Jerusalem Film Festival

Jerusalem Film Festival announces international lineup featuring award winners, cult classics

The international lineup, which includes feature films, documentaries, animated films, and experimental works, will be screened in the Jerusalem Cinematheque and at Lev Smadar.

JUNE 24, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

The Samurai and the Prisoner, the latest film by Japanese master Kiyoshi Kurosawa, will be shown in the festival.

STELLAN SKARSGARD (left) and Renate Reinsve in Sentimental Value.

‘Sentimental Value’ is a beautiful drama of redemption in a show-biz family - review

Unquestionably the best-acted movie this year, 'Sentimental Value' is a character-driven, complex story about the drama of an extremely dysfunctional show-business family.

JUNE 17, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Ronit Yudkevitch in Ruthy Pribar's What is to Come.

Jerusalem Film Festival announces Israeli lineup

This year, the festival's Israeli program includes a wide-ranging lineup of feature films, documentaries, shorts, experimental films, and restored classics.

JUNE 17, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Image from Moshe Rosenthal's Tell Me Everything.

Jerusalem Film Festival to open with Moshe Rosenthal’s 'Tell Me Everything'

"Tell Me Everything" had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, marking the first time in a decade that a full-length Israeli feature film was included in that festival.

JUNE 10, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Why Nadav Lapid just can’t leave Israel behind - film review

Nadav Lapid, whose new movie 'Yes' just had its Israeli premiere at the Jerusalem Film Festival, could make European movies if he wanted, but he doesn’t.

JULY 22, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

Wendy Sachs brings October 8 to the Jerusalem Film Festival

“October 7 was a wakeup call for Israel, and October 8 was a wakeup call for American Jews,” she said.

JULY 20, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

UC Santa Barbara study body president Tessa Veksler appears in the documentary, October 8.

Jerusalem highlights: July 18-24

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JULY 18, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Dance performance 'Sof Sof' by the Kolben Dance company at the Jerusalem Theatre.

Gal Gadot voices hope for the hostages, end of the war at Jerusalem Film Festival opening

Lawrence Bender, the producer of such Oscar-winning movies as Pulp Fiction and Good Will Hunting, also received an award honoring his contributions to cinema.

JULY 17, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

Gal Gadot and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion open the 2025 Jerusalem Film Festival.

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The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise.

JULY 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS

Pass the popcorn, turn down the lights: What to watch at the Jerusalem Film Festival

The ‘Post’s Hannah Brown unveils her recommendations for this year’s Jerusalem Film Festival, opening July 17.

JULY 16, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

‘TOW,’ (above) ‘The Baltimorons,’ and ‘American Baby’ are all worthwhile watches at the Jerusalem Film Festival.

The queen of Israeli cinema: Remembering Lia van Leer ahead of Jerusalem Film Festival

She was brilliant, visionary, charming, hardworking, funny, ambitious, extremely cultured, demanding, and imperious, so it’s no accident that she was eulogized by many as the queen of Israeli cinema.

JULY 13, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

Lia van Leer with a Jerusalem Film Festival guest, legendary Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni, 1987.

Jerusalem Film Festival 2025: international films, prizewinners, and must-see titles

From Michel Franco's Dreams starring Jessica Chastain to new works from the Dardenne brothers and Sergei Loznitsa, the Jerusalem Film Festival's 2025 edition showcases the best of global cinema.

JULY 8, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN