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.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS

‘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'

Avi Nesher’s ‘Our Loves’ follows ordinary Israelis whose lives are upended by October 7, transforming a story of horror into a moving exploration of survival, love, change, and hope.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

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

The story of the close, fraught relationship between the sisters and Avigail’s search for a better life brings to mind the phrase “falling through the cracks.”

JULY 22, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

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

A new comedy feature film titled 'Checkout' has already sold a quarter of a million tickets in just a few days, telling the stories of staff and customers at a fictional supermarket chain in Israel.

JULY 2, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Top 10 Israeli movies of the decade, and the 10 best movies of 2019

The last decade was great for Israeli cinema

DECEMBER 30, 2019ByHANNAH BROWN

The director of ‘The Art of Waiting’ on why his film has touched so many

What the film captures so well, and one of the reasons it is such a hit, is that it shows not just the difficulties and inconveniences involved in the process, but also the emotional side of it.

DECEMBER 8, 2019ByHANNAH BROWN

NELLY TAGAR and Roy Assaf in ‘The Art of Waiting.’

Phil Grabsky to present films on artists at Jerusalem Cinematheque

He will also be appearing at the cinematheques in Tel Aviv, Herzliya and Holon.

OCTOBER 9, 2019ByHANNAH BROWN

Classical and contemporary: Italian and Romanian film festivals to open

The sixth Cinema Italia film festival has just opened at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque, and will also be showing throughout the month and into May at cinematheques throughout Israel.

APRIL 4, 2019ByHANNAH BROWN

Bellissima, a 1951 Italian film starring Anna Magnani

Israeli series ‘Harem’ heading for Australia

Australian public broadcaster SBS purchased the 'Reshet' drama based on an imprisoned Israeli cult leader.

FEBRUARY 11, 2019ByAMY SPIRO

A promotional photo for the Reshet series 'Harem.'

The cost of living

By Martyna Majok, Translated by Avi Golomb, Directed by Eldar Groisman-Gohar & Ido Ricklin, Beersheva Theater, January 3.

JANUARY 9, 2019ByHELEN KAYE

Several Israel-themed films heading to Sundance

Documentary on Dr. Ruth also set to premiere at festival next year.

NOVEMBER 29, 2018ByAMY SPIRO

Advocate, a joint Israeli, Canadian and Swiss production, will have its world premiere in the World Cinema documentary competition

The Cakemaker’s sweet Ophir win

The first two presenters, ultra-Orthodox director Rama Burshtein and Arab director Maysaloun Hamoud, embodied the diversity of the Israeli film industry.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018ByHANNAH BROWN