Ori Goldberg

Ori Goldberg, who also works as Ori Gold, is an Israeli animation director and artist born in 1990. He earned a BFA in animation from the Screen-Based Arts department of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in 2017; his co-directed graduation film Cocoon Cocoon screened at festivals including Klik Amsterdam, ITFS and Animation Block Party and won Best Animated Film at MLFF. In 2018 he co-founded Tohu, a Jerusalem animation collective of Bezalel graduates, and has since made commissioned animation and music videos for clients such as Bento Box Entertainment, KAN 11 and Etgar Keret, exploring mixed techniques and experimental animation. His Gesher Fund-backed short Don't Die On Me (2022) screened at Annecy, Anibar, Animator and the London International Animation Festival, and his short Glug, developed in the animation incubator of the Jerusalem Film and Television Fund, begins its festival run in 2026.