A moment to play together again, join us for a colorful and kid-tastic hour that captures the fun of playtime.
In a divided city, two kids from rival sides meet at Cinema Rex. He speaks only Hebrew, and she speaks only Arabic. They will manage to form a true friendship based on one magical language, the cinema.
This film is in the Animated Short Competition.
MEET THE FILMMAKERS: MAYAN ENGELMAN & ELIRAN PELED
Award-winning director and art director Mayan Engelman is an Independent Visual Development artist who specializes in Character Design and Concept Art for Animation. She received her Animation B.F.A from Bezalel (Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem). Her graduation film The Cabinet Decision screened at Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2015 and many other film festivals. Currently, Mayan is working for Netflix, creating Visual Development for an unannounced animated feature. Mayan served in "Cinema Rex" also as the art director and animation director.
Award-winning director and producer Eliran Peled has directed 14 shorts including Happy Birthday Mr.Brown (2018) which screened in over 40 festivals, was a finalist in the Open Toronto Festival 2019 and won the Best Short Award at the West Hollywood Awards 2018. Peled is the youngest director ever in Israel to receive the main government fund to direct his first feature film Euphoria-Victory Year. Currently, he is a producer on the Israeli TV show Dear Diary and in pre-production for a new documentary TV series. He is also working as a producer and content developer in the Israeli production company Sumayoko, which produced the Cannes Series-winning show On The Spectrum. Eliran served in "Cinema Rex" also as a writer and producer.
- Year2020
- Runtime8 minutes
- LanguageHebrew, Arabic, English
- CountryIsrael
- DirectorMayan Engelman & Eliran Peled
- ScreenwriterEliran Peled
- ProducerEliran Peled
- CastMaisa Abd Elhadi, Tsahi Halevi, Rotem Eisner, Gazal Hinnawi
A moment to play together again, join us for a colorful and kid-tastic hour that captures the fun of playtime.
In a divided city, two kids from rival sides meet at Cinema Rex. He speaks only Hebrew, and she speaks only Arabic. They will manage to form a true friendship based on one magical language, the cinema.
This film is in the Animated Short Competition.
MEET THE FILMMAKERS: MAYAN ENGELMAN & ELIRAN PELED
Award-winning director and art director Mayan Engelman is an Independent Visual Development artist who specializes in Character Design and Concept Art for Animation. She received her Animation B.F.A from Bezalel (Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem). Her graduation film The Cabinet Decision screened at Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2015 and many other film festivals. Currently, Mayan is working for Netflix, creating Visual Development for an unannounced animated feature. Mayan served in "Cinema Rex" also as the art director and animation director.
Award-winning director and producer Eliran Peled has directed 14 shorts including Happy Birthday Mr.Brown (2018) which screened in over 40 festivals, was a finalist in the Open Toronto Festival 2019 and won the Best Short Award at the West Hollywood Awards 2018. Peled is the youngest director ever in Israel to receive the main government fund to direct his first feature film Euphoria-Victory Year. Currently, he is a producer on the Israeli TV show Dear Diary and in pre-production for a new documentary TV series. He is also working as a producer and content developer in the Israeli production company Sumayoko, which produced the Cannes Series-winning show On The Spectrum. Eliran served in "Cinema Rex" also as a writer and producer.
- Year2020
- Runtime8 minutes
- LanguageHebrew, Arabic, English
- CountryIsrael
- DirectorMayan Engelman & Eliran Peled
- ScreenwriterEliran Peled
- ProducerEliran Peled
- CastMaisa Abd Elhadi, Tsahi Halevi, Rotem Eisner, Gazal Hinnawi