Tatia Rosenthal (born April 4, 1971) is an
animator
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and
film director
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born in Tel Aviv, Israel.
She served two years in the Israeli Defense Force, tried her hand at medical school and studied photography in Paris, before moving to
New York City
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to attend the
Tisch School of the Arts at
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, the ...
. Rosenthal currently works as a freelance director and animator in New York.
She frequently collaborates with Israeli author
Etgar Keret. As an NYU student she created the award-winning short film ''Crazy Glue'' (1998), which is based on an Etgar Keret story. In 2005 she directed ''A Buck's Worth'', a ''
stop-motion
Stop motion is an animated filmmaking technique in which objects are physically manipulated in small increments between individually photographed frames so that they will appear to exhibit independent motion or change when the series of frames i ...
'' short film based on another Keret story. ''A Buck's Worth'' was used as proof of concept for the feature film ''$9.99''. She received an Annie Award nomination for directing ''$9.99''.
[Toronto International Film Festival 200]
Films & Schedules website
External links
LA Weekly FeatureMotionographer interviewAnimation Magazine interview
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References
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1971 births
Living people
American film directors
American women film directors
Israeli film directors
Tisch School of the Arts alumni
Israeli women animators