Israeli film

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

CRISTIAN MUNGIU’S ‘Fjord’ won the Palme d’Or at Cannes this year.
Mark Wahlberg as Gregory Scarpa, seen in new film By Any Means.

Israeli film fund goes Hollywood with Mark Wahlberg, Naomi Watts projects

FROM LEFT: Yarona Ben-Shalom Richardson, Muhammad al-Krenawi of the Rahat Community Center, Fadi Ziadna, Lior Kalfa, and Suleiman Abo Madegem, the director of Rahat’s Cultural Center.

Fourth Rahat Film Festival brings cinema, culture, city tours, Bedouin heritage to life

An Israeli artist couple (Efrat Dor and Ariel Bronz) sell their souls to the ruling elite in the provocative film "Yes," from director Nadav Lapid.

In Yes!, Israeli director Nadav Lapid skewers his country’s ‘moral abyss’ after Oct. 7


Yadin Gellman: A soldier in the movies and in real life

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

 YADIN GELLMAN with Amit Farkash in ‘Victory.’

'Life Hacks for Lovers' takes Israeli dance duo to New York City

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

 BOBBI JENE SMITH and Or Schraiber in ‘Life Hacks for Lovers.’

Berlinale festival to spotlight Jewish films in wake of war

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. 

 IRENE JACOB in a scene from 'Shikun'

Details revealed for new series ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’

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

 A STILL FROM ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’, starring Harvey Keitel.

The show will go on for TLVFest

The International Tel Aviv LBGTQ+ Film Festival will be running at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque from December 21-31 at a number of venues around the city. 

 GILA ALMAGOR in ‘Tied Hands.’

Why it’s the right time for ‘Running on Sand’

Running on Sand, which opened all over Israel in theaters on Thursday, is exactly what the country needs right now.

 CHANCELA MONGOZA and Kim Or Azulay in ‘Running on Sand.’

Arava and Docaviv Galilee film festivals announce wartime programs

Due to the security situation in the north, the Docaviv Galilee Film Festival in Ma’alot Tarshiha cannot hold physical screenings, but there will be an online edition of the festival November 22-25.

 'About Dry Grasses.'

The politics behind 'Blaga's Lessons' - review

Blaga’s Lessons is a dark film that tells the story of a recently widowed language and literature teacher who is cheated out of her life savings by a phone scammer.

 A SCENE from ‘Blaga’s Lessons.’

Israeli series ‘Bros’ to stream on Netflix

Bros tells the story of the inseparable childhood friends Pini and Nisso (Savyon and Amir), co-owners of a local Jerusalem bar, and die-hard Beitar Jerusalem soccer fans. 

 ‘BROS’ WITH Hanan Savyon and Guy Amir.

Israel abetting Russian propaganda by signing film deal with Russia

Russia prides itself on its propaganda, and now Israel has signed a deal with them for film and cinema.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R)