She was brilliant, visionary, charming, hardworking, funny, ambitious, extremely cultured, demanding, and imperious, so it’s no accident that she was eulogized by many as the queen of Israeli cinema.

A Letter to David, directed by Tom Shoval, the winner of this year’s Ophir Award for Best Documentary, will open the 37th ...

There are many conflicting priorities involved in programming Jewish and Israeli-oriented film festivals in the US, and since ...

His work, including the 2002 documentary “Jenin, Jenin,” exposed the often harsh realities of life experienced by his fellow ...

Kicking off June 4, the 12th Annual Israel Film Center Festival is well timed for maximum controversy, but its organizer is prepared: "We always have good security and we have our ear to the ground." ...

Filmmakers who withdrew from the culture ministry’s film awards will participate after a compromise was reached amid threats to reform the Cinema Law.

Even Netflix has realized that some viewers want to watch a bit of good Israeli cinema, and they maintain a ...

New Israeli Cinema began unofficially six years ago, when Mizel Museum curator Georgina Kolber began showing Israeli films on the lawn of the museum on summer nights. But inclement weather and a slim ...

A protest in support of Palestine during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on August 30, 2025 (photo by Stefano Rellandini/AFP via Getty Images) More than 3,500 film industry workers and ...

Tom Nesher's debut film Come Closer, inspired by the sudden loss of her brother Ari in a 2018 hit-and-run accident, was Israel’s entry to the 2025 Academy Awards. Nesher appears in an exclusive ...

An Israeli official slammed the Ophir Awards for naming The Sea the country's best film of 2025. The movie about a Palestinian boy is expected to be Israel's Oscars submission. Miki Zohar threatened ...