Film festival

Two Israeli films selected for Tribeca Festival

Ruthy Pribar’s new feature, "What Is to Come," has been selected for the international competition, while also heading to Tribeca is Gidi Dar and Shuli Rand's film, "Moishe Badhan."

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"What is to Come."
Matti Leshem on the set of the Mary episode, which he directed.

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.

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A woman sits alone in a Frankfurt, Germany, cinema in November 2021.

Frankfurt cinema declines to participate in Jewish film festival, spurring backlash

Frankfurt's Astor Film Lounge declined to host movies during Jewish Film Days this year, citing economic reasons for its withdrawal from the film festival.

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Noam Ash (left) and Charlie Barnett (right) in the 2026 film "Bookends," written by Ash.

A Jewish writers initiative's first film: a comedy about a Holocaust survivor and his gay grandson

“The film is really a love letter to my grandparents, and the greatest generation,” Ash said. “I do consider my relationship with my grandparents to be one of the greatest blessings of my life.”

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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.

'Genocide in Gaza': Anti-Israel protests, boycott calls at Toronto, Venice film festivals

Sarah Friedland, an American-Jewish director accepting the Luigi De Laurentiis Prize for Best First Film, said, “As a Jewish American, I’m accepting this award on the 336th day of Israel’s genocide."

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
DIRECTOR DANI ROSENBERG with (from left) Nora Lifshitz, Yamit Avital, and Ori Avinoam at the premiere of ‘Of Dogs and Men’ at the Venice Film Festival on Friday.