Draft:Swimming with Wings (Animation Film)

Swimming with Wings
Hebrewלשחות עם כנפיים
Directed byDaphna Awadish
Written byDaphna Awadish
Produced by
Edited byDaphna Awadish
Music byAdy Cohen
Production
companies
  • The Hive Studio (Israel)[1]
  • Valk Productions (Netherlands)[2]
Distributed by
Release date
13 November 2023
Running time
10 minutes
Countries
  • Israel
  • Netherlands
LanguagesDutch, English, Hebrew


Swimming with Wings (Hebrew: לשחות עם כנפיים) is a 2023 Israeli-Dutch animated short documentary[5] written and directed by Daphna Awadish. The film explores the immigration experience through the eyes of little Israeli girl learning how to swim with clothes on in the Netherlands.

The 10-minute short premiered in multiple festivals worldwide, including the 2023 Ottawa International Animation Festival[6], the Warsaw Film Festival[7], and the FIPADOC International Documentary Festival[8]. In addition, the film won the Grand Prix du Jury at the "Meknes International Animation Film Festival in Morocco", the ECFA Documentary Film Award at the "Olympia International Film Festival" in Greece a Jury Award finalist at the "New York International Children's Film Festival" , and the ECFA Award at the PLAY Festival at the Lisbon International Children's Film Festival in Portugal.

  1. ^ "Short Film SWIMMING WITH WINGS". The Hive Studio Official Website. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  2. ^ "Valk Productions Official Website". Valk Productions Official Website. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  3. ^ "Swimming With Wings - Studio Wasia". Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  4. ^ "Swimming With Wings - SND Films". Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  5. ^ "IMDB Page". 2024-11-03. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
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