We’re almost there, so here’s our recommendation for two things to do this August – complain about the weather, and go watch wonderful films at the Animix Festival 😎
In Pigeons Blood | Hod Adler, Chaya Moshayev, Lev Orlov
The Tale of Glug and Blob | Ori Gold, Liran Koren
Pillowz | Animoshe
Congratulations to all the filmmakers, and best of luck in the Indie Short Film Competition! 🤞🤞🤞
📣 We have a new Open Call for XR-Short Immersive Storytelling!
🤖 Submit a proposal for a narrative immersive project in AR, VR, or MR (Extended Reality)
✌️ Applications must be submitted by a team consisting of a creator (director, screenwriter, or animator) and a creative technologist
💡 Projects on any subject are welcome
⏳ Proposed running time: 15–25 minutes
Regulations and submission requirements are available here.
Applications must be submitted in Hebrew only – Here.
Submission deadline: August 20, 2026
Questions? Please contact us by email: eveline@kerenmakor.org.il
Congratulations and best of luck to the filmmakers!
269 | Directed and Produced by Keren Yehezkeli Goldstein and Noam Stolerman
Good Morning Gaza | Directors: Hanan Brandes & Matan Sacofsky, Produced by Ayelet Kait & Amir Harel
Sarah | Directed by Shir Hori – Abu, Produced by Galit Cahlon & Shlomi Elkabetz
The Makor Foundation supports the independent Israeli
production of documentary films, narrative shorts,
animated shorts, and works created with new
technologies for current and developing medias.
The Foundation provides its support without bias and
irrespective of religious affiliation, race, gender, and
ethnic background, with the goal of engaging
the filmmakers’ full abilities to produce innovative,
ground-breaking, thought-provoking, and
consciousness-raising cinema.