fbpx

Episode 41 – Selling a show to Nickelodeon at 40

[additional-authors]
June 9, 2017

Gili Dolev wasn’t especially studious as a young kid growing up in Binyamina. However, one of his teachers saw his potential and helped him pave his way to a successful career in animation. The road was not so easy. There were ups, downs, twists and turns but eventually, at 40, against all odds, Gili sold the first Israeli kids animation series to an international TV network, Nickelodeon.

Two Nice Jewish Boys had the privilege to sit with Gili and talk about his work, his career and the deal that changed his life.

RSS Subscribe

Direct Download

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvh_CDbCzTo

 

Did you enjoy this article?
You'll love our roundtable.

Editor's Picks

Latest Articles

Stuffed with Spice and Simcha

The custom of eating stuffed vegetables on Simchat Torah is to symbolize the scrolls of the Torah filled with the wisdom of the holy text.

Crisis of Truth

An uproar over an article showing discrimination against Jewish and Israeli writers dramatizes how ideology and politics prevail over truth.

Two Elections, One People

On October 27, Israelis will elect the 26th Knesset. A week later, on November 3, Americans will vote in pivotal midterm elections.

The Return to Biblicalness

Shattering as it’s been, there’s something to be said for this abrupt return to biblicalness. By this awkward word I don’t mean belief in religion, necessarily, but appreciation for values that have fallen into disfavor in our supposedly enlightened age.

More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.