Uri Lotan

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Uri Lotan
Born (1986-04-28) April 28, 1986 (age 36)
Israel
CitizenshipIsrael
Occupation(s)Director, animator, illustrator
Known for Black Slide

Uri Lotan (born April 28, 1986) is an Israeli filmmaker. He is mostly known for his Oscar-shortlisted [1] short film Black Slide (2021). [2] [3]

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Life and career

Uri Lotan is an animation director based in Tel Aviv, Israel. [4] [5] After graduating from Ringling College of Art and Design with a Bachelors of Fine Art in 2012, [6] he worked on feature films and TV series for Disney, Sony, Imageworks, Netflix and Kuku Studios [7] including the Emmy Award-winning television show Go! Go! Cory Carson [8] as episode director. [9] He worked as an animator on the animated feature Hotel Transylvania 2. [10] Lotan also continued to pursue advertisement work with Hornet, [11] Buck, Eddy and The Hive Studio [12] on a wide range of projects.

Filmography

Recognition

With Black Slide (2021), Lotan won the Best International Short Film Award at Chilemonos [15] and the Animated Grand Prize at IndyShorts. [16] His student film The Ballad of Poisonberry Pete was nominated for Best Student Film at the 40th Annie Awards. [6] With his short Ma'agalim, he won the Saatachi & Saatachi New Directors Award [17] His short film Feeling Sad earned him an Annie Award nomination for Best Animated Special Production. [18]

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  2. 1 2 Zahed, Ramin (2022-10-10). "Director Uri Lotan Takes Us on a Ride Down His 'Black Slide'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  3. ↑ "Two Rites of Passage in "Black Slide"". The New Yorker. 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  4. ↑ "A Quick Overview of Uri Lotan's 'Black Slide' Short". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  5. 1 2 "URI LOTAN – 404 Festival". www.404festival.com. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  6. 1 2 "Computer Animation alumni slated as 2023 Oscar hopeful". Ringling College of Art and Design. 2022-08-25. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  7. ↑ Promonews. "Jane Bordeaux Band 'Ma'agalim' by Uri Lotan | Videos". Promonewstv. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  8. ↑ "'Animaniacs,' 'Go! Go! Cory Carson' Big Winners at Daytime Emmy Awards". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  9. ↑ Zahed, Ramin (2022-10-10). "Director Uri Lotan Takes Us on a Ride Down His 'Black Slide'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  10. 1 2 "A Melancholy Life Trapped in a Penny Arcade [Music Video]". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  11. ↑ "Lotan heads to Hornet". shots. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  12. ↑ "Black Slide Wins At The British Animation Awards |Animation". Flipbook Studio. 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  13. ↑ brewmasters (2012-07-23). ""The Ballad of Poisonberry Pete" by Adam Campbell, Uri Lotan and Elizabeth McMahill". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  14. ↑ "Hornet's Uri Lotan helps children with cancer find the positive emotions they need" . Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  15. ↑ "Chilemonos (2022)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  16. ↑ I.Faleye (2022-07-26). "Indy Shorts Film Festival 2022 Winners - 'Black Slide', 'Ousmane', 'Stranger at the Gate' Win Grand Prizes". VIMooZ. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
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