Cinematheque

How the Cinema South Festival has survived and thrived in Sderot for 25 years

After years of rocket fire and the trauma of October 7, Sderot's Cinema South Festival marks its 25th anniversary.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
THE SDEROT CINEMATHEQUE.
‘WILD THINGS,’ the opening-night movie, directed by Kalil Kovesh.

Jerusalem Women's Film Festival to spotlight Israeli, international cinema and female filmmakers

The Jerusalem Women's Film Festival will honor Hanna Azoulay-Hasfari while screening new Israeli and international films exploring identity, family, mental health, and women's experiences.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
People participate in the first Gay Pride Parade in Mitzpe Ramon, on July 2, 2021.

International LGBT film festival sets screenings at Tel Aviv Cinematheque

Audiences can also look forward to Adam Shankman’s camp comedy Stop! That! Train! featuring RuPaul, alongside major festival favorites from Cannes and Montreal’s Fantasia.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smadar Initiative is featuring ‘Inglorious Bastards.’ (see Saturday).

Jerusalem highlights: October 2 – October 8

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

|ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Jerusalem Cinematheque pays tribute to actor, director, and sex symbol Paul Newman

The cinematheque retrospective offers an unusually strong overview of Newman's career, featuring both movies he led and directed.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN
Paul Newman and Eva Marie Saint in 'Exodus.'

Jerusalem highlights: August 7-13

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

AUGUST 7, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Do not disturb until Chelyabinsk

Exhibition of ultra-Orthodox military draft cartoons vandalized ahead of Animix Festival

A young man wearing a kippah confronted organizers and Tel Aviv Cinematheque CEO Tomer Cohen. They said he tore down and damaged parts of the exhibition before attempting to flee.

AUGUST 4, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN
Cartoon showing Moses saying, "Don't they teach this commandment at yeshivas?" and holding a tablet that says, "Thou shalt not vandalize cartoons," created in response to the incident.

'Pulp Fiction' tops Jerusalem Cinematheque’s 50th anniversary film poll

Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction led the Jerusalem Cinematheque’s 50th anniversary audience poll, with 11 fan favorites set to screen throughout August as part of its “Your Top 10” series.

AUGUST 3, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN
‘PULP FICTION’ topped the Jerusalem Cinematheque’s audience poll as the greatest film of the past 50 years.

Tel Aviv's Animix festival combines political satire, cartoons with tributes, memorials, lectures

Alongside tributes and lectures, five-day event packs in live performances, gaming, and comics fair.

AUGUST 1, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN
CARTOON ANIMALS by lifetime achievement award winner Dovi Keich.

'Crazy, moving': Noga Erez documentary charts music star's rise through tragedy and triumph

The movie, most of which is in Hebrew, takes a fly-on-the-wall approach, chronicling their lives and mixing different styles to create a portrait of the duo that will be entertaining and interesting

JULY 11, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN
NOGA EREZ performs at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, last year.

Taiwan Film Week brings the island’s stories, culture to Jerusalem

The cinematheques of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Herzliya offer local audiences a taste of Taiwanese filmic fare.

JUNE 13, 2026ByBARRY DAVIS
‘Kung Fu’ is a high-energy work that draws on the traditions of martial arts, spiced with zany humor.

Movie theaters reopening across the country, just in time for Passover vacation - review

The theaters are operating  with the approval of the Home Front Command, which mandates that there must be protection nearby for everyone.

APRIL 8, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN
RYAN GOSLING in Project Hail Mary.

Jerusalem highlights: February 20-26

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

FEBRUARY 20, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Red Tent’ exhibition of works by Michal Tamir (see Saturday).

Jerusalem highlights: February 13-19

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

FEBRUARY 13, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN
MAO concert (see Thursday)