Biography
Michel Kichka (born 1954 in Liège, Belgium) is an Israeli cartoonist and illustrator of Belgian origin. His father was Holocaust survivor Henri Kichka. Michel Kichka was born in Belgium to Henri Kichka, a Holocaust survivor, and his wife, Lucia (née Świerczyński). He immigrated to Israel in 1974 and studied art at the Bezalel Academy, where he became an instructor and one of Israel's leading comic book artists and political cartoonists. Students he trained in the field include Rutu Modan and Uri Fink. Kichka produces comics in French and Hebrew for various media outlets including Le Monde and TV5. He is married to Olivia and they have three sons.
Filmography
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Movies 5
self 4
Writer 1
Self - cartoonist, Israel
Cartoonists: Footsoldiers of Democracy (2014)
Movie
Self - cartoonist, TV5 Monde
No Laughing Matter (2014)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1954-08-15 (70 years old)
FatherHenri Kichka
CitizenshipsIsrael
ResidencesJerusalem, Israel
AwardsFrancine and Antoine Bernheim Award for Arts, Literature and Science, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Dosh award for Cartooning
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