AMIT TISHLER
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http://www.amit-tishler.com/
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Education:
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
Master of Fine Arts: Animation, 2012
Bezalel: Academy of Art and Design, Jeusalem, Israel
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Animation, 2008
Work Experience:
Animator/Character Designer, Freelance
Evil Kitty Productions/Big Bear Horro-Fi Film Festival, Big Bear City, CA, 2011
Evil Kitty Productions/Big Bear Horror Film Festival, Big Bear City, CA, 2010
Animator/Concept Artist Freelance
Probell Films, Los Angeles, CA 2010
Senior Flash Developer
Pangea Tools Ltd., Hertzelia, Israel, 2009-2010
Flash Character Illustrator Freelance
Softarama, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2010
Character Illustrator Freelance
Nanook, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2010
Flash Animator/Layout Artist /Character Illustrator Freelance
Circus Animation Studio/"HOP" TV Channel, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2009
Flash Charater Illustrator / Concept Artist / Layout Artist Freelance
Pil Animation, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2009
Junior Flash Animator and Layout Artist
Highlander Productions Studio, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2008- 2009
Flash Animator/Character Illustrator Freelance
Instyle Events/PictureIt, Tel Aviv, Israel 2008
Software:
Adobe Photoshop CS 5 Adobe Flash CS 5
Adobe After Effects CS 5 TV Paint
Adobe Premiere CS Series ToonBoom Solo
Film Festival/ Exhibitions:
- Manhattan Film Festival 2012
Screening: "Necrofusion" New York City, NY, U.S.A 2012.
- Canada International Film Festival 2012
Screening: "Haxx" Vancouver, Canada 2012.
- Made at MCAD 2012
Exhibition: "Necrofusion: The Minos Complex", Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A 2012.
- Lucerne International Film Festival 2011 (LIFF)
Screening: "Haxx" Lucerne, Switzerland 2011.
- Animazing Spotlight Festival
Screening: "Born to be Dead" and "Continue?" Los Angeles, CA, 2011.
- Animaldicoados/Animacursed- Horror Animation Festival
Screening: "Born to be Dead" Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 2010.
Screening: ”Mage Of The Gropetesque” Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 2011.
- One Cloud Film Festival
Screening: "Mage Of The Gropetesque" ,Online/Digital, 2011.
- Big Bear Horro-Fi Film Festival
Screenings: "Winterhunt" and "Born to be Dead" Big Bear City, CA, 2010.
Screenings: "Haxx" and "Mage of the Gropetesque" Big Bear City, CA, 2011.
- Get Started - Artist Exhibition
Screening: "Haxx" Burnett Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, 2011.
- “Compound” Opening Show
Screening: "Continue?” Whittier Studios Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, USA 2011.
- New York International Film Festival (NYCIFF)
Screenings: "Born to be Dead" and "Winterhunt" New York City, NY, 2010.
- Hollywood Shorts
Screening:"Winterhunt" Los Angeles, CA, 2010.
Selected Awards and Scholarships:
- Minneapolis College of Art and Design – Merit Scholarship
Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A 2010-2012.
- Canada International Film Festival 2012 – “Best Student Film” Award Winner
Screening: "Haxx" Vancouver, Canada 2012.
- Lucerne International Film Festival 2011 – “Best Horror Film” Award Winner
Screening: "Haxx" Lucerne, Switzerland 2011.
- The Accolade Awards- Award of Merit Winner
Screening: "Haxx" La Jolla, CA, 2011.
- Best Shorts Competition- Merit Award Winner
Screening: "Mage Of The Gropetesque" La Jolla, CA, 2011.
- Semifinalist - Adobe Acheivement Awards 2011
Screening: "Haxx" San Jose, CA, 2011.
Social and Professional Activities:
Information Center Manager
"Eitan"- Israeli Association for Rare Diseases, Tel Aviv, Israel,2001- 2002.
Graduate Assistantship- Assistant Archivist
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN, 2010- 2011
Animation Instructor
"Perach Project", Bezalel- Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel, 2005.
English and History SAT Assistant Teacher
Tamar’s House Highschool, Kibbutz Shefayim, Israel, 2000.
Languages: Fluent English and Hebrew.