Israeli film

In Yes!, Israeli director Nadav Lapid skewers his country’s ‘moral abyss’ after Oct. 7

Lapid is aware that his satirical film will be a bitter pill for many Diaspora Jews to swallow, but he has never shied away from his own convictions.

APRIL 10, 2026|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

An Israeli artist couple (Efrat Dor and Ariel Bronz) sell their souls to the ruling elite in the provocative film "Yes," from director Nadav Lapid.

Omar Sameer Mahamid stars in Meyer Levinson-Blount's Butcher's Stain, a short film that has received an Oscar nomination.

Israeli film Butcher's Stain receives an Oscar nomination in Best Live Action Short category

Butcher’s Stain has already won a Silver Medal in the Narrative category at the 2025 Student Academy Awards, an important achievement for a filmmaker at the beginning of his career.

JANUARY 22, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

IDO TAKO (left) and Ehab Salami star in Assaf Machnes' movie, Where To?, which will be shown at the Berlinale.

Israeli film 'Where to?' to compete in Berlin International Film Festival

The Berlinale is one of the largest and most prestigious festivals in the world and will take place from February 12-22 this year.

JANUARY 20, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

How a Jew and an Arab made a comedy about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

A bold new Jewish-Arab comedy, “Bella,” uses humor to explore shared pain.

JANUARY 9, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Docaviv Film Festival looks at the truth behind the turmoil

The 27th Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival will present films that look deeply at the current situation, as well as movies on a diverse range of subjects.

MAY 21, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

Docaviv features: ‘One to One: John and Yoko.’

Eran Riklis speaks on adapting 'Reading Lolita in Tehran' to the big screen - interview

The movie is now playing in theaters around Israel and opened to rave reviews in Italy and France a few months ago.

MAY 16, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

ERAN RIKLIS and Golshifteh Farahani on the set of ‘Reading Lolita in Tehran.’

Protesters disrupt the set of Gal Gadot's new movie in London

Police were called, but it wasn’t known whether any arrests were made.

MAY 4, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

Gal Gadot attends the 11th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Barker Hangar on April 05, 2025 in Santa Monica, California.

Jerusalem and Tel Aviv cinemas feature Israeli cult classics for Independence Day

Cinematheques across the country are offering cult classics, documentaries, and sing-alongs for Independence Day.

APRIL 30, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

OFRA HAZA singing ‘The Flower Song’ in ‘Schlager’ (The Hit).

Coming-of-age sea adventure brings suspense, drama to the Med - review

Sari Azoulay Turgeman’s film is a well-made, atmospheric drama about a teen girl who sails off alone one night destined for Cyrpus.

APRIL 25, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

'Among Neighbors': A filmmaker’s journey to uncover a forgotten Holocaust legacy

Filmmaker Yoav Potash arrived in Poland to document a modest ceremony in a forgotten town, but left with a profound mystery that would take a decade to unravel.

APRIL 23, 2025ByNERIA BARR

FILMMAKER YOAV POTASH directs a drone camera while filming at the site of the Treblinka death camp for ‘Among Neighbors.’

A tribute to Israeli classics, 'Hacks' returns, and Jon Hamm gets in trouble

Israeli Movie Channel on Yes has a tribute to veteran movie producer Yitzhak Shani, screening several of his films in an all-day program.

APRIL 14, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

Richard Gere shines in ‘Longing,’ the English remake of an Israeli hit

Talking to Gabizon, it seems important that the director/writer who created the movie was able to reshape the material himself for the English version.

MARCH 3, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN