Film festival

At Cannes, a juror claims anti-Israel activists face blacklisting

While there was no official boycott or blacklisting of Israelis this year, Israeli films were not part of the festival.

Workers install the official 2026 festival poster, featuring an image of Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis in "Thelma & Louise", during the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 10, 2026 in Cannes, France.
BRIGITTE BARDOT in ‘...And God Created Woman.’

French Film Festival returns to Israel with Huppert, Bardot tributes

Amelie Bonnin and Juliette Armanet attend the "Partir Un Jour" (Leave One Day) photocall at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 14, 2025 in Cannes, France.

‘Leave One Day’: Low-key musical about French chef - review

"What is to Come."

Two Israeli films selected for Tribeca Festival


Featuring unseen footage: 'The Bibi Files' premiers at Toronto Film Festival

The footage includes interviews with Netanyahu, his wife Sara, and his son Yair, showing criminal investigations dating to 2016-2018.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen in an interrogation room (illustrative)

Court rejects Netanyahu's request to ban new Toronto Film Festival documentary

Netanyahu has requested 'The Bibi Files,' a documentary including 'never-before-seen leaked footage' of corruption interrogations be banned from TIFF.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with The Jerusalem Post.

'Genocide in Gaza': Anti-Israel protests, boycott calls at Toronto, Venice film festivals

Sarah Friedland, an American-Jewish director accepting the Luigi De Laurentiis Prize for Best First Film, said, “As a Jewish American, I’m accepting this award on the 336th day of Israel’s genocide."

 DIRECTOR DANI ROSENBERG with (from left) Nora Lifshitz, Yamit Avital, and Ori Avinoam at the premiere of ‘Of Dogs and Men’ at the Venice Film Festival on Friday.

'Bibi Files' documentary to reveal recordings of Netanyahu criminal investigation

The film was produced by Alex Gibney and directed by Alexis Bloom.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu has demonstrated repeatedly that he will take every opportunity to refute any blame thrown at him for October 7.

Shemi Zarhin’s ‘Bliss’ to be centerpiece at Toronto International Film Festival 

Bliss tells the story of a couple, played by Sasson Gabay and Assi Levy, who struggle to make ends meet and live in northern Israel.

 SASSON GABAY and Assi Levy in ‘Bliss.’

‘Israel Swings for Gold,’ a tale of Israeli Olympic baseball, is available to stream

It tells the inspiring story of a team that went into the Olympics as the ultimate underdogs. No one expected the team to qualify for the games at all.

 A SCENE from ‘Israel Swings for Gold.’

Movie ‘Last Summer’ brings viewers on a journey of an illicit and immoral relationship - review

The movie is the story of an illicit and immoral relationship, the kind that once upon a time was winked at when the younger person was a male teenager but is now viewed as a criminal offense.

 LEA DRUCKER and Samuel Kircher in ‘Last Summer.’

Highlights from the 41st Jerusalem Film Festival: debuts, diverse voices, and emerging talents

Amid regional tensions, the 41st Jerusalem Film Festival showcased vibrant new Israeli cinema, from debut films to innovative storytelling.

 'HIGHWAY 65'

Bedouin director wins top prize at Jerusalem Film Festival

The movie tells the story of a construction worker from Rahat, the largest Bedouin city in the Negev, and was among varied films to win prizes.

 Shadi Mar'i (left), the star of Eid, with Eid's director Yousef Abo Madegem.

Israeli films, including about the war, featured at Venice Film Festival

The festival announced its lineup on Tuesday and several Israeli films will be included, although none in the main competition.

 LIOR RAZ and Rotem Sela in ‘Soda.’