Gil Alkabetz nace en Kibuz, Israel, 1957. Estudia en la Academia de Arte y Diseño de Bezelel, Jerusalén. Continúa su carrera como animador y director en el estudio Frame by Frame de Israel, y más adelante en el Sweet Home Studio en Sttutgart, Alemania. Es profesor invitado en diversas instituciones de Israel, Estados Unidos y Suiza. Desde 2004 enseña de forma permanente en la HFF-Postdam, y desde 2005 en la Filmakademie BW. Es autor de cortometrajes como Yankale, Rubicon, Morir de Amor y The da Vinci Time Code, que han tenido amplio reconocimiento. Los festivales más famosos del mundo le han dedicado importantes retrospectivas. Es también profesor invitado del Máster de Animación de la UPV.

Gil Alkabetz was born in Kibuz, Israel, 1957. He studied at the Academy of Art and Design Bezelel, Jerusalem. He continued his career as an animator and director in the studio Frame by Frame of Israel, and later in Sweet Home Studio in Stuttgart, Germany. Is a visiting professor at various institutions of Israel, the U.S. and Switzerland. Since 2004 teaches permanently at HFF – Potsdam, and since 2005 at the Filmakademie BW. He has animated short films as Yankale, Rubicon, Morir de Amor and The da Vinci Time Code, which have been widely recognized. The world’s most famous festivals have devoted him major retrospectives. It is also a visiting professor at Master Degree on Animation, UPV.