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
Israeli film fund goes Hollywood with Mark Wahlberg, Naomi Watts projects
Fourth Rahat Film Festival brings cinema, culture, city tours, Bedouin heritage to life
In Yes!, Israeli director Nadav Lapid skewers his country’s ‘moral abyss’ after Oct. 7
'Barren' Israeli film is full of life
Barren is a memorable movie, presenting characters you believe in and care about as it gives moviegoers a look and insights into a way of life that some will find fascinating and others off-putting.
An artist's daughter tells the story of her life in a complex documentary
While this very particular story is about the daughter of an artist, it will resonate with anyone who has had a fraught relationship with their parents.
'Born in Jerusalem and Still Alive' tells a capital tale with dark humor
Atia has real feeling for Jerusalem and portrays the changing city vividly, but the film as a whole is something of a missed opportunity.
Thought-provoking ‘Savoy’ examines Tel Aviv hotel siege in 1975
Savoy raises interesting questions about ethnicity, class and stereotypes, and will make you think about what has and hasn’t changed in the past few decades.
'A Hero' tells the story of one man's bad choices - review
A Hero looks at what happens when one mistake leads you into a sinkhole that keeps getting deeper.
Netflix’s new Israeli war drama revisits capture of a kibbutz in 1948
Inspired by the real-life battle for control of Kibbutz Nitzanim, during which Egyptian forces overpowered the Israeli military, briefly captured the territory and took over 100 prisoners of war.
Jerusalem Film Fest reveals Israeli movie lineup
The Haggiag Competition for Israeli Feature Films, which has included some of Israel’s most beloved classics over the years, will have eight movies this year.
Seret UK Film and TV Festival held May 12– 19, 2022
Aging man fights his fate in new Israeli film - review
This is an accomplished debut, carefully put together, with fine work by all the actors and good visual storytelling that builds slowly and ultimately tells a moving and universal story.
Israeli artists win as US court rules against ‘pirates’
The court awarded $7,650,000 in damages from each of the pirated sites for infringing the creators’ rights.