Film festival

Assaf Machnes's 'Where to?' wins top prize at Jerusalem Film Festival

The festival awarded prizes totaling approximately NIS 1 million across its Israeli and international competitions, as well as its short-film, experimental-film, and industry programs.

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Co-stars Ido Tako (left) and Ihab Salami with a poster of their film, Where To?, directed by Assaf Machnes, at its premiere at the Jerusalem Film Festival.
From left: Jerusalem Film Festival artistic director Orr Sigoli, Jerusalem Film Festival director Roni Mahadav-Levin, Jerusalem Cinematheque executive board chairman Dani Mimran, Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, and Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa.

Jerusalem Film Festival opens 43rd edition at Sultan's Pool with 6,000 guests

Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa, one of the most acclaimed filmmakers working today, was the festival’s guest of honor and received an award in recognition of his cinematic achievements.

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CRISTIAN MUNGIU’S ‘Fjord’ won the Palme d’Or at Cannes this year.

Jerusalem Film Festival returns with Sundance hits, Cannes winners, and Israeli premieres

The 43rd edition of the festival, which was founded to bring the best international films to Israel and to promote Israeli filmmaking, will be at the Jerusalem Cinematheque and the Lev Smadar theater

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(L to R) Melanie Bronfman, Mark Wilf, Doron Almog, Matthew Bronfman.

The Jewish Agency hosts New York screening of 'From October 6 to October 7'

The film chronicles the life of Chairman Doron Almog from the Yom Kippur War through to the events of October 7

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‘Goldman Case’: A true story of French Jewish radical whose murder trial still cloaked in mystery

The movie recently made its US debut in New York City and Los Angeles and is now opening in theaters across the country.

NOVEMBER 16, 2024BySHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
Arthur Harari (right) as attorney Georges Kiejman in "The Goldman Case."

Tel Aviv Spirit Festival explores mindfulness, resilience, and healing from trauma

Spirit Film Festival brings films on resilience, spirituality, and healing to Tel Aviv.

NOVEMBER 13, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
‘Shambhala’ will among the films screened at the Spirit Film Festival.

Arava Film Festival: World cinema in the Negev

The festival will bring award-winning films and restored classics to an open-air setting at the stunning Ashush Natural Reserve.

OCTOBER 20, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
‘I’M STILL HERE’ will open the Arava International Film Festival.

Haifa film festival postponed till December

Last year’s festival was set to end on the evening of October 7, but it was canceled in the morning when the war broke out.

OCTOBER 8, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
Haifa Film Festival.

Israeli animation film won first place at International Film Festival

The Israeli short film, directed by Dovi Keich, won Best Animation for Children at the Girona International Film Festival.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Alone in the Corner

Come Closer: A tale of love, loss, and redemption - review

Tom Nesher’s directorial debut follows Eden's emotional journey after her brother’s tragic death, blending beauty with heartache.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
A SCENE from Tom Nesher’s ‘Come Closer.’

Haifa International Film Festival announces Israeli lineup 

The Haifa Film Festival marks its 40th year with a new Israeli Cinema Competition, merging dramas and documentaries.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
A SCENE from ‘The Property.’

Woke Jews are sacrificing their own at the altar of wokeness - opinion

Prominent Jewish figures, like filmmaker Sarah Friedland, must question whether their privileged positions shield them from the harsh realities faced by other Jews

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024ByDAVID CHRISTOPHER KAUFMAN
SARAH FRIEDLAND poses with awards she won at the Venice Film Festival, last Saturday. ‘I often think of house slaves and field slaves when I see Jews such as filmmaker Friedland,’ the writer maintains.

Featuring unseen footage: 'The Bibi Files' premiers at Toronto Film Festival

The footage includes interviews with Netanyahu, his wife Sara, and his son Yair, showing criminal investigations dating to 2016-2018.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen in an interrogation room (illustrative)

Court rejects Netanyahu's request to ban new Toronto Film Festival documentary

Netanyahu has requested 'The Bibi Files,' a documentary including 'never-before-seen leaked footage' of corruption interrogations be banned from TIFF.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with The Jerusalem Post.