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

Movies: Avi Nesher’s ‘Past Life’ is a triumph

The fact-based drama of two sisters as they search for the truth about their family’s past is moving, original, quirky and suspenseful.

NOVEMBER 25, 2016ByHANNAH BROWN

Taking a good look at ourselves

At next week’s Anthropological Film Festival at the Jerusalem Cinematheque, get a glimpse of the other and understand yourself.

NOVEMBER 24, 2016ByBARRY DAVIS

A documentary shot on the tiny island of São Vicente in the Atlantic Ocean, ‘Tchindas’ has won multiple industry awards

Movies: 'Our Father'

A violent, heavy drama.

NOVEMBER 17, 2016ByHANNAH BROWN

A race to the altar

‘Through the Wall’ and into your heart.

NOVEMBER 3, 2016ByHANNAH BROWN

City Notes: Honey festival a sweet way to mark holiday season

A news roundup from around the nation.

OCTOBER 13, 2016ByCOMPILEDJULIE STEIGERWALD

Movies: A kinder, gentler time in ‘Women’s Balcony’

A very human and funny story of how repression can come with a seductive face – the men don’t go along with the rabbi out of cruelty but because he inspires them.

OCTOBER 6, 2016ByHANNAH BROWN

Not just another Cinderella

Ido Haar’s ‘Presenting Princess Shaw’ is not a sentimental story about the transition from anonymity to stardom, but a film about a tenacious woman who fights to make her voice heard.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016ByMICHAL LEVERTOV

Aspiring singer Samantha Montgomery has broken through with the help of an Israeli musician and filmmaker

Lights, camera, Haifa!

From gala screenings of classic movies to short films and documentaries, the 32nd annual Haifa Film Festival has something to offer every fan of cinema.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2016ByHANNAH BROWN