Film festival
Jerusalem-born producer teams with Scorsese on TV series 'The Saints'
It was Leshem, who has lived in the US for years, who came up with the idea for a television show that presents the lives of Christian saints by humanizing them.
Frankfurt cinema declines to participate in Jewish film festival, spurring backlash
A Jewish writers initiative's first film: a comedy about a Holocaust survivor and his gay grandson
Berlin Film Festival director's future in spotlight after Gaza furore
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival apologizes on selecting anti-Zionist juror to judge human rights films
The Israeli Consulate withdrew its support for the annual festival Friday after learning one of the student jurors in the human rights category “shared antisemitic and anti-Israel content."
Jewish Atlanta showed how communities confront institutional failure on Israel - opinion
The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival faced backlash for retaining a juror who publicly delegitimized Israel, prompting the film festival to reverse course.
Gaza 'genocide' comment prompts walkout by German minister at Berlin Film Festival
Also during the Berlin Film Festival, actor Channing Tatum was asked whether he'd join over 80 other Berlin Film Festival alumni in calling on organizers to take an official stance on Gaza.
Berlin International Film Festival winners blast Israel in award speeches, ignore Iran
Abdallah Al-Khatib, who won Best Feature Debut for his film 'Chronicles From the Siege', criticized the German government, saying it was complicit in Israel’s conduct in the war against Hamas.
‘When I didn’t have a voice, the film gave me one’: David, Ariel Cunio attend screening in Berlin
An updated version of Tom Shoval’s A Letter to David was screened at the 76th Berlinale, after an “incomplete version” of the film had its world premiere last year.
Over 80 Berlin Film Festival alumni sign open letter urging organizers to take stance on Gaza
The Berlin Film Festival is considered the most political of its peers, Venice and Cannes, and prides itself on showing cinema from underrepresented communities and young talent.
Berlinale head Tricia Tuttle defends jury for refusing to condemn Israel for ‘genocide’
The issue surfaced following the opening press conference, where the International Jury president, director Wim Wenders, said that filmmakers should stay out of politics.
Iranian director unveils film confronting Tehran's Evin prison torture
Her film Roya tells the story of a fictional teacher detained in Evin, but it is also deeply personal for Mohammadi, who has been arrested multiple times in Iran on charges of propaganda.
Freed hostages David, Ariel Cunio to attend Berlinale with updated version of 'A Letter to David'
David Cunio and Ariel Cunio were both kidnapped on October 7, 2023 from Kibbutz Nir Oz, where more than a quarter of the approximately 400 residents were either killed or abducted.
37th Israel Film Festival opens in Los Angeles with star-studded gala
The festival will run until February 19, with screenings at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, Regal North Hollywood, and the Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills.
