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.

|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.

|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.”

|ByHANNAH BROWN
New Israeli comedy hit, 'Checkout.'

‘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.

|ByHANNAH BROWN

Grapevine: Italian film festival

The festival, which is under the patronage of the Italian Embassy, will include 73 screenings and 14 iconic Italian films.

MARCH 30, 2017ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
The Israel Museum, the Bloomfield Science Museum and the cinematheque (pictured) are all on the list to possibly be closed on Shabbat

Movies: Unaccountable adolescent antics

‘Lolo’ is an unfunny comedy with two charming actors.

MARCH 23, 2017ByHANNAH BROWN
A scene from the French film Lolo

Austrian Film Week returns to Israeli theaters

FEBRUARY 19, 2017ByJESSICA VRAZILEK
A scene from the Austrian film 'Stefan Zweig : Farewell to Europe'

Movie Review: ‘Beyond the Mountains’ and off the rails

The ambitious film collapses under its own ideological weight.

FEBRUARY 2, 2017ByHANNAH BROWN
Beyond The Mountains And Hills film

Metro Grapevine: Micro, mini to maxi

FEBRUARY 2, 2017ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Castro Logo

The power and the gory

‘Tikkun’ is both revolting and revealing.

JANUARY 19, 2017ByHANNAH BROWN
‘Tikkun’

A year to remember for Israeli movies

The most striking new trend is the diversity of filmmakers and the variety of stories told in their films.

DECEMBER 29, 2016ByHANNAH BROWN
Still from the movie 'Sand Storm'

It’s time for the Jewish Film Festival

Eighteen is a lucky number for the Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival.

DECEMBER 23, 2016ByHANNAH BROWN
Moritz Daniel Oppenheim - ‘Return’

Grand finale for the Smadar?

The only single-screen theater left in the capital, the distinctive building houses a cafe and a unique lobby, with tables clustered around twisted tree trunks.

DECEMBER 22, 2016ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Outside the German Colony’s Smadar theater

Jewish identity on film

The 40 films in this international gathering include features and documentaries, premieres, special events and encounters with filmmakers.

DECEMBER 15, 2016ByPEGGY CIDOR
‘Holy Zoo.’