Jerusalem Film Festival

Aki-no Japanese Film Festival features cinematic

For the past decade, Aki-no has been one of the capital’s most eagerly anticipated cultural events; this year, it will present works from celebrated auteurs as well as rising talents.

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LOVE ON TRIAL will be the opening film of the festival.
A scene from ‘Bella.’

How a Jew and an Arab made a comedy about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

A bold new Jewish-Arab comedy, “Bella,” uses humor to explore shared pain.

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DANA IVGY and Ben Sultan in ‘Oxygen.’

'Oxygen': Breaking taboos on Israeli mothers who cannot send sons to war - review

“It touched something in people who saw it, even outside of Israel,” said Netalie Braun, director of the movie 'Oxygen.' “I really hope that it will spark discussion."

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Scene from the film, Proud Jewish Boy, by Isri Halpern.

Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival features story of Polish Jewish teenager who triggered Kristallnacht

In Proud Jewish Boy, documentarian Isri Halpern sets out to find the truth about the 17-year-old Jewish refugee who assassinated a German diplomat in Paris in 1938.

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Famous Nazi-fighting duo speak about a documentary about their lives

The Klarsfelds, have been making headlines for decades and now have a documentary about their lives being shown at the Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival.

DECEMBER 17, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN
BEATE AND Serge Klarsfeld.

Grapevine: Heroic haredim

Movers and shakers in Israeli society

DECEMBER 16, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
The protagonists of ‘Kippat Barzel,’ playing infantrymen in the Netzah Yehuda Battalion, pose at their base.

‘Armageddon Time’ to open Jerusalem Jewish film festival

The 24th Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival at the Jerusalem Cinematheque will be held over Hanukkah on December 17-22.

NOVEMBER 17, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN
JAMES GRAY’S ‘Armageddon Time.’

'Triangle of Sadness': Ruben Ostlund's wild ride - film review

It’s a wild ride that takes aim at some pretty easy targets, but makes a few good points and, more importantly, is funny much of the time

OCTOBER 3, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN
‘TRIANGLE OF Sadness’

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.

AUGUST 10, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN
A scene from 'Savoy.'

'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.

JULY 26, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN
AMIR JADIDI in 'A Hero'

Famed actress Charlotte Gainsbourg in Israel for Jerusalem Film Festival

International actress Charlotte Gainsbourg stars in ‘The Accusation,’ directed by her partner, Yvan Attal and co-stars with son, Ben Attal. They are here for the Jerusalem Film Festival.

JULY 25, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN
CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG in a scene from ‘The Accusation.’

Jerusalem highlights July 22 – 28

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

JULY 23, 2022ByHAGAY HACOHEN
LOVE PITA by Adva Drori.

Jerusalem Film Fest documentaries show real-life drama

The Diamond Competition for Israeli Documentary Films is particularly competitive this year, with movies that look at diverse aspects of life in Israel and Jewish history.

JULY 20, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN
‘THE PARTISAN with a Leica Camera’

Great guests, great movies at the 39th Jerusalem Film Fest

Between the guests and the more than 200 films from more than 50 countries, this is looking to be one of the strongest festivals in years.

JULY 16, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN
DAVID CRONENBERG’S latest film, Crimes of the Future.