Israeli films

Arava International Film Festival expands to two outdoor screens for 15th edition in November

The Arava International Film Festival returns November 4 to 14 with nine Israeli premieres, Hollywood classics, and two outdoor screens beneath the Negev desert sky.

OCTOBER 12, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

FOR THE first time, the festival will feature two outdoor screens.

Israeli Second Temple drama ‘Legend of Destruction’ now available in the US

The story follows Ben Batich, voiced by Oscar Isaac, an idealistic young man who joins the zealots rebelling against Rome, driven by anger at corruption and inequality.

OCTOBER 11, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Filmmakers Ariel Orbuch, Roy Danino, and Hagai Gutman, creators of NAZA, The True Story receive ertificates of appreciation from National Public Diplomacy Directorate head Tzipi Hotovely on Thursday, October 8, 2026.

Gov't honors creators of NAZA, The True Story, that challenges Yuval Abraham's documentary claims

Tzipi Hotovely praised the film for presenting "Israel's truth and the morality of IDF soldiers" and challenging what she called "blood libels and lies" against Israel.

OCTOBER 10, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A scene from the Israeli film 'Tell Me Everything.'

Swiss queer film festival removes award-winning Israeli movie from lineup after boycott threats

The Geneva-based festival, which opens on October 9, had previously included Tell Me Everything, a drama about a boy who discovers his father is gay at the height of the AIDS epidemic, in its lineup.

OCTOBER 9, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Animated film “Where is Anne Frank” screened at Singapore’s Animation Nation 2022

DECEMBER 31, 2022ByMAYA BAILEY

Why does Israel keep getting snubbed by the Oscars? - comment

For those who long to see Israeli films getting international attention, it’s been a disappointing time, with no end in sight.

DECEMBER 28, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN

Cinema Sabaya’ was this year’s Ophir Award winner

Foreign film production is coming to Israel in 2023

The applications will create an influx of more than NIS 172 million in investment in movie and TV productions in Israel, according to the Tourism Ministry.

DECEMBER 8, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israeli Film Week Celebrated in China

The Embassy of Israel in China hosted an Israeli Film Week from September 19-22 in China.

NOVEMBER 20, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM

With Irit Ben-Abba the Israeli ambassador to China

Israeli film “Let It Be Morning” screened at Chicago International Film Festival

NOVEMBER 20, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM

'Valeria Is Getting Married' takes top prize at Haifa Film Festival

The movie tells the story of two Ukrainian sisters in Israel, one who has already entered into a mail-order marriage with an Israeli man and one who is considering this kind of a marriage.

OCTOBER 16, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN

Festival Artistic Director, Yaron Shamir; Ayelet Kait, producer; Michal Vinik, director Valeria Is Getting Married; Amir Harel, producer; Pnina Blayer, Festival President

'Barren' Israeli film is full of life

Barren is a memorable movie, presenting characters you believe in and care about as it gives moviegoers a look and insights into a way of life that some will find fascinating and others off-putting.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN