Film israel

Lanzmann’s 'Shoah' returns to Jerusalem in special Cinematheque tribute

Lanzmann’s genius was to understand that the details were the story, that in the deepest sense, it was impossible to memorialize the Holocaust without knowing exactly what happened.

A SCREEN GRAB of Claude Lanzmann driving, from the documentary, ‘All I Had Was Nothingness’.
Noa Aharoni’s documentary ‘Eyes Wide Open’ tells the devastating story of the female border observers from the Nahal Oz IDF base, whose warnings about Hamas activity were ignored.

'Public broadcasting is not a luxury': Filmmakers defend KAN documentaries

‘The Pitt.’

HBO Max arrives in Israel while Anderson’s film sparks controversy

A PALESTINIAN boy dreams of visiting the seashore in ‘The Sea.’

The best of 2025 in Israeli and international cinema


Film by Israeli murdered by Hamas on October 7 to be screened

The film, which was shot in Kfar Aza, was written as a love letter to the kibbutz where he grew up, but precisely with a focus on the impossible reality of living there.

 A STILL from ‘The Boy,’ a short film made by Yahav Winner, who was murdered by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 7.

Israeli directed movie won two prizes at 36th Tokyo International Film Festival

The movie marks the first time an Iranian and an Israeli have co-directed a film.

 GUY NATTIV, director of ‘Tatami’, and his wife, producer/actress Jaime Ray Newman, at the Tokyo Film Festival.

'Love Life': A story of loss and love - review

Love Life isn’t an easy film to watch, because much of it is simply so deeply sad, but it is moving and doesn’t go for neat resolutions.

 A SCENE from ‘Love Life.’

The politics behind 'Blaga's Lessons' - review

Blaga’s Lessons is a dark film that tells the story of a recently widowed language and literature teacher who is cheated out of her life savings by a phone scammer.

 A SCENE from ‘Blaga’s Lessons.’

Israeli series ‘Bros’ to stream on Netflix

Bros tells the story of the inseparable childhood friends Pini and Nisso (Savyon and Amir), co-owners of a local Jerusalem bar, and die-hard Beitar Jerusalem soccer fans. 

 ‘BROS’ WITH Hanan Savyon and Guy Amir.

Did Golda Meir let the Yom Kippur War happen?

‘Golda’ biopic aims to rehabilitate her image.

 HELEN MIRREN as Gold Meir in ‘Golda.’

Israeli documentary on Ukraine-Russia war nominated for Emmy award

The documentary will be Israel’s representative in the award competition and will compete against films from the UK, Brazil, and Turkey in the Current Affairs category.

Emmy award statue

Israeli Academy of Film and Television announces Ophir nominees

The winner of the Ophir Award for Best Movie becomes Israel’s official selection for consideration for a Best International Feature nomination.

 ‘SEVEN BLESSINGS’

How can Israel's animation industry further expand?

Can Animation Israel help tip the scales in favor of greater Israeli governmental investment in the animation industry? Read more in this analysis:

 ‘THE BLACK Slide,’ a joint Israeli-British production, was short-listed for a 2023 Oscar nomination in the Animated Short Film category. (Production: The Hive Studio & Flipbook Studio; Direction: Uri Lotan; Support: Makor Film Fund, Pais Film Fund.)

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 A SCENE from ‘Past Lives.’