Israeli film

Jerusalem highlights: July 24-30

What’s new to do in Israel’s capital?

JULY 24, 2026|ByHAGAY HACOHEN

IDO TAKO in the two-character movie ‘Where To?’ which explores a bond that forms between Palestinian Hassan and Israeli Amir.

Israeli movies balance excitement, sorrow, and war at Jerusalem Film Festival

Through heartbreaking documentaries and dramas, Israeli movies explore the war and the future.

JULY 18, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

CRISTIAN MUNGIU’S ‘Fjord’ won the Palme d’Or at Cannes this year.

Jerusalem Film Festival returns with Sundance hits, Cannes winners, and Israeli premieres

The 43rd edition of the festival, which was founded to bring the best international films to Israel and to promote Israeli filmmaking, will be at the Jerusalem Cinematheque and the Lev Smadar theater

JULY 4, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Mark Wahlberg as Gregory Scarpa, seen in new film By Any Means.

Israeli film fund goes Hollywood with Mark Wahlberg, Naomi Watts projects

The Siena Film Foundation's first major Hollywood project is the upcoming crime thriller By Any Means, starring Mark Wahlberg and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.

JUNE 14, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Debra Messing to take part in TLVFest

Messing will take part in the festival’s closing event and will speak to the festival’s founder and director, Yair Hochner, about her strong connection to the LGBT community and her activism.

OCTOBER 21, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

JENNIFER LOPEZ in ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman.’

‘A Burning Man’ wins Best Israeli Feature Prize at the Haifa International Film Festival

The awards were announced in a ceremony on Sunday night.

OCTOBER 14, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

SHAI AVIVI in ‘A Burning Man,’ by Eyal Halfon, which won the award for Best Israeli Feature at the Haifa International Film Festival.

'Bad Shabbos': the off-the-charts politically incorrect film Israelis didn't know they needed

The movie won the coveted Audience Award at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

THE CAST of dark Jewish comedy ‘Bad Shabbos.’

High security at Toronto film festival as Israeli film screens

Security was stringent on Wednesday in anticipation of the screening of the October 7-related documentary 'The Road Between Us.'

SEPTEMBER 11, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Cameron Bailey speaks on behalf of Toronto International Film Festival, 2025 Inductees, Arts and Entertainment during the 2025 Canada's Walk Of Fame Induction Gala held at Metro Toronto Convention Centre on June 14, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario.

Olivia Coleman, Ilana Glazer, Wallace Shawn, among stars pledging to boycott Israeli film industry

Hollywood A-listers pledged to not screen films or work with Israeli film institutions…that are "implicated in genocide and apartheid" against Palestinians.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2025ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

Actor Wallace Shawn participates in a demonstration to support Gaza outside the White House on October 16, 2023 in Washington, DC. Members of the Jewish Voice for Peace and the IfNotNow movement staged a demonstration to call for a cease of fire in the Middle East.

Israeli film, ‘Butcher’s Stain’, wins a Student Academy Award

The awards are presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and 15 student films from around the world were selected as semifinalists in four categories.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

Israelis enjoy an open-air movie screening under the stars at the Sam Spiegel School for Film and Television in Jerusalem, August 6, 2025.

The Israeli movies you won’t see abroad: Films from Israel that aren't shown in other countries

The Venice Film Festival began last week, and the Toronto International Film Festival opened yesterday - only two full-length movies and one short film from Israel will be shown at them this year.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN