The best of 2025 in Israeli and international cinema
The following lists – which are in no particular order – feature movies that played in theatres in Israel, or that were in several film festivals and then shown on local television.
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This high school’s library is now a memorial to 25 fallen alumni in Efrat
Magen David Adom’s 2025 in numbers
Fifty years of work, wit, local vision: Dorin Frankfurt at Ashdod Museum of Art
Israel's ‘palace’ of art and architecture in Ma’aleh Adumim marks 15 years
The Moshe Castel Museum of Art marks 15 years of presenting the works of underappreciated Israeli artists to the public.
‘Let’s start bigger’: Israelis behind ‘The Department of Magic’ detail creative process - interview
Amit Weiss, an acting and cinema student at Sapir Academic College near Sderot, and Talia Novich, a technical writer in Haifa, are creatively inseparable.
Tom Shoval’s 'A Letter to David' to open Israel Film Festival in LA, features new ending for 2026
A Letter to David, directed by Tom Shoval, the winner of this year’s Ophir Award for Best Documentary, will open the 37th Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles next month.
What to watch in Israel: War is over with ‘Murder at the Dead Sea’
TV TIME: Israeli satire, British scandal, and classic dramas converge as television cautiously moves back toward escapism.
"We have to march this year—it might be our last chance"
This year’s March of the Living may be the last chance for young participants to walk alongside Holocaust survivors and bear witness to their stories.
New Exhibition at the Edmond de Rothschild Center
A group exhibition examines ghosts, repression, and collective memory through contemporary artistic practice
HIT Holon Institute of Technology presents its first Special Appreciation Awards
Institute honors leading figures and organizations for advancing academia, industry, innovation, and community impact
The bureaucracy whisperer working to secure a more accessible Israel
Our determination to dig in our heels is what stands between us and an inclusive future for people with disabilities, says Monik Konfino, CEO of the Shalem Foundation.
‘Last Christmas, I gave you Iran’: Trump, Netanyahu in Mar-a-Lago love fest on Eretz Nehederet
The sketch mocked the contentious relationship between the two, where the prime minister is often subservient to the president but pretends not to be.
Katz Prize honorees recognized at President’s residence
President Isaac Herzog hailed the laureates’ efforts to integrate Halacha, the Bible, and the modern State of Israel
