Israeli cinema

Ten Oscar nominations, no wins: Is Israel choosing wrong?

Israel has earned 10 Oscar nominations but never won. Are the Ophir Awards helping choose its strongest contenders?

The cast and crew of ‘Tell Me Everything,’ after it received the Ophir Award for Best Picture.Premium
Michael Rapaport (center) plays haredi billionaire Michael Gerstel in 'Matchmaking 3'

Hollywood meets Bnei Brak: Michael Rapaport plays haredi billionaire in 'Matchmaking 3'

YARON ZILBERMAN’S documentary series ‘Nir Oz – Heaven/Hell.’

Israeli cinematheques mark October 7 with documentaries, memorial screenings

Photo of Nova party-goers from ‘Our Loves’ shows Daniel Gimpel (R).PremiumPremium

From live-streamed massacre to cinema: How Israeli filmmakers confront October 7


Holocaust Remembrance Day to be marked through movies and documentaries

No matter how much I thought I knew, there is always more to learn, and movies can help to look at the events of the Shoah from different angles.

 A SCENE FROM ‘My Father’s Secrets.’

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.

The poster of the movie 'Girl No. 60427'

Jerusalem Film Fest reveals Israeli movie lineup

The Haggiag Competition for Israeli Feature Films, which has included some of Israel’s most beloved classics over the years, will have eight movies this year.

 ‘JUNE ZERO’

Bavarian and Mexican film festivals to open at cinematheques

The cinema of two very different cultures will be the focus of programs at the Jerusalem and Tel Aviv cinematheques next week: the Bavaria region of Germany and Mexico.

 A SCENE from ‘Leona.’

Eran Kolirin talks about the human story at the heart of ‘Let It Be Morning’

Let It Be Morning, which was produced by Dori Media in collaboration with Films du Poisson, is based on an acclaimed novel by Sayed Kashua.

 ERAN KOLIRIN, the director of ‘Let It Be Morning.’

Screenwriter Dana Idisis discusses father-son autism drama, ‘Here We Are’

Dana Idisis's youngest brother, Guy, is on the autism spectrum.

 DANA IDIDIS: I wanted people to see the love and the laughter, how amazing my brother is.

An encore for Israeli Cinema Day

The last Israeli Cinema Day was in late October.

 A SCENE from ‘Let It Be Morning.’

Israeli movie tickets go for NIS 10 for Israeli Cinema Day

Some 32 Israeli movies will be shown in cinemas around the country for NIS 10 on October 27.

Israelis standing outside of the cinemateque in Jerusalem, March 1, 2021

‘Saving Shuli’ sells 1 m. tickets, sets box-office record

Saving Shuli, which stars and was created by the Mah Kashur trio, is a comedy about three friends who go to Colombia to rescue one of their sons, who has been kidnapped by a drug kingpin.

 'SAVING SHULI', the Israeli summer hit movie of 2021

Lights, camera, action: The power of Israeli film - analysis

It’s not that Israeli television has changed but it’s a world change, that [people are] willing to be open to more and more cultures than before.

Two children and a woman enter a Cineplex Cinema as the number of novel coronavirus cases continued to grow in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 16, 2020.