Rachel Gutgarts

Born and raised in Jerusalem, Israel, graduated from the animation department at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem where specialized in experimental techniques, mainly animated silk screen prints. Her graduate film, “A Love Letter to the One I Made Up” screened at many film and animation festivals around the world, including Annecy and the Ottawa International Animation Festival, and will be featured at the Leeds International Film Festival and EMILE awards. The film was awarded, among others, the Special Golden Jabberwocky, at Etiuda & Anima Festival 2017; the Vimeo staff pick award at the Animafest Zagreb 2018; the Q-21 residency program at the Tricky Women Festival; and others.
She has been collaborating in different projects with several independent artist-run studios in Israel and Europe, and setting up DIY silk screen print workshops. Currently based in Tel-Aviv, working as a freelance in animation, editing and graphics, she is now developing a new project involving experimental animation and documentary filmmaking.