Academy awards
Israel’s film industry is thriving - so why can’t it crack the Oscars?
Israel has earned 10 Oscar nominations but never won. Are the Ophir Awards helping choose its strongest contenders?
Which film will be Israel's submission to the Oscars? Inside the Ophir Awards' red carpet
'NAZA' wins acclaim while Fauda’s more complex Israel struggles for recognition - comment
Javier Bardem speaks out for Palestine at the Oscars, while Iranian dissidents were ignored
Tzufit Grant's 'Lost' returns to Channel 13
'Lost with Tzufit Grant' - the TV Academy Award-winning documentary series hosted by Tzufit Grant and directed by David Deri will be returning to Channel 13 with four new episodes.
The surprisingly Jewish world of ‘Tár,’ the movie garnering awards buzz
The film is winning rave reviews and early Oscar buzz in part for how convincingly Blanchett and writer-director Todd Field portray Lydia Tár.
Jean-Luc Godard, filmmaker who polarized Jews with views on Israel, dies
The Zionist Organization of America called Godard a “virulent antisemite,” arguing that he had a record of making antisemitic comments.
Israeli film school students' film wins BAFTA student film category
The film combines drama and animation and is based on the director's memories as the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor, who recorded her life in a personal diary during the Holocaust.
Jewish philanthropist Shira Ruderman elected to Academy Museum's board
The American-Israeli philanthropist was one of three individuals elected to The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures' board of trustees.
Will Smith's Oscar slap: What do Israelis think?
Puzzled by the ‘slap heard round the world,’ many doubt Israeli actors would have reacted this way.
Jessica Chastain wins best actress Oscar for 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye'
Chastain's film charted the real-life story of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker.
Film on World War II Resistance fighter wins Best Documentary Short Oscar
Israeli film 'White Eye' and Palestinian film 'The Present' were both nominated for Best Live Action Short Film, but lost to 'Two Distant Strangers.'
Oscars: Predicting the 2021 Academy Awards winners
Due to the pandemic, this year has marked a sharp shift toward streaming-service films, and most of the nominated movies were shown only briefly in theaters.
Helen Mirren will portray Golda Meir in new Yom Kippur War film
The focus of the movie will be the drama of and high-stakes nature of Meir's decisions during the Yom Kippur war.