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Pisces
Hebrewמזל דגים
Directed byLee Dror
Written byOmer Hamawy Ernst
Produced by
Starring
  • Einat Cooper [he]
  • Leana Berkovitch
  • Dror Marko
  • Akira Kataoka
  • Masaya Okubo
  • Oki Mikito
  • Kazuo Sasaki
Music by
  • Elad Ben Harrousch (Composer)
  • Mazkeka Studio (Sound Design)[1]
Production
companies
  • The Hive Studio[2]
  • Makor Foundation for Israeli Films (Financing)[3]
  • Mifal HaPais council for culture and arts (Financing)
  • The Jerusalem Film Fund (Financing)[4]
Release date
  • October 2023 (2023-10)
Running time
12 minutes
CountryIsrael
LanguagesHebrew, Japanese

Pisces (Hebrew: מזל דגים) is a 2023 Israeli animated [5] short film directed by Lee Dror[6][7] and written by Omer Hamawi. The film explores themes of loss and denial, which Dror has previously inspected in her prior works, [8] [9] through its protagonist, Rona, who grapples with the impact of her sister's death while navigating her unconventional life in Japan.

Synopsis

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The narrative centers on Rona, whose life is upended when she receives a phone call from her father informing her of her sister's accidental death, a decade after she left her family in Israel. As she struggles to process this devastating news, Rona attempts to maintain her daily routine as a member of a "family for rent". Her efforts to deny her sister's death lead to a fracture in the fictional world she has constructed, forcing her to confront the unresolved absence in her life.

Accolades

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Since its release, Pisces has been showcased at numerous film festivals worldwide,[10][11] including the Festival de Cinéma de la Ville in Québec and the Macau Shorts International Film Festival. Although Dror already gained international recognition with for her previous film, “Mirrors”,[12][13][14] it was the first time she was longlisted for the Academy Awards,[15] having earned a qualifying prize at a prestigious film festival or secured theatrical screening engagements recognized by the Academy.

The short film premiered at the Plum Festival[16] in Argentina and received the Creativity Award at the Chaniartoon Festival in Greecel[17] It has also been featured in the Animasyros International Animation Festival [18] and the Lille International Short Film Festival,[19] among others.

Year Festivals Award/Category Status
2023 Chaniartoon Festival Short Film Competition[17] Won
Plum Festival Short Film Competition[16] Nominated
Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec "Illumination" section[20] Nominated
Macau Shorts International Film Festival Short Film Competition Nominated
Rencontres Audiovisuelles

(Lille International Short Film Festival)

Short Film Competition[19] Nominated
Animasyros International Animation Festival International Panorama Short Film Category[18] Nominated
Linz International Short Film Festival Short Film Competition[21] Nominated
Austin JFF Short Film Competition Nominated
2024 Bogoshorts Short Film Competition[22] Nominated
Toronto Jewish Film Festival Short Film Competition[23] Nominated
Jerusalem Film Festival Short Film Competition[24] Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Recorded in the studio - Movies". Mazkeka Studio. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  2. ^ "Pisces". The Hive Studio. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  3. ^ "Pisces / Lee Dror". Makor Foundation Official Site. December 2022. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  4. ^ "Animation Projects in Development and Production - Pisces". Jerusalem Film Fund. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  5. ^ ""Behind The Animation"". Lee Dror Instagram. 2024-07-09. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  6. ^ "Works". Lee Dror Website. 2024-11-10.
  7. ^ "Pisces // Short film by Lee Dror / The Hive Studio". Roy Rachamim Website. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  8. ^ Yehuda Shohat (2017-04-26). ""I Wish I Could Pull Him Out Of The Tank"". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Ciné-Rencontre // Women in cinema & Exposition". .fete-cinema-animation.fr (in French). 2024-10-21. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  11. ^ Ramin Zahed (2024-11-25). "Global Animation Studio The Hive Buzzes with Exciting New Projects". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  12. ^ curiousbrain (2017-01-11). "Animation: Mirrors". broadsheet.ie. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  13. ^ "Mirrors". iamag.co. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  14. ^ el flojo (2017-01-17). "Kurzfilm: Mirrors". denkfabrikblog.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  15. ^ Animation Magazine (2024-10-25). "Oscar Watch: The Long List of the 2024 Animated Short Award Contenders". animationmagazine.net. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  16. ^ a b "Plum Festival". Plum! Festival Official Website (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  17. ^ a b "chaniartoonfest". Chaniartoon Festival Offical Website (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  18. ^ a b "ANIMASYROS 2023 - The official selection". Animasyros International Animation Festival. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  19. ^ a b "41e édition du Festival". /eurofilmfest-lille.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  20. ^ "Films - Pisces". Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec (2023) (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  21. ^ "Official Film Selection 2023". Linz International Short Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  22. ^ "Competencia Nacional: Animación". Bogota Short Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  23. ^ "Pisces - Mazal Dagim". Toronto Jewish Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  24. ^ "Israeli Short Films - Pisces". Jerusalem Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
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