Haifa International Film Festival

‘A Burning Man’ wins Best Israeli Feature Prize at the Haifa International Film Festival

The awards were announced in a ceremony on Sunday night.

SHAI AVIVI in ‘A Burning Man,’ by Eyal Halfon, which won the award for Best Israeli Feature at the Haifa International Film Festival.
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Laughs and tears: A look at the 41st Haifa International Film Festival

ETHAN HAWKE stars in ‘Blue Moon’, Richard Linklater’s drama about composer Lorenz Hart.

Haifa film fest announces international program

Actor Wallace Shawn participates in a demonstration to support Gaza outside the White House on October 16, 2023 in Washington, DC. Members of the Jewish Voice for Peace and the IfNotNow movement staged a demonstration to call for a cease of fire in the Middle East.

Olivia Coleman, Ilana Glazer, Wallace Shawn, among stars pledging to boycott Israeli film industry


Haifa Film Festival announces its rich Israeli lineup

The Masters program, which features movies by the greatest directors from around the world, will include a movie by an Israeli director for the first time.

 ‘RUNNING ON SAND.’

'Honey Trap's truth, Diana's struggles and Disney' rom-coms

These movies and TV shows should be added to your "must-watch list."

 A SCENE FROM ‘Honey Trap.’

Beata Parkanova's new film 'The Word' has universal appeal

The Word, which won the award for Best Director at the prestigious Karlovy Vary Film Festival this year, as well as the Best Actor award for its star, Martin Finger, is a delightfully complex movie.

 BEATA PARKANOVA: The audience loved our film at the screening, yesterday.

Haifa Film Festival presents diverse lineup of Israeli, international cinema

Which films should you see at the Haifa International Film Festival?

‘THE BLUE Caftan’

Karaoke strikes a chord with Israelis

The movie has touched a chord with many Israelis, who are seeing themselves – or their cousins or old friends – portrayed on screen for the first time. 

 The actors in the couple photo are Sasson Gabay (left) and Rita Shukrun.

‘Don’t Worry Darling’ to open Israel's Haifa Film Festival

Israel's Haifa International Film Festival will open with Don't Worry Darling, a dystopian psychological thriller starring Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Gemma Chan and Olivia Wilde.

 ‘DON’T WORRY Darling’ stars Olivia Wilde.

Israel films, shows announced for Haifa International Film Festival

The 38th Haifa International Film Festival will include 50 new Israeli films and two new television series. The festival takes place October 8-17.

 ‘MY NEIGHBOR ADOLF’

‘Let It Be Morning’ is big winner at Haifa film fest

Eran Kolirin’s latest film, Let It Be Morning, won the lion’s share of the major awards in the Israeli Feature Film Competition at the Haifa International Film Festival on Sunday night.

 Let It Be Morning.

Haifa International Film Festival boasted homegrown highlights

A pointed commentary on the political situation, based on a novel by Sayed Kashua, Let It Be Morning works as a drama and black comedy because the characters are so well-drawn and appealing.

 ERAN KOLIRIN, second from right, with cast members from ‘Let It Be Morning.’

Avi Nesher’s ‘Image of Victory’ is a triumph of cinema - review

Image of Victory is not so much a political movie as an existential statement about the price paid, quite literally, for the image of the title.

 A SCENE FROM Avi Nesher’s ‘Image of Victory.’