Israeli film

Sam Spiegel Film Lab to take part in Venice Film Festival, will present 10 projects

The Venice International Film Festival is one of the largest and most prestigious in the world, and Israeli films have been embraced there with enthusiasm in the past.

Mor Eldar (left), the director of the Sam Spiegel International Film and Series Labs, and Dana Blankstein Cohen, the CEO and executive director of the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School.
Caroline Langford.

British-born Israeli actress Caroline Langford dies at 68 after battle with cancer

‘THE SIXTEENTH SHEEP’ reunion shows (from left) Yoni Rechter, Gidi Gov, Yehudit Ravitz, and David Broza.

DocuText returns to Jerusalem with documentaries on October 7, Israeli culture, and Jewish identity

STILLS FROM ‘Safe Room.’

DocuText film ‘Safe Room’ tells moving account of how strangers transformed into family on Oct. 7


Solidarity Film Festival focuses on human rights

For more information, go to the festival website at https://www.solidaritytlveng.org/

‘BEETHOVEN’S NINE’ will be screened at The Solidarity Human Rights Film Festival.

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. 

THE OPENING night film, ‘The Soundman.’

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.

‘BEES FOR PEACE,’ by Yossi Or, documents an initiative in which women from different faiths and communities learn beekeeping together, building trust.

Israel's Joseph Cedar to direct Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver in new film 'Useful Idiots'

Cedar’s films have won major prizes at international film festivals, including Cannes and the Berlinale.

Joseph Cedar, when he won the Silver Bear Award at the Berlinale for the film Beaufort.

The Cinema South Festival returns to its Sderot home

After a year of displacement, the festival will return to Sderot and the western Negev from November 6 to 13 for its 24th edition – its first in full format since October 7.

‘ETTY’, THE series created by Hagai Levi will open the festival.

‘Happy Place’: A funny and moving new dramedy airing in Israel - review

A new dark comedy, which perhaps should be called a dramedy, is airing on Sundays and Wednesdays on KAN 11.

A PROMO POSTER for ‘Happy Place.’

Wild and wonderful animated films at AniNation

The international animated film festival will return to the Jerusalem Cinematheque for its ninth edition November 4-8.

‘JINSEI’ WILL be one of the international films at AniNation.

Samaria Film Festival goes global

The festival begins on November 5, with screenings at 20 locations.

A SCENE from ‘Malachi.’

Debra Messing to take part in TLVFest

Messing will take part in the festival’s closing event and will speak to the festival’s founder and director, Yair Hochner, about her strong connection to the LGBT community and her activism. 

JENNIFER LOPEZ in ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman.’

‘A Burning Man’ wins Best Israeli Feature Prize at the Haifa International Film Festival

The awards were announced in a ceremony on Sunday night.

SHAI AVIVI in ‘A Burning Man,’ by Eyal Halfon, which won the award for Best Israeli Feature at the Haifa International Film Festival.