Jerusalem Film Festival

The 38th Jerusalem Film Festival, which will take place from August 24-September 4 at the Jerusalem Cinematheque and other locations, just announced the details of its Israeli programs.

Israel’s most anticipated film festivals are coming back to theaters throughout the summer, as more coronavirus regulations are lifted every week.

The festival traditionally takes place in the summer but last year, because of the pandemic, it was postponed and eventually held online.

When the composer-producer-guitarist died in 1993 at the age of 52, he left behind him a body of work that would do well to squeeze into three or four lifetimes.

The 37th Jerusalem Film Festival will run December 10-20 online.

A new film looks at Palestinian youngsters and how their lives are impacted by the continuing Israeli occupation of their living and breathing space.

There is still a possibility that filmmakers will participate in in-person screenings with very small audiences, but nothing definite has been announced yet.

There will be prizes totaling NIS 500,000 that will be given to award winners.

'Sublet' stars Tony Award-winning actor John Benjamin Hickey as a New York Times travel writer grieving a loss who comes to Tel Aviv to research an article.

As always, it will feature the best of recent movies of Jewish interest — including feature films, documentaries, short films and animated films, from Israel and around the world.