Israeli films

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.

AUGUST 25, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

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.

Renowned Israeli filmmaker Avi Nesher's new film to open Haifa International Film Festival

The movie explores the lives of seven characters whose personal crises are overshadowed by October 7, forcing them into a desperate fight for survival and to confront buried truths.

AUGUST 20, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

What to watch this week: 'Operation Thunderbolt,' 'Jurassic Park,' and Israeli classics

TV TIME: This summer’s watchlist includes "Operation Thunderbolt," "Turn Left at the End of the World," dinosaur blockbusters, a grittier "Little House" reboot, and classic musicals.

AUGUST 8, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Co-stars Ido Tako (left) and Ihab Salami with a poster of their film, Where To?, directed by Assaf Machnes, at its premiere at the Jerusalem Film Festival.

Jerusalem Film Festival draws 70,000 despite boycott campaign targeting Israeli cinema

The Jerusalem Film Festival attracted 70,000 people this year after Film Workers for Palestine launched a pledge naming it as an Israeli institution that it would refuse to work with.

AUGUST 2, 2026|BySIDNEY BLASCO

The glittering hotel where stars spent the Cannes Film Festival

Cannes film festival sees particularly large Israeli delegation due to four feature films

JULY 15, 2021ByMICHAL GALANTI

Show goes on at Jerusalem Film Festival with screening of Sublet

Fox and his producer/husband Gal Uchovsky were on hand, as was one of the movie’s stars, Niv Nissim.

DECEMBER 12, 2020ByHANNAH BROWN

L-R: Sublet co-screenwriter, Itay Segal; actor Niv Nissim; actress Hana Laslo; Jerusalem Cinematheque CEO Dr. Noa Regev; director Eytan Fox; and producer Gal Uchovsky.

Celebrating a ‘Portrait of Victory’ for Israeli cinema

“It’s the 21st century, it’s no longer about good and bad guys. We’ve gone past that point. It’s about two conflicting narratives, each of which is searching for its own portrait of victory.”

NOVEMBER 26, 2020ByHANNAH BROWN

Yadin Gellman and Joy Rieger shooting a scene from Avi Nesher’s ‘Portrait of Victory.’

Jerusalem Jewish Film Fest announces lineup

The festival will be presented online this year from November 11 to 22, and will feature the best of recent movies of Jewish interest.

NOVEMBER 5, 2020ByHANNAH BROWN

Arava Int’l Film Festival announces November program

The festival will feature the best of recent films from Israel and around the world.

OCTOBER 21, 2020ByHANNAH BROWN

A scene from ‘Dear Comrades,’ being screened at the Arava Film Festival.

HBO buys the rights to the Israeli series ‘Valley of Tears’

The series, which aired on KAN 11 back in October, stars some of Israel's highest profile actors.

OCTOBER 14, 2020ByHANNAH BROWN

A scene from the new Israeli TV series ‘Valley of Tears.’

Epos festival of art films to take place online

The festival was due to run in March, but will now be held online from June 18 to July 11.

JUNE 16, 2020ByHANNAH BROWN

A SCENE from the film ‘Going for the Impossible – The Conductor Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla.’

Low infection rate makes Israel attractive to filmmakers post-coronavirus

The movie industry in Israel, like virtually every other sector, has taken a huge hit due to the coronavirus, so any influx of revenue is desperately needed.

MAY 7, 2020ByHANNAH BROWN