''Pini'' is a 2010 web comedy series which was broadcast on

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. It was shot in

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and

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and was produced by Market Master. The Series was created and written by the star, Tomer Barzide. It is currently in its third season. It is widely regarded as a "pioneering project" in

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Plot

The series follows Pini (Tomer Barzide) after he leaves military service as a cook in Israel and travels to London to become a successful chef (like

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). He finds a flat share with Tom Jones (Tom Jones) as he struggles to adjust to life in London.

Production

The series was produced by Market Master. Production was carried out by Pini Productions over two months in London, Cambridge and Paris. It was shot in high density on Canon 550D DSLR cameras. The dialogue is a mixture of

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and French.

Cast

*Pini played by Tomer Barzide *Tom Jones played by Tom Jones *Carla played by Charlotte Beckett *Olive played by Catherine Gordon *Boss played by Daniel Moore *Mark played by Oliver Browne *Joseph played by

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*Audrey played by Sara Ginac *Kasano played by Luca Pusceddu *Barman played by David Keenan *Michael played by Edward Eales-White *Checkout Guy played by Marcus Kai *Doctors Receptionist played by Kasha Bajor

Crew

*Executive Producers - Udi Shadmi and Assaf Vidavsky *Writer and Director - Tomer Barzide *Director - Gille Klabin (first two episodes) *Line Producer - Sean Keane *Editor - Tom Jones *Camera Operator - Tom Bradley *Sound Recordist - Mario Percori (first two episodes) Stuart Gilfedder, Sean Keane *Sound Post - Motti Benny, Mario Pecori (first two episodes) *Casting - Rachael David *Original Music composed by Sass Hoory

Critical reception

The series was well received and gained much credit for its production value. ''Pini'' is the first web series in Israel which is considered to have TV production value. The show had wide interest from TV and print media, a substantial number of hits on

, and a large following on its Facebook fan page.''Pini'' Facebook page
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Episodes

References

External links

Pini Ynet Web Site
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IMDb profile
2010 web series debuts Comedy web series