Jerusalem Film Festival

Grapevine: Vexing logistics

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Israeli "Wonder Woman" star Gal Gadot (3rd-R) and Jerusalem film festival director Roni Mahadav-Levin (2nd-R) attend the opening ceremony of the event in Jerusalem on June 17, 2025.
LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS (right) stars with Dana Namerode in "Gangland."

'Gangland' director Vincent Grashaw brings Native American story to Jerusalem Film Festival

Director Vincent Grashaw found the screenplay for ‘Gangland’ online, then worked with Native American advisers and actors to bring its fictional reservation to life.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
IDO TAKO in the two-character movie ‘Where To?’ which explores a bond that forms between Palestinian Hassan and Israeli Amir.

Israeli movies balance excitement, sorrow, and war at Jerusalem Film Festival

Through heartbreaking documentaries and dramas, Israeli movies explore the war and the future.

|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.

Assaf Machnes's 'Where to?' wins top prize at Jerusalem Film Festival

The festival awarded prizes totaling approximately NIS 1 million across its Israeli and international competitions, as well as its short-film, experimental-film, and industry programs.

|ByHANNAH BROWN

Grapevine July 19, 2023: Au revoir, Monsieur Ambassadeur

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JULY 19, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
OUTGOING FRENCH AMBASSADOR Eric Danon and his wife, Marie.

Jerusalem highlights July 14-20

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

JULY 14, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN
CHECK OUT the ‘Archive’ dance performance on Wednesday.

Helen Mirren: 'I want to play great women, and Golda Meir was one of the greatest'

The famed actress arrives for the Israeli premiere of the biopic.

JULY 13, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
Dame Helen Mirren at a press conference in Jerusalem ahead of the premiere of the film "Golda."

What should you watch at the Jerusalem Film Festival?

What are the best films to see and what are the ways to see the films you want?

JULY 8, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
A SCENE from ‘Past Lives.’

Grapevine: Jerusalem on parade

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JULY 7, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
CITY ENTRANCE

Jerusalem Film Festival stands by decision to honor Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone has criticized Israeli influence on American politics, downplayed the Holocaust, defended Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and complained about Jewish political influence.

JULY 4, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
OLIVER STONE (top left) with a delegation of international figures, meet with then-Palestinian Authority president Yasser Arafat in Ramallah in 2002

2023 Jerusalem Film Fest announces international movie lineup

The 2023 Jerusalem Film Festival will feature movies that have won top prizes at such festivals as Cannes, Berlin, Venice, and Toronto.

JUNE 28, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
‘HOW TO Have Sex.’

Jerusalem Film Festival to open with Golda, starring Helen Mirren

Golda tells the story of former prime minister Golda Meir, focusing on how she handled the Yom Kippur War, a topic that was the source of great controversy and which led her to resign.

JUNE 7, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
HELEN MIRREN as Golda Meir.

Shake your cares away with the new comedy 'Shake Your Cares Away', opening in Israel on Thursday

Shake Your Cares Away was executive produced by Alejandro González Iñárritu, the Oscar-winning director of Birdman and The Revenant.

APRIL 24, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
‘SHAKE YOUR Cares Away’

40 films to celebrate the Jerusalem Film Festival’s 40th anniversary

The full program for the 40-film celebration has not yet been announced.

APRIL 8, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
'Lady Macbeth'