https://zohardvir.com Zohar Dvir Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:50:02 +0000 https://zohardvir.com en https://zohardvir.com/Home Sat, 12 Jan 2019 17:31:37 +0000 Zohar Dvir https://zohardvir.com/Home &nbsp; Zohar Dvir is a Hamburg-based animation director, passionate about filmmaking and open to&nbsp;commissions instagram email https://zohardvir.com/Butterfly-Kiss Thu, 22 Jun 2023 13:44:32 +0000 Zohar Dvir https://zohardvir.com/Butterfly-Kiss Butterfly Kiss - A Short Film <img width="2560" height="1073" width_o="2560" height_o="1073" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/66653b919f996bf51279a3abac38e08919a559ed5274b6d338dc41f4295b5c53/04.jpg" data-mid="200371902" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/66653b919f996bf51279a3abac38e08919a559ed5274b6d338dc41f4295b5c53/04.jpg" /> <img width="2560" height="1073" width_o="2560" height_o="1073" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2189c56fd3fb31d79b9d639500060ca8dd3f9a923ff5ab3c926972357308ff88/01.jpg" data-mid="200371899" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2189c56fd3fb31d79b9d639500060ca8dd3f9a923ff5ab3c926972357308ff88/01.jpg" /> <img width="2560" height="1073" width_o="2560" height_o="1073" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e0f598c0abcd81b9277530d4df05474ed92bdcf00e16b6c72c99400290e973ec/02.jpg" data-mid="200371900" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e0f598c0abcd81b9277530d4df05474ed92bdcf00e16b6c72c99400290e973ec/02.jpg" /> <img width="2560" height="1073" width_o="2560" height_o="1073" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f81e7c82a2ef8e683c538149db4fb00fcdf60482795cc823949139bf3ded81d7/03.jpg" data-mid="200371901" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f81e7c82a2ef8e683c538149db4fb00fcdf60482795cc823949139bf3ded81d7/03.jpg" /> <img width="2560" height="1073" width_o="2560" height_o="1073" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e6a9d89f6bbabd7652dafdc00ffc2224f0b7f1bb2c970aa693e93f0225d9773b/05.jpg" data-mid="200371903" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e6a9d89f6bbabd7652dafdc00ffc2224f0b7f1bb2c970aa693e93f0225d9773b/05.jpg" /> Category: Animated Short Length: ca. 10 minutesTechnique: 2D, 3DGenre: Horror, Love StoryDirector, Writer: Zohar DvirProducers: Amit Russell Gicelter, Fabian DriehorstProduction Companies: Fabian&amp;Fred,&nbsp;The Hive StudioFunding: MOIN Film Fund, Gesher Multicultural Film FundCountries: Germany, IsraelAwards/Honours Gold Hugo - Best Animated Short Film Chicago International Film Festival The Ophir Awards - Best Animated Short Film&nbsp;Nominated&nbsp; Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis - Animationsfilm Shortlist Vimeo&nbsp; Staff Pick Premiere Best Short With LGBTQIA+ Themes View Conference Special Mention&nbsp;Thailand International LGBTQ+ Film and TV Festival Award Winner Pixel Vienna Animation Festival Best Short Film Lavender Riot Film Festival Best Queer Horror&nbsp;Tower Horror Film Fest Best Pride Film SPE Film FestivalFBW German film rating agency highly recommended Screenings 80+ Festival selections including: 2024 Chicago International Film Festival2024 American film Institute Fest2024 New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival 2024 Pöff Shorts 2025 Animation Dingle 2025 Filmfest Dresden&nbsp; 2025 Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film 2025 International Short Film Festival&nbsp;OberHausen 2025 Pictoplasma Berlin 2025 Melbourne International Animation Festival 2025 Vienna Shorts 2025 Fest Anča 2025 Jerusalem Film Festival 2025 New Orleans Film Festival 2025&nbsp;Woodstock Film Festival 2025 Bit Bang International Festival of Animationand more...Press Stash Cartoon Contender Animation Magazine Cartoon Brew Potfolio Carol panics and quarrels with her girlfriend Ray after an unexpected proposal. The situation worsens when she wakes up to an apocalyptic reality and dreadfully discovers that Ray had transformed into a butterfly. Ray’s metamorphosis, the invasion of the outside world into their home and the growing tension between the two threaten their relationship. Carol is afraid of losing Ray… ...but devoting to her girlfriend might come at a price. https://zohardvir.com/The-Golden-Pickle-In-Developement Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:50:02 +0000 Zohar Dvir https://zohardvir.com/The-Golden-Pickle-In-Developement The Golden Pickle - In Developement <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1b5101b3f20083fd2f498571ffc8421f2b674281a69b6c0c90accd4bc234233a/Key_Image_01_v03_ad.jpg" data-mid="244071505" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1b5101b3f20083fd2f498571ffc8421f2b674281a69b6c0c90accd4bc234233a/Key_Image_01_v03_ad.jpg" /> Category: Animated SeriesLength: 10 x 22 minAnimation Technique: 2D/3DWriter, Director: Zohar DvirProducer: Fabian DriehorstCompany: Fabian&amp;FredFunding: MOIN, MEDIALabs/Markets2025 CEE Animation Workshop DO YOU HAVE A SECRET? Of course you do. Hate your job? Afraid of water? Accidentally sleeping with your boss’s cousin? Perfect. The Golden Pickle is exactly your kind of bar. <img width="284" height="38" width_o="284" height_o="38" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fbd22311742364371e983a40e8387df1633ebecef6645d29510c4d1799ab785d/Asset-22x.png" data-mid="244071708" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/284/i/fbd22311742364371e983a40e8387df1633ebecef6645d29510c4d1799ab785d/Asset-22x.png" /> <img width="265" height="89" width_o="265" height_o="89" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8dc971c3628b5ffbbbb2dea798f293c29f7cd7bf7298a50ed3ec45b947317fd5/MOIN-NEST-Logo_MOIN-NEST-Logo_EN_SW-265x89.png" data-mid="244071536" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/265/i/8dc971c3628b5ffbbbb2dea798f293c29f7cd7bf7298a50ed3ec45b947317fd5/MOIN-NEST-Logo_MOIN-NEST-Logo_EN_SW-265x89.png" /> <img width="2083" height="700" width_o="2083" height_o="700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a4155d1e7f6d9b381a7ad0aa385702c00ee790a9d893dcd079edd2934851a83c/Creative_Europe_MEDIA_black.png" data-mid="244071566" border="0" data-scale="94" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a4155d1e7f6d9b381a7ad0aa385702c00ee790a9d893dcd079edd2934851a83c/Creative_Europe_MEDIA_black.png" /> <img width="88" height="74" width_o="88" height_o="74" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d45f43d936d975666a4698d5cfc655f9c23c537db79447c7f1c0edba9299b13e/Cee-Logo.png" data-mid="244071565" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/88/i/d45f43d936d975666a4698d5cfc655f9c23c537db79447c7f1c0edba9299b13e/Cee-Logo.png" /> https://zohardvir.com/Mercury-s-Retrograde Sun, 12 Jul 2020 21:01:17 +0000 Zohar Dvir https://zohardvir.com/Mercury-s-Retrograde <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cf9ec0c3ce7ca81993183195ad4b1694a93711cba83b6eb17d90eae8f1c57ee6/poster-web.jpg" data-mid="77618919" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cf9ec0c3ce7ca81993183195ad4b1694a93711cba83b6eb17d90eae8f1c57ee6/poster-web.jpg" /> AwardsUK Student Award 2020 - Encounters Film Festival Vimeo Staff Pick Festival Screenings2023 Lago Film Fest 2022 Animix Tel Aviv 2021 Artisitic Movement Tel Aviv 2021 Pictoplasma Berlin 2021 Kyiv International Short Film Festival 2021 Vienna Shorts 2021 British Shorts 2021 Flatpack Festival 2021 59th Ann Arbor Film Festival 2021 Anifilm Festival 2021 London Short Film Festival 2020 Encounters Film Festival&nbsp; 2020 London International Animation Festival 2020 GIRAF Festival of Independent Animation PressIt’s Nice That Creative Review Short Of The Week StashPortfolio (Hebrew) Bigumigu (Turkish) Elemmental, (Spanish) Girls In FilmLUX24 (Portuguese)&nbsp; <img width="1920" height="1234" width_o="1920" height_o="1234" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/242f885363f9b5b31a1fe584af585c4322bbcadd1d156b8c135bff8ec70fc9b1/Statement.jpg" data-mid="77618975" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/242f885363f9b5b31a1fe584af585c4322bbcadd1d156b8c135bff8ec70fc9b1/Statement.jpg" /> StatementIn an overwhelming and chaotic world it seems like the only way to live through it is disconnecting ourselves emotionally. We are lost, detached, and we have replaced our intuition and inner truth with external sources that give us the sense and order: Are you having an anxiety attack? It’s probably because Mercury is in retrograde. Afraid of leaving your house and catching Coronavirus? It’s because your moon is in cancer. Tarot readings, psychics, acupuncture, rituals - there are so many places we can go to when we seek answers. We got to the point that we can’t make any decisions, and we don’t trust ourselves anymore. Mercury's Retrograde is an inner dialogue about seeking answers, presented in a comic and lighthearted way, concealing a deeper, tragic truth of our generation. <img width="1921" height="3276" width_o="1921" height_o="3276" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e218454688d8f2cbba47a6e00bac7ccb9bdc61d462b251692ef002f30a511eb8/About-02.jpg" data-mid="77619096" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e218454688d8f2cbba47a6e00bac7ccb9bdc61d462b251692ef002f30a511eb8/About-02.jpg" />What is Mercury’s Retrograde?Deriving from a research on Carl Jung's theory of the archetypes of the collective Unconscious, Mercury's Retrograde is a satire about a never ending quest towards self realisation, self improvement, and life's answers. <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a6a3ebc89f73340492e6ef09e47c2e769b0b3b5fd1f3463ad12c5b67687a8f55/Mercury-s-Retrograde-AE.00_01_21_01.Still006.jpg" data-mid="77619145" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a6a3ebc89f73340492e6ef09e47c2e769b0b3b5fd1f3463ad12c5b67687a8f55/Mercury-s-Retrograde-AE.00_01_21_01.Still006.jpg" /> SynopsisA millennial is relying on her magic 8-ball to make sense of a chaotic life. Her non stopping questions cause her to fall through the sofa into her unconsciousness. When realising her 8-ball disappeared, she sets out on a journey to find it, encountering different aspects of herself. A satire about a never ending quest towards self realisation, self improvement, and life’s answers. <img width="2001" height="557" width_o="2001" height_o="557" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/97e67565c2a75f124b97ef302e4d7c7cdee97238e161a246ccf40e6d1879cabe/About-03.jpg" data-mid="77619261" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/97e67565c2a75f124b97ef302e4d7c7cdee97238e161a246ccf40e6d1879cabe/About-03.jpg" /> Theory: The Archetypes of the Collective UnconsciousJung discovered that specific symbolic themes exist in all cultures and civilisations, all epochs, and in every individual. Together these symbolic themes comprise the archetypes of the collective Unconscious and represent the essential elements of the eternal truths in myths. According to Jung, archetypes reside in that part of the Unconscious, which is common to all human beings and is therefore collective. These archetypes are not directly available to the conscious mind but manifest themselves in dreams and other mystical experiences. Archetypes are the clues to self-realisation in myths, and in many other cultural phenomena. Jung discovered different archetypes through recordings of his own dreams, fantasies, and visions, as well as those of his patients, and found that these archetypes are both good and bad manifestations, reflecting the principle of the opposites in the psyche. An image can be considered archetypal when it can be shown to exist in the records of human history, in identical form and with the same meaning. <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da0d23cff7cc30fb55f8635350eb3d8ffb51ff205bd139125ace39016d1176a8/MercurysRetrograde03.jpg" data-mid="77619403" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/da0d23cff7cc30fb55f8635350eb3d8ffb51ff205bd139125ace39016d1176a8/MercurysRetrograde03.jpg" /> Particularly important Archetype’s in Jung’s Theory• The Self is the most critical archetype, for it represents the centre of personality, i.e. the centre of its conscious and unconscious part. It is characterised by the harmony and balance between the various opposing psychic qualities.• The Shadow is the negative or inferior side of the personality, which includes animal tendencies inherited from pre-human ancestors.• The Anima represents the feminine in man, and the Animus is the comparable counterpart in the female psyche.• The Mother is the source of all life and nurture. This archetype includes different manifestations: Mother Earth, Divine Mother, deep water, womb, a vessel. The sea, the moon etc.• The Child represents the original or childlike condition in the life of the individual. It also signifies the potentiality of future personality development and self-realization.•&nbsp;The Wise Old Man is the archetype of meaning, spirit and authority. <img width="2001" height="370" width_o="2001" height_o="370" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d60dc93809ec2ac83a748559281bd527930b4c081959a87de3eb2d9ad83b3f77/About-01.jpg" data-mid="77619536" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d60dc93809ec2ac83a748559281bd527930b4c081959a87de3eb2d9ad83b3f77/About-01.jpg" /> The Truth in PsychJung referred to Truth extensively in his research. He asserted that the archetypes of the collective unconscious represent the essential elements of the eternal truths in myths; they are symbolic keys to truths and the paths to personal enlightenment and are the clues to self-realisation in myths, and in many other cultural phenomena. The collective unconscious guides the individual to self-fulfilment, appearing in dreams as myths and symbols which can lead to self-understanding and a sense of 'wholeness'. Jung believed that society lost its spirituality as scientific understanding grew, leading to disorientation and dissociation. Dreams help to compensate for this enormous loss, producing symbols of the mysteries of life. The symbols are an attempt to unite the reconcile opposites with the psyche. As Plato claimed in his doctrine of Recollection that all learning is a recollection of knowledge buried within the soul, Jung believed that each human holds collective knowledge gathered over millions of years. <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/339c27b55180081d633983f91f7d09c1117b2325c8aea1174a111686d857b1e5/MercurysRetrograde05.jpg" data-mid="77619702" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/339c27b55180081d633983f91f7d09c1117b2325c8aea1174a111686d857b1e5/MercurysRetrograde05.jpg" /> CreditsDirector, animator, writer: Zohar DvirVoices: Amy Toledano, Alexia Charoud, Christian Pecher, Hugo CharoudSound Design: Alexia CharoudRoyal College of Art | 2020 https://zohardvir.com/We-Are-Future-Shock Sun, 03 Feb 2019 21:37:41 +0000 Zohar Dvir https://zohardvir.com/We-Are-Future-Shock We Are Future Shock A film about finding utopias in an unsatisfying life. Staring a Grizzly Bear, Jesus Christ and Elvis Presley. Royal College of Art, London 2019 Festival Screenings Filmfest Dresden 2024 Fest Anča 2023 Annecy WTF2019Ottawa International Animation Festival 2019Ann Arbor 2020Pictoplasma Berlin 2019Animest Bucharest International Animation Film Festival 2019 Bit Bang Fest 2020Kaboom Animation Festival 2019Animanima International Animation Festival 2019Festival du film d'animation de Savigny 2019 https://zohardvir.com/Harvey-and-The-Zoons-Half-as-Sweet Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:50:06 +0000 Zohar Dvir https://zohardvir.com/Harvey-and-The-Zoons-Half-as-Sweet Harvey and The Zoons - Half as Sweet Animator/Director: Zohar Dvir Concept: Zohar Dvir and Harry Bhalerao Music: Harry Bhalerao and Alexia Charoud Festival Screenings 2025 Taiwan International Queer Film Festival 2024 Playgrounds In Motion 2023 Animest 2023 Pictoplasma Berlin 2023 Fest Anča 2023 La Guarimba International Film Festival 2023 Scream Queer 2023&nbsp;Tracce Cinematografiche Film Fest https://zohardvir.com/Intergalactic-Love-Story-Part-1 Sat, 12 Jan 2019 17:31:03 +0000 Zohar Dvir https://zohardvir.com/Intergalactic-Love-Story-Part-1 Intergalactic Love Story: Part 1 Animated and Directed by Zohar Dvir Sound Design by Alexia Charoud Royal College of Art, Lonely Summer 2019 Festival ScreeningsVienna Shorts Film Festival 2020 Lago Film fest 2020/2023 PressGirls In Film Elemmental, (Spanish) https://zohardvir.com/Stars-Of-The-Old-North Fri, 11 Dec 2020 08:10:54 +0000 Zohar Dvir https://zohardvir.com/Stars-Of-The-Old-North Stars Of The Old NorthDirected &amp; animated by Zohar DvirWriting &amp; Voice-over by Dean LannerMusic by Nitzan Dana Made as part of "Notes From Home" ExhibitionCurated by Dor Amitai &amp; Yehonatan CohenThe Illustration Week Tel Aviv | 2020 https://zohardvir.com/HH-Ken-Autumn Thu, 06 Jan 2022 16:33:41 +0000 Zohar Dvir https://zohardvir.com/HH-Ken-Autumn HH Ken - Stav (Autumn) <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/091d281056e412cbca1ce6e547497f75373e74bf9321ce8a2992adbea823fb31/Stav-0-00-11-03-copy.jpg" data-mid="129242444" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/091d281056e412cbca1ce6e547497f75373e74bf9321ce8a2992adbea823fb31/Stav-0-00-11-03-copy.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cacd205d60e5a23d2402281128ded3988588a1f0fc75e3d85bad7fb0294043eb/Stav-0-00-02-08-copy.jpg" data-mid="129242443" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cacd205d60e5a23d2402281128ded3988588a1f0fc75e3d85bad7fb0294043eb/Stav-0-00-02-08-copy.jpg" /><img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e3103ebbb25556e9d277201a2d159ec70708e18ef18ae0283de1f591ab219451/Stav-0-00-12-23-copy.jpg" data-mid="129242445" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e3103ebbb25556e9d277201a2d159ec70708e18ef18ae0283de1f591ab219451/Stav-0-00-12-23-copy.jpg" /> <img width="304" height="540" width_o="304" height_o="540" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/297af220174ec1256bdf7bc29eb2ef62a57509f82b833224fe9a157c1a1f64e8/SpotifyLoop.gif" data-mid="129242606" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/304/i/297af220174ec1256bdf7bc29eb2ef62a57509f82b833224fe9a157c1a1f64e8/SpotifyLoop.gif" /> https://zohardvir.com/Meuban-Oak Tue, 14 Jul 2020 15:55:21 +0000 Zohar Dvir https://zohardvir.com/Meuban-Oak Meuban - OakA complete visual identity for the EP OAKIncluding cover art, music video for “Melting”, visualizer for “Oak” Cover picture by Roy Mayer <img width="2048" height="2048" width_o="2048" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b033b8b8a19c7c99d6536abe1c586f1b0300c2898e83c9002c112b9fd992165f/OAKvignette.jpg" data-mid="77363935" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b033b8b8a19c7c99d6536abe1c586f1b0300c2898e83c9002c112b9fd992165f/OAKvignette.jpg" />