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.

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

DANA IVGY and Ben Sultan in ‘Oxygen.’

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

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 ‘THE LIGHTHOUSE’ by Jeffrey Allon.

‘Triangle of Sadness’ to open 2022 Jerusalem Film Festival

The festival will run until July 31 at the Jerusalem Cinematheque and other theaters around the city and will present over 200 films from more than 50 countries.

 ‘TRIANGLE OF SADNESS’ will open the Jerusalem Film Festival.

Jerusalem Film Festival announces July 21 opening date

The 2022 festival will return to tradition by hosting foreign guests, who were not able to attend last summer due to the pandemic.

 A PAST Jerusalem Film Festival.

Bernard-Henri Lévy lights Hanukkah candle at Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival

Levy is the guest of honor at the Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival and the recipient of the festival's Achievement Award. 

 Renowned French philosopher, author, filmmaker, political activist and veteran war journalist, Bernard-Henri Lévy, is seen lighting Hanukkah candles at the Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival, on November 28, 2021.

Historic Jewish figures featured in Jerusalem Film Festival section

One of the strongest sections in the Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival, which will run at the Jerusalem Cinematheque from November 27-December 2, is the Jewish Portraits program.

 SAUL BELLOW

Jewish life on display at Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival

There will be feature films, restored classics, documentaries, animated movies, children’s films and much more, as well as a number of special events.

 A SCENE from ‘Evolution,’ being screened at the Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival.

Films tie for top prize at Jerusalem Film Festival

The two films that shared the top award were Hadas Ben Aroya’s All Eyes Off Me and Tom Shoval’s Shake Your Cares Away.

 Photo of woman in white is from Shake Your Cares Away

Israeli-US film history is front and center in ‘The Ambassador’

It stars Robert Mitchum as Peter Hacker, the US ambassador to Israel, as he sets up meetings with members of the PLO to try to get direct negotiations going between the Palestinians and the Israelis.

 Robert Mitchum, Ellen Burstyn and Donald Pleasence in The Ambassador by Quentin Tarantino

Tarantino gets standing ovation at Jerusalem film fest Cannon Group tribute

Tarantino recalled how much he and his friends loved the Cannon movies and dreamed of meeting Golan and Globus and making movies for them.

 Quentin Tarantino with Navot Papushado, director of Big Bad Wolves at the Jerusalem Film Festival (Courtesy)

The Jerusalem Film Festival highlights diverse stories of Jewish life

Women of Valor looks at the struggle of Esty Shushan and other women from the ultra-Orthodox community fighting the leaders of the haredi parties to allow women to run for and hold political office.

 A still from the film ‘Women of Valor.' by Anna Somershaf that was presented in the Jerusalem Film Festival, August 2021. The Jerusalem Film Festival also receives annual funding from the Jerusalem Foundation.