Michelle Kranot is a filmmaker, teacher, multi-media artist, and writer with a background in fine arts and technology. Her work has expanded beyond traditional animation – fusing painting, drawing, and new technologies into contemporary, immersive experiences. Together with her partner Uri Kranot, she is the founder of TinDrum, a research and development studio, and ANIDOX, a programme with a focus on animated documentaries, offered by The Animation Workshop / VIA University College, Denmark, where they have been based since 2007. The Kranots first gained recognition with films such as Black Tape, Hollow Land, How Long, Not Long and the VR installations Nothing Happens, Songbird and The Hangman at Home, awarded with the grand jury prize at the Venice Biennale and the best immersive work at the Cannes Film Festival. They have been honoured with top industry awards for their work, including the FIPRESCI Prize at Annecy International Animation Film Festival, a place on the Academy Awards® Shortlist, and the Danish Arts Foundation award for the performing arts. Michelle is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Académie des César.