Documentary
'Crazy, moving': Noga Erez documentary charts music star's rise through tragedy and triumph
The movie, most of which is in Hebrew, takes a fly-on-the-wall approach, chronicling their lives and mixing different styles to create a portrait of the duo that will be entertaining and interesting
What to watch this week: The story behind ‘Shoah,’ the end of ‘The Bear,’ and a riveting ‘Betrayal’
October 7 documentary ‘The Prophet’ to make Jerusalem debut on Thursday
Docaviv 2026 opens in Tel Aviv with global documentaries, masterclasses, and retrospectives
Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival features 40+ films exploring Jewish life
The festival will run from December 13 to 18 at the Jerusalem Cinematheque, will feature over 40 movies from 15 countries, and will explore Jewish life in times of uncertainty, as well as stability.
Columbia University denies campus access to activist Mahmoud Khalil over safety concerns
"They’re censoring anything connected to Palestine, anything that exposes their repression, their retaliation, and their complicity in genocide," said Mahmoud Khalil
Woes, challenges, and triumph: A look at the 2025 Anthropological Film Festival
The lineup includes films from countries around the world, such as the US, China, France, India, the UK, Mexico, Brazil, Poland, Qatar, and Austria.
The Cinema South Festival returns to its Sderot home
After a year of displacement, the festival will return to Sderot and the western Negev from November 6 to 13 for its 24th edition – its first in full format since October 7.
Amsterdam film fest to exclude Israeli state-funded submission
IDFA is rejecting Israeli state-funded films and organizations like DocAviv, citing ties to a government that violates human rights. Israeli professionals call the move a blow to artistic freedom.
TV Time: from stories of October 7 to Baz Luhrmann classics
The new Kan 11 documentary series follows the experiences of several families who lost close relatives in the massacre and who have no easy path forward. The first episode starts just after October
David Attenborough makes history at 99, winning Daytime Emmy award for orangutan doc.
Now 99 years old, Attenborough beat the previous winner Dick Van Dyke who set his own record at 98 in 2024.
Holocaust survivor and member of group plot to kill six million Germans dead at 105
Yehuda 'Idek' Friedman, a Krakow-born Holocaust survivor and member of Nakam, has died at 105. He recounted the group's revenge plots in later interviews.
‘A Burning Man’ wins Best Israeli Feature Prize at the Haifa International Film Festival
The awards were announced in a ceremony on Sunday night.
Delving into Cold War with 'The Last Spy' documentary on German Jew who rose to the top of CIA
The film had its Israeli premiere at the 41st Haifa International Film Festival, which runs until October 14.
