Film festival
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.
Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid withdraws from French festival after boycott pressure
‘One Eye Open’ documentary wins award
At Cannes, a juror claims anti-Israel activists face blacklisting
250 years later, Jane Austen lives on at the Jerusalem Cinematheque
Austen was particularly adept at portraying societal circumstances with liberal helpings of wit and sarcasm.
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.
Jewish film fest brings holiday food for thought
One of the highlights of the festival is the International Film Competition, which will award the Schoumann Prize for Jewish Cinema
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.
Solidarity Film Festival focuses on human rights
For more information, go to the festival website at https://www.solidaritytlveng.org/
Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival features 40+ films exploring Jewish life
The festival will run from December 13 to 18 at the Jerusalem Cinematheque, will feature over 40 movies from 15 countries, and will explore Jewish life in times of uncertainty, as well as stability.
French comedy festival Oh Là Là! showcases premieres, classics, and more
The eighth festival will run from November 27 to December 5 around the country, and will feature the best recent French comedies.
‘The human side of what’s going on’: Shai Carmeli-Pollak on his film on Palestinians, ‘The Sea’
Entertainment industry figures' boycott of films receiving support from Israeli film institutions puts 'The Sea' into the boycott category, just as the Oscar-nominations begin.
Woes, challenges, and triumph: A look at the 2025 Anthropological Film Festival
The lineup includes films from countries around the world, such as the US, China, France, India, the UK, Mexico, Brazil, Poland, Qatar, and Austria.
Spirit Festival to help reflect on troubled times
This year, it will present an unusually rich lineup of international and Israeli films that explore the intersection of consciousness, healing, nature, and compassion.
