Israeli movies

What to watch this week: Larry David's new HBO comedy, talking sheep, and Kim Novak

TV Time: Gitit Fisher, Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, and Hugh Jackman are just a few names to entertain TV watchers this summer in releases like On Standby and The Sheep Detectives.

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US-ENTERTAINMENT-STREAMING-WARNER-NETFLIX-FILM The HBO Max logo is seen outside the Warner Bros. Discovery offices in Culver City, California, on December 5, 2025.
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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The Samurai and the Prisoner, the latest film by Japanese master Kiyoshi Kurosawa, will be shown in the festival.

Jerusalem Film Festival announces international lineup featuring award winners, cult classics

The international lineup, which includes feature films, documentaries, animated films, and experimental works, will be screened in the Jerusalem Cinematheque and at Lev Smadar.

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Checkout, a feature film at Israeli Cinema Day.

Israeli Cinema Day returns with NIS 10 tickets across country

Among the films scheduled to be shown are Checkout, American Henna, Underwater Speculations, ‘Cuz You’re Ugly, and more!

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Director Pini Tavger on the life behind Israeli film 'More Than I Deserve' - interview

The movie won the Best Screenplay Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival and was nominated for six Ophir Awards.

FEBRUARY 11, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
A SCENE FROM ‘More Than I Deserve.’

Netflix to add Israeli film every week for rest of winter

These are the 16 Israeli film classics that will be added weekly for Netflix Israel users to stream.

JANUARY 12, 2023ByMAARIV ONLINE
Thondon entertainment symbol.

Israeli Cinema Day is this week: Theaters to offer NIS 10 movie tickets

A ticket for any of the selected movies in all Israeli film theaters will cost only NIS 10 on November 3.

OCTOBER 31, 2022ByWALLA! CULTURE
Cinema City Jerusalem

Moscow Film Festival highlights Israeli women's works

AUGUST 7, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM
A SCENE from ‘Asia.’

Israeli Embassy efforts enhance Brussels International Jewish Film Festival

JULY 10, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Jewish International Film Festival

Israeli show creators attend int'l television conference

JUNE 29, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Scene from 'Zero Hour' series

UK TV producers delegation visits Israel

JUNE 2, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM

Ronit Raphael and her daughter on the red carpet in Cannes Festival 

MAY 23, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ronit Raphael and her daughter Serra Raphael Leitsdorf

Time travel movies to see at the Jerusalem Cinematheque

The Jerusalem Cinematheque's new program, Déjà Vu, is featuring time travel movies that provide a fun escape from our 2022 reality.

FEBRUARY 1, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN
CLASSICS LIKE ‘Groundhog Day’ (1992) and ‘12 Monkeys’ (1995) are part of the Déjà Vu program at the Jerusalem Cinematheque.

'Camp Confidential', a film by Israeli directors, makes Oscar shortlist

Being on the shortlist of 15 films means that an Israeli movie may become one of the five Oscar nominees in its category.

DECEMBER 22, 2021ByHANNAH BROWN
2020 Oscars statues