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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A girl finds love in wartime

'Fig Tree' depicts Jewish-Ethiopian immigrants in Israel and included Amharic and Hebrew dialogue.

MARCH 14, 2019ByHANNAH BROWN
FIG TREE

‘Lady Titi’ Shatters Stereotypes About Israel’s Ethiopian Community

Feature-length comedy-drama depicts life of budding singer being chased by loan sharks who want their money back.

MARCH 1, 2019ByTARA KAVALER/THE MEDIA LINE
An Ethiopian Jewish woman arrives for the beginning of the Rosh Hashanah services at a synagogue in Addis Ababa.

Funny in French

Oh La La film festival finds France’s funniest films

NOVEMBER 13, 2018ByHANNAH BROWN
A SCENE from ‘Return of the Hero’ with Jean Dujardin and Melanie Laurent

‘Foxtrot,’ ‘Longing’ get European Film Award nods

Two Israeli films among 49 movies shortlisted for prestigious prize.

AUGUST 21, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
Samuel Maoz's ‘Foxtrot.’ (Courtesy)

Israeli ‘Tzeva Adom’ film named semifinalist at NBC festival

Winner of short film competition to be announced in October

AUGUST 15, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
SHANI ATIAS and Ron Weisberg star in 'Tzeva Adom'

Sony buys film script from Israeli

The director is being sought for a romantic comedy written by Savion Einstein.

JULY 22, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
Sony Pictures Studio is seen in Culver City, California, 2018.

A scandal in Ivansk

David Blumenfeld’s documentary reveals Polish ambivalence over Holocaust complicity

APRIL 8, 2018ByHANNAH BROWN
MICROCOSM OF a much larger story: Director David Blumenfeld (right) spoke with academics and local Ivansk residents (top)

Avi Nesher will not register new film with Israel Academy

Some in the Israeli film industry have speculated that the gatekeepers of the Academy are simply jealous of Nesher's success.

APRIL 2, 2018ByHANNAH BROWN
(FROM LEFT) Director Avi Nesher on the set of ‘The Other Story’ with actress Joy Rieger and singer Natan Goshen

‘Foxtrot’ director: Oscar snub was painful

Israeli Culture Minister Miri Regev celebrated the film missing out on a nomination.

JANUARY 24, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
Samuel Maoz, director of 'Foxtrot'

Global crime with a local flavor

Israeli actress Yuval Scharf is one of the stars of the new BBC show McMafia, which has received some criticism for its portrayal of organized crime in the Jewish state

JANUARY 7, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
Actress Yuval Scharf in a scene from McMafia (2018)