Israeli film
Israeli film fund goes Hollywood with Mark Wahlberg, Naomi Watts projects
The Siena Film Foundation's first major Hollywood project is the upcoming crime thriller By Any Means, starring Mark Wahlberg and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.
Fourth Rahat Film Festival brings cinema, culture, city tours, Bedouin heritage to life
In Yes!, Israeli director Nadav Lapid skewers his country’s ‘moral abyss’ after Oct. 7
Israeli film Butcher's Stain receives an Oscar nomination in Best Live Action Short category
Israeli film 'Where to?' to compete in Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlinale is one of the largest and most prestigious festivals in the world and will take place from February 12-22 this year.
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.
Israeli film awards proceed as boycotting nominees reverse course
Filmmakers who withdrew from the culture ministry’s film awards will participate after a compromise was reached amid threats to reform the Cinema Law.
Controversial actor, director Mohammad Bakri dies at 72
Bakri’s triumphs as an actor in films, television, and on stage were eclipsed in later years by a struggle over his 2002 documentary, Jenin, Jenin, about Operation Defensive Shield.
'Butcher’s Stain' lands Oscars shortlist as Israel shut out of international feature race
Butcher’s Stain is about Samir (Omar Sameer Mahamid), an Arab Israeli working in a supermarket in Tel Aviv, who is accused of tearing down hostage posters in the break room.
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.
Israeli cinema to have global comeback at Sundance 2025 with 'Independence' and SIPUR films
Despite 5,000 film-industry professionals calling for a boycott of the Israeli film industry, the works of Moshe Rosenthal and SIPUR will compete in the world-renowned festival.
'I'll die as a Zionist': Daniella Pick talks about life in TLV with husband Quentin Tarantino
Tarantino has been quoted as saying, "I love it [in Israel]. If I didn't love it, I wouldn't be there."
Eti Tsicko's Nandauri, far more psychologically complex than its outline indicates - review
Nandauri, named after a Georgian word meaning “The one I long for,” is a dark film that offers a female perspective on escaping her stifling rural village.
Solidarity Film Festival focuses on human rights
For more information, go to the festival website at https://www.solidaritytlveng.org/
