Israeli cinema

Which film will be Israel's submission to the Oscars? Inside the Ophir Awards' red carpet

The Jerusalem Post attended Israel's own Oscars ceremony and interviewed some of the country's biggest stars.

‘TELL ME EVERYTHING’S 16 Ophir nominations are the highest total received by any movie in the history of the awards. The film tells the coming-of-age story of a boy who discovers his father is gay at the height of the AIDS epidemic and who reconnects with him later in life.
DANIEL GIMPEL (right) plays a religious young woman who has just been dumped and who has decided to rebel by attending Nova.

'Our Loves' is a film about people, not October 7, Israeli filmmaker Avi Nesher tells 'Post'

Or Avinoam (left) and Riki Reif Sinai in 'Cuz You're Ugly.'

Sharon Angelhart's award-winning debut film 'Cuz You're Ugly' hits Israeli theaters

New Israeli comedy hit, 'Checkout.'

‘Checkout’: New comedy hit, expanded from one of Israel's most popular series


New documentary depicts Czech statesman Vaclav Havel’s celebration of freedom

A friend of Israel, Havel opposed the sale of weapons to regimes hostile to our country and always spoke forcefully against anti-Semitism in Europe and in the world.

CZECH/FRENCH filmmaker Andrea Sedlackova poses at the screening of her latest documentary at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque.

Premieres, previews and prize winners

A festive December at the Jerusalem Cinematheque.

‘Mr. Turner’ movie

Short and sweet

The Mana Rishona production company will screen 15 short films at a gala at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque to get the public used to the genre.

Actor and comedian Moni Moshonov starts in the darkly humorous ‘The End.’

Reeling it in at the Haifa International Film Festival

The festival is both international and Israeli, and has a number of competitions for foreign films, notably the Golden Anchor Award for the best film from a country on the Mediterranean.

AMONG THE Israeli feature films competing at the 30th Haifa Film Festival will be ‘The Farewell Party,’ directed by Tal Granit and Sharon Maymoun.

Dayan family ‘reunion’

As tragic as it was to attend Assi Dayan's funeral, it did bring about a huge family reunion, as close and distant relatives flocked to Nahalal.

Assi Dayan

Stepping outside the frame

Ohad Milstein’s provocative documentary "Four Variations on Detachment" looks at alternative lifestyles, with surprising results.

Avshi Yaaran on his goat farm in the film ‘Four Variations on Detachment.’ Inset: director Ohad Milstein.

De l’art et la philosophie à Bethlehem

Le premier film de Youval Adler représentera Israël aux Oscars. Rencontre avec un réalisateur atypique.

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Learning the biz

Filmmakers from Hollywood and Israel share their expertise at the annual TA-LA Master Class.

Richard Gladstein David Knoller

John Madden's debt to Israel

The famed director discusses the universalities of the dilemmas portrayed in his latest film, 'The Debt' and why he chose such a complex project.

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Beyond Hollywood: A look back at some Israeli film gems

As more and more Israeli films are recognized internationally here is a reminder of some of the highlights from the past decade.

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