Israeli film

The remake, starring Richard Gere, is set in the US, and is being remade by the Israeli director who originally directed and created the film.

Saban said that the toughest task for him was to put aside his perspective as an adult and recapture the feeling of what it was like to be in Poland and at the death camps at age 17. 

The movie stars newcomers Lia Elalouf and Daria Rosen in the lead roles, and the rest of the cast includes Ido Tako, Yaakov Zada-Daniel, and Neta Garty.

Movie producer Moshe Edery, CEO of United King Films, was awarded the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement. His journey from humble beginnings to cinema tycoon was celebrated.

David Volach goes back to his roots in Jerusalem to revisit his ultra-Orthodox childhood in his newest film 'Daniel Auerbach.'

It’s a haunting and beautiful look at a girl listening to a Holocaust survivor tell the story of how his life was saved during the war by a pig he hid behind.

Yadin Gellman discusses his shifts between being a soldier and playing one in his movies.

Life Hacks for Lovers will screen on Sunday evening along with five other international dance films in a program called “Human Connections.” 

The festival, which has a long history of welcoming Israeli filmmakers, as well as spotlighting films of Jewish interest and movies that focus on Jewish history, will continue to do so. 

The series is set to be released in the US on Peacock in May and in Israel on Yes.