Oscars
Oscar hopes and Eurovision: Cultural challenges Israel faces next year
Ezra Taylor and Hannah Brown explore Eurovision’s new hosting rules, Israel’s Oscar hopes with Tell Me Everything, and the country’s complicated relationship with international film festivals.
‘Tell Me Everything’ leads 2026 Ophir Awards race with record 16 nominations
After chronicling Jewish history, Oscar-winning filmmaker Richard Trank begins new life in Israel
Still Rocky after all these years: Beloved actor Sylvester Stallone celebrates 80th birthday
Celebrating cinema with joy at the Haifa International Film Festival
Some of these films will open eventually at theaters, but many can only be seen at the festival, and there really is something special about watching movies in this joyous atmosphere.
Palestinian films make the Oscar shortlists, as Israeli hopefuls are passed over
Yariv Mozer’s We Will Dance Again, a hard-hitting film about the massacre at the Supernova music festival, was one of the eligible films that was passed over this year.
Cannes surprise winner 'Anora' to screen at Haifa Film Festival
Films starring Selena Gomez, Demi Moore, and Jesse Eisenberg will also be screened.
Israeli filmmaker Tom Nesher channels her grief into her new movie ‘Come Closer’
The movie tells the story of Eden (Lia Elalouf), a reckless, troubled young Tel Aviv woman still very attached to her younger brother, Nati (Ido Tako), and her struggle to cope after his death.
151 Jewish creatives sign letter supporting Jonathan Glazer's Oscar speech
The report comes only a few weeks after 1,200 Jewish creatives pinned a letter denouncing Glazer's speech.
Jonathan Glazer's Oscars speech slammed by 1,200 Jewish Hollywood stars, creators
The letter says that "The use of words like ‘occupation’ to describe an indigenous Jewish people defending a homeland that dates back thousands of years distorts history."
Glazer desecrated the memory of millions of Jews - opinion
As I said then, placing Hitler into context is like placing cancer into context instead of realizing cancer for what it really is: a horrible, deadly disease.
Hollywood is failing Jewish-Americans despite a history together - opinion
Far from Jews controlling Hollywood, it would seem that in order to get ahead, they must bury their Jewishness, or else prostrate to antisemites.
‘Zone of Interest’ producer calls Oscars speech a ‘distraction,’ as Auschwitz memorial defends it
Even as Danny Cohen took Glazer’s speech to task, another major voice in the debate has also weighed in — supporting Glazer.
Letters to the editor, March 13, 2024: Not a world expert
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
