The Hive (animation studio)
| Company type | Animation studio |
|---|---|
| Industry | Animation |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founders | Amit Gicelter |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Sderot, Israel; Athens, Greece |
| Website | thehivepro |
The Hive Studio is an animation production company based in Israel and Greece. Founded in Tel Aviv in 2010 by producer Amit Gicelter, the studio has produced original animated works including short films, web series and television series, in addition to contributing to numerous projects in entertainment, advertising, and explainer videos.
It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 96th Academy Awards for Letter to a Pig,[1] and had been shortlisted the previous year for its short film Black Slide.[2]
Partial filmography
| Year | Title | Format | Personal | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Crayola's Scribble Scrubbie Pets | CGI animated Web Series (4x2.5 min) | Commissioned by Crayola; Co-production: Driver Productions (USA) | |
| 2024 | Butterfly Kiss | CGI animated Short Film (7 min) | Director: Zohar Dvir; Co-production: Fabian&Fred (Germany) | Nominated for 2025 Ophir Award[3] |
| 2024 | Taste of Heaven | 2D animated Short Film (6 min) | Director: Isaac Sverdlov | |
| 2024 | Exploring Israel | 2D animated Web Series (6x7 min) | Commissioned by OpenDor Media | |
| 2023 | Pisces | 2D animated Short Film (12 min) | Director: Lee Dror| | |
| 2023 | Swimming With Wings | 2D animated Short Film (8 min) | Director: Daphna Awadish; Co-production: Valk Productions (Netherlands) | |
| 2021–2023 | Parpar Nechmad (The Nice Butterfly) | Live-action series with animated inserts (60x15 min) | Commissioned by Kan, Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation[4] | |
| 2023 | Kol Hator | Live-action web series (54x13 min) | Commissioned by Kan[5] | |
| 2023 | The Fenestas | Toon Boom Harmony animated web series (6x5 min) | Created by Shalev Ben Elya, Anan Gibson, Nadav Sheffer; Aired on Kan[6] | |
| 2022 | Summer Memories | Television animated series (40x11 min) | Director: Adam Yaniv; Commissioned by Aircraft Pictures, Yeti Farm Creative, A&N Productions (Canada, USA, Israel) | Distributed by WildBrain; Premiered on Family Channel (Canada) |
| 2022 | Letter to a Pig | 2D animated Short Film (16 min) | Director: Tal Kantor; Co-production: MIYU Productions (France) | Academy Award Nominee (2024); Winner of Ophir Award for Best Short Film (2022) |
| 2021 | Black Slide | 3D animated Short Film (10 min) | Director: Uri Lotan; Co-production: FlipBook Studio (UK) | Academy Award Shortlist (2023); Winner at British Animation Awards, Indy Shorts Festival, Chilemonos Festival; Annie Award Nominee |
| 2021 | Fledge | Stop-motion animated short film (14 min) | Directors: Tom and Hani | |
| 2021 | Zombees | 2D animated Tween Series POC (11 min) | Commissioned by Pocket.watch (USA) | |
| 2021 | MisPrints | 2D animated Tween Series POC (2 min) | Commissioned by Pocket.watch (USA) | |
| 2020 | Crab & Cake | Pilot episode for animated series (5 min) | Co-produced with Blink Studios (UAE) | |
| 2019 | Sheryl Holmes & The Kid Detectives | 3D Preschool series pilot | Co-Created with Eran B.Y.; Funded by Makor Foundation, development supported by Jerusalem Film Fund | |
| 2019 | Discovering Sounds with Luli | 2D animated TV Series (15x7 min) | Commissioned by Hop! Channel (Israel) | Part of multilingual "Luli TV" |
| 2018 | Guide de Jardinage | 2D animated Short Film (10 min) | Director: Sarah Jane Hatooka; Co-production: Les Films de l'Arlequin (France) | |
| 2014 | Broken Branches | Mixed-media animated documentary (25 min) | Won Pulcinella Award |
See also
- Cinema of Israel
- List of animated feature films
- Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
- Ophir Award
References
- ^ "96th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "2023 Oscars Shortlists Announced". Oscars.org Newsletter. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. December 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "Israel Film Academy – Butterfly Kiss". Israel Film Academy. 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "פרפר נחמד" [Parpar Nechmad (The Nice Butterfly)]. Kan Kids (in Hebrew). Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation. 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "קול התור" [Kol HaTor (The Voice of the Turtledove)]. Kan (in Hebrew). Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation. 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ משפחת פנסטה – פרקים מלאים [The Fenestas – Full Episodes]. Kan (Kan 11) (in Hebrew). Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 October 2025.