Hi! I'm an animator, illustrator and designer based in Jerusalem.
I specialize in 2D animation and art direction.
I love creating stories and worlds that combine animation, video and design. When I don't draw or write, I enjoy reading, playing the guitar and making playlists I'll forget about later.
I specialize in 2D animation and art direction.
I love creating stories and worlds that combine animation, video and design. When I don't draw or write, I enjoy reading, playing the guitar and making playlists I'll forget about later.
Graduate of the Screen-based arts department in Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem 2025.
📬 Let's talk :-)
Email: yaelkastel2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
Or DM me on Instagram
📬 Let's talk :-)
Email: yaelkastel2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
Or DM me on Instagram
Awards
- Bezalel Academic Excellence Award (2022)
- 1st place - Israeli award Energehia in the short story competition, Matera, Italy (2022)
- Tiltan College of Visual Design and Communication Grant for excelling final projects in art and design (2018)
Festivals & Exhibitions
Kol Mekumi (Local Voice), exhibition in Muslala, Jerusalem (December 2025)
Kol Mekumi (Local Voice), exhibition in Muslala, Jerusalem (December 2025)
The frog days (2025)
- Haifa Film Festival - Official Selection
- AniNation Festival - Official Selection
- Smadar Film Festival - Official Selection
- AniNation Festival - Official Selection
- Smadar Film Festival - Official Selection
Until We Meet (2024)
- JWFF (Jerusalem Women Film Festival): Made In JLM program
- Lift-off Session Festival: Official Selection
- AniNation Festival: Best of Bezalel Program
- ANITIME Tel-Aviv: Official Selection
- Lift-off Session Festival: Official Selection
- AniNation Festival: Best of Bezalel Program
- ANITIME Tel-Aviv: Official Selection
Sleepwalker (2022)
- AniNation Film Festival: Best of Bezalel Program