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


Israel Film Festival in LA to honor Henry Winkler

Winkler and Wiener will be honored on April 29 during the festival’s annual sponsor luncheon at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills.

 HENRY WINKLER

Here are the films that are welcoming back NYC’s Israel Film Center Festival

The 10th Israel Film Center Festival at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, which runs June 1-8, is bringing back in-person screenings after two years and continuing online screenings.

A view outside the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan in New York City

‘Nakba’ film ‘Tantura’ premieres locally this week

Tantura is the story of one Israeli graduate student who documented personal testimony of atrocities committed in one Arab village whose residents experienced the Nakba.

A still from the film 'Tantura'.

Female haredi filmmakers create VR tour of Auschwitz for students

Three female haredi film-makers launched a technological movie that gives Israelis from all backgrounds an opportunity to feel as if they have visited Auschwitz without leaving the country.

 Israel Goldwasser, an ultra-Orthodox tour guide for Poland.

Israeli TV award winners announced

The Israeli Academy of Film and Television Awards for 2021 winners were announced today and will be broadcasted Thursday night.

 Photo from Dismissed, A Kan 11 tv show

A darkly comic cinematic look at Israeli-Arab life - review

let it be morning is about a family that is forced to return to the Arab village where a member grew up.

A scene from Let It Be Morning

Israel movie night: Go to the movies on Thursday for NIS 10!

Cinema Day will be held on February 24 and this time around, both Israeli and international films shown on that day will cost just NIS 10 per ticket - here's what to watch.

 'DEATH ON the Nile.'

‘Fire Dance’ series by Rama Burshtein-Shai to premiere at Series Mania in France

Several Israeli tv shows are taking part in the international tv competition, Series Mania, including Rama Burshtein-Shai’s much anticipated series, Fire Dance.

 YEHUDA LEVI in ‘Fire Dance.’

‘Here We Are’ tells a story of love and autism - film review

It won four extremely well deserved Ophir Awards, for Bergman as director, for the brilliant, nuanced screenplay by Dana Idisis, and for both of its lead actors.

SCENES FROM Nir Bergman’s ‘Here We Are.’

American and Israeli sisters reinventing storytelling for a new generation

American and Israeli sisters Adi and Maya Kochavi plan to create new genres of storytelling involving cutting-edge technology through their Instagram account Eva.Stories.

 ADI KOHAVI, MAYA KOHAVI