Jerusalem Film Festival

A bold new Jewish-Arab comedy, “Bella,” uses humor to explore shared pain.

“It touched something in people who saw it, even outside of Israel,” said Netalie Braun, director of the movie 'Oxygen.' “I really hope that it will spark discussion."

In Proud Jewish Boy, documentarian Isri Halpern sets out to find the truth about the 17-year-old Jewish refugee who assassinated a German diplomat in Paris in 1938.

One of the highlights of the festival is the International Film Competition, which will award the Schoumann Prize for Jewish Cinema

Nandauri, named after a Georgian word meaning “The one I long for,” is a dark film that offers a female perspective on escaping her stifling rural village.

Hollywood A-listers pledged to not screen films or work with Israeli film institutions…that are "implicated in genocide and apartheid" against Palestinians.

The Venice Film Festival began last week, and the Toronto International Film Festival opened yesterday - only two full-length movies and one short film from Israel will be shown at them this year.

Like last year, the directors were mostly women, many of whom focused on strong female characters in movies that will have a universal appeal.

While all the categories are competitive, the Israeli competitions are watched especially closely by those interested in blue-and-white cinema

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.