 2020
Best Student Film, Venice Shorts Festival: Waste Away, 2020
Best Animated Short, Independent Shorts Awards: Waste Away, 2020
Programmers' Pick, NFFTY: Waste Away, 2020
Ontario Scholar Award, 2016
Steve MacNaughton Award for Art, 2016
work experience
Set, Prop, & Puppet Fabricator; Puppet Wrangler + Triage; Secondary Animator; Set Dresser - Spotted Fawn Productions, Vancouver, BC / 09.2020 - 12.2022
* Worked on 'Spirit Bear 2'(SB2); 'Spirit Bear 3'(SB3); 'Break Up-Leanne Betasamosake Simpson'(BU); & 'Wheetago War'(WW). SB2, SB3, WW to be released. Work at Spotted Fawn Productions available upon request or on @spottedfawnproductions
- Fabricator - Sets & Props for SB2, SB3, BU, WW; Puppets for SB2 & SB3.
- Puppet Wrangling & Triage for SB2, SB3, BU, WW.
- Secondary Animator for SB2, SB3, BU.
- Set Dresser for SB2, SB3, BU, WW.
- Experience in wire & ball-and-socket armatures, puppet head mechanisms, fur & silicone puppets (fur transfer; silicone molds & patching), moldmaking, sculpting, rigging, sewing, woodworking, power tools, GlowForge, Cricut, 3D printing.
Freelance Animator & Artist - 06.2019 - present
- Director & animator of official music videos for musicians, including Eliza Niemi & Erez Zobary. Managed all aspects of production, including concept, design, asset creation, animation, and post production editing/compositing under strict deadlines. Established open communication with my clients, applied revisions as necessary, and delivered work on schedule.
- Designer and creator of official album cover art for musicians, including Daniel Hass.
- Compiler & editor of acting and voiceover reels for actors; Designer and illustrator of image stills for acting voiceover reels.
- Designer of logo for non-profit organization.
- Designer & painter of 20 x 8 foot mural in Cloyne, Ontario.
Teacher assistant - MassArt, Boston, MA / 09.2020 - 05.2020
- Assisted professor in sophomore experimental animation course. Supported the instructor in lectures and classroom operations, led instructive presentations, provided critique, and mentored students. Helped students transition from in-person to online learning during COVID19.
Teacher assistant - MassArt, Boston, MA / 09.2019 - 12.2019
- Assisted professor in Studio Foundation drawing course. Supported the instructor in lectures and classroom operations, led instructive presentations, provided critique, provided artistic and academic guidance and mentorship.
Co-curator - University of Edinburgh, UK / 03-04.2019
- Planned and curated animation show with team of classmates. Managed file collection; Designed promotional poster & trailer; Led social media marketing
selected press
exhibitions
Animated Women x Animest - Green Hours Jazz Cafe, Bucharest, Romania, Self Portrait, 2021
Animated Women x Stop Trik - artKIT Gallery, Maribor, Slovenia, Self Portrait, 2021
Together We Make Art Exhibition - North Cracketorium Gallery, Boston, MA: Glimpse, 2018
Gallery 404 Exhibition - Design & Media Center, Boston, MA: Whyyy, 2018
screenings
2021
Cardiff Animation Festival - Wales: Waste Away
Weird Local Virtual Film Festival # 6: Waste Away
Tindirindis International Animation Film Festival - Lithuania: Waste Away
GIRAF Animation Festival - Canada: Waste Away
Tracce Cinematograpiche Film Fest - Italy: Waste Away
Animex Awards - UK: Waste Away
Toronto Youth Shorts - Canada: Waste Away
Toronto Animation Arts Festival International - Canada: Waste Away
GRRL HAUS Cinema - Germany: Waste Away
Fargo Film Festival - USA: Waste Away
Garden State Film Festival - USA: Waste Away
JellyFEST Film Festival - USA: Waste Away
Massachusetts Animated Student & Senior Thesis Film Festival - USA: Waste Away
The Thomas Edison Black Maria Film Festival - USA: Waste Away
New Filmmakers NY - USA: Waste Away
2020
FilmAid Film Festival - Kenya: Waste Away
Whistler Film Festival - Canada: Waste Away
Anchorage International Film Festival - USA: Waste Away
Animasivo - Mexico: Waste Away
Crossing The Screen - UK: Waste Away
Offline Film Festival - Ireland: Waste Away
NFFTY - USA: Waste Away
Tandem Bike-In Film Fest - USA: Waste Away
Cinemaway – Ukraine: Waste Away
LA Femme International Film Festival – USA: Waste Away
Indie Short Fest – USA: Waste Away
Phoenix Monthly Short Film Festival – Canada: Waste Away
Venice Shorts – USA: Waste Away
SENE Film, Music, and Arts Festival – USA: Waste Away
Miami Independent Shorts Festival – USA: Waste Away
Independent Shorts Awards – USA: Waste Away
FemFilm Festival – USA: Waste Away
Indie Street Film Festival – USA: Waste Away
Paris Art & Movie Awards – France: Waste Away
FLICKFAIR – USA: Waste Away
Animation Block Party – USA: Waste Away
Sick 'n' Wrong Film Festival – Orlando, FL, USA: Period Piece
Streaming Pegs – MassArt Animation Online Show: Waste Away
2019
Weird Local Film Festival #11 – Warehouse XI, Sommerville MA: Period Piece
Squealing Pegs Animation Show (faculty curated) – MassArt: Muddy Wheels
Filmhouse Animation Screening – Filmhouse Cinema, Edinburgh UK: Can't Sleep
Flipbook Animation Show – Lauriston Hall, Edinburgh UK: Can't Sleep; Dress Up!; Vote 100: Charlotte Mannya Maxeke; The Representation of Women in Media - A Candid Discussion
Glasgow Women's Library - Glasgow UK: Vote 100: Charlotte Mannya Maxeke
Animation All School Show (student curated) – MassArt: Period Piece
2018
Squealing Pegs Animation Show (faculty curated) – MassArt: Glimpse
Animation All School Show (student curated) – MassArt: Static Sound