TIMES OF ISRAEL
by Jessica Steinberg
June 18, 2015

North American animation and production companies bring series to the holy city, as it works to enhance its appeal as a filmmaking destination

The distance between the holiest and happiest places on earth just got a little shorter. The Jerusalem Film Fund announced Tuesday that several long-term animation projects, including a new Walt Disney Studios television series, will be based in Jerusalem, starting immediately. “It’s unbelievable,” said Yoram Honig, director of the Fund, which is part of the Jerusalem Development Authority. “People said it wouldn’t happen, that these kinds of studios wouldn’t come to Jerusalem, that we were just dreaming. We dreamed, yes, but we also learned from previous mistakes and now we have something unique to Jerusalem.” READ MORE