The Hive Studio

The Hive Studio A global animation studio, developing and producing award-winning films, series and commercial content. For job inquiries, email us at [email protected]

Known for the Oscar® Nominated short film Letter to a Pig. The Hive is an Israeli based animation studio founded in 2010, that develops and produces animated episodic programming, feature films, short films and commercials. All of our projects start with a focus on the art and craft of storytelling.

This is Arlequino, one half of the main duo of Arlequino & Pierrot, our new production.He’s cheerful, bright-hearted, bu...
08/12/2025

This is Arlequino, one half of the main duo of Arlequino & Pierrot, our new production.
He’s cheerful, bright-hearted, bursting with optimism and hopeless romance.

We’ve been working closely with Navy Bird's original designs to shape Arlequino into a character we can animate for the film.

In the images, you can follow the steps from Navy’s early sketches to our final version (turnaround, lip sync, and finished character).

Go to the project’s Kickstarter page to discover more and support the project:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/142860875/arlequino-and-pierrot-animated-short-film

01/12/2025

It’s live! Arlequino & Pierrot on Kickstarter - based on the graphic novel byNavy Bird,
who was killed in a terror attack last year.

Join the campaign to help bring her story to life - Link in comments ⬇️

Liora Bronshtein Amit Gicelter Nadav Embon Anan Gibson Yuval Almog Adi Lavon Raz Sonnenfeld Hadar Har-tzvi Yonatan Hayon Ni**od Havilio Rom Mandel

18/11/2025

Help us bring a beautiful love story back to life.

We are creating a short animated film based on Arlequino & Pierrot by Navy Bird, an incredibly talented artist whose life was tragically taken in a terror attack last year. This project is our way of honoring her voice and her art.

The video you see here is a little taste of the film’s animatic.

To fund the film, we're launching a Kickstarter campaign on December 1st, and we’d love your support.
Hit the link in our bio to get notified when it goes live.

09/11/2025

Butterfly Kiss was selected for Vimeo Staff Pick!

To watch the film, follow the link in comments.

Zohar Dv Amit Gicelter Fabian Driehorst Fabian&Fred
MOIN Filmförderung קרן גשר לקולנוע רב תרבותי - Gesher Multicultural Film Fund

What happens when a love story outlives its creator?Navy Bird was tragically killed before seeing her main book, Arlequi...
22/10/2025

What happens when a love story outlives its creator?

Navy Bird was tragically killed before seeing her main book, Arlequino & Pierrot on which she had been working for two years, published.

Today we’re deeply honored to announce that we’ve been entrusted with her most vibrant and mesmerizing creation - to bring it to life as the short film of her dreams.

More about Arlequino & Pierrot’s world and the project - soon.

It's Official: The Hive Studio is now a Toon Boom Authorized Training Center! What better time to give a huge congratula...
01/10/2025

It's Official: The Hive Studio is now a Toon Boom Authorized Training Center!

What better time to give a huge congratulations to our recent Toon Boom Rig course graduates - well done! 👏🏼

Shalev Ben Elya Netta Lahav Ori Reisman Amit Gicelter

01/09/2025

Episode 3 of The Normal Mfer is OUT! 🤖🔥

▶️ Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyMbuLyJYZY

Thanks to the awesome crew that brought this episode together, including showrunner Alex Orrelle, producer Amit Gicelter, editor Daniel Shanni, line & creative producer Aglaya Shmidt, designer Katia Korzinov, compositor Ni**od Havilio and many more!

We did it - We're making a pilot!The Vampair Kickstarter campaign to turn the YouTube musical hit into a fully funded p...
10/08/2025

We did it - We're making a pilot!

The Vampair Kickstarter campaign to turn the YouTube musical hit into a fully funded pilot wrapped up last week with incredible results:

🔥 €224,259 raised (on an original goal of €135,000)
🔥 2,226 backers from around the world
🔥 3 stretch goals unlocked
🔥 All in just 35 days

Huge thanks to everyone who shared, liked, and of course, donated!

Amit Gicelter Daria Cohen Gad Freund Adi Lavon

The Story of Flying Thoughts 👦🏻👑🦕🐭🪁In 2022, Yotam Galpaz and Lev Orlov came up with the concept for a series called Flyi...
27/07/2025

The Story of Flying Thoughts 👦🏻👑🦕🐭🪁

In 2022, Yotam Galpaz and Lev Orlov came up with the concept for a series called Flying Thoughts, developed at theWNA - West Negev Animation (an initiative we launched to grow the animation industry in the south).

In 2024, that concept evolved into a show that helps young children build emotional resilience.
Season 1 was produced at The Hive Studio, directed by Ella Ben Yacov and Raz Sonnenfeld, and written by Vered Halutzi, Shalev Ben Elya and Elkie Leonie Hershberg.

Today, Flying Thoughts is broadcasting on Hop!🪁 Media Group television and Youtube channels, reaching hundreds of thousands of young viewers!

אשכול רשויות הנגב המערבי, תעשיית המדיה בנגב המערבי, Rothschild Foundation, קרן מקור לסרטי קולנוע וטלוויזיה, מרכז חוסן שדרות, הופ! לגדול בידיים טובות Amit Gicelter Nava Yaari

Pisces is on HBO max! 🐟Following a world-wide festival journey, our short film Pisces is now streaming on HBO max, for v...
15/07/2025

Pisces is on HBO max! 🐟

Following a world-wide festival journey, our short film Pisces is now streaming on HBO max, for viewers across Europe!

Pisces was beautifully directed by Lee Dror and tenderly written by Omer Hamawy Ernst.
It was produced by The Hive Studio, with support from The Jerusalem Film & Television Fund, קרן מקור לסרטי קולנוע וטלוויזיה and פיס בתרבות.

Huge shoutout to Pisces’ distributors, Pentacle Films and M&H Distribution for making this possible 🙌

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Our specialty lies in great ideas and creating brilliant videos. We will find the best way to develop your idea and tell your story on film, TV and interactive media, using our experience in animation, live action, motion graphics and so much more. We provide a personal service, understand our clients’ needs and follow the entire process from the concept to the export of the final film.

הכוורת שלנו היא סטודיו לפיתוח והפקת תוכן למדיה (טלויזיה, אינטרנט וקולנוע), החל משלב פיתוח הרעיון, דרך הכתיבה וההפקה, ועד לסרט המוגמר. אנחנו מתמחים באנימציה, לייב אקשן, מושן גרפיקס ועוד. הצוות היצירתי שלנו ימצא את הדרך הטובה ביותר לספר את הסיפור שלכם, ויעשה זאת דרך מתן שירות אישי, נעים ואדיב, תוך הבנת הצרכים והדרך שלכם . הלקוחות שלנו כוללים אנשי מקצוע פרטיים, ארגונים קטנים כגדולים, משרדי ממשלה, חברות הייטק, וכן יוצרים שחיפשו דרך להפוך את הרעיון שלהם לסרט.

צרו קשר ונהפוך גם את הרעיון שלכם למציאות!