Israeli cinema

From live-streamed massacre to cinema: Israeli filmmakers confront October 7

Three years and more than a dozen productions later, filmmakers are still finding ways to tell the story of that dreadful day

Photo of Nova party-goers from ‘Our Loves’ shows Daniel Gimpel (R).Premium
A partially torn poster of a hostage kidnapped in the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas is seen at a public plaza in front of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

Farewell from the Report: reflecting on three years of upheaval - from the editor

‘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.

Which film will be Israel's submission to the Oscars? Inside the Ophir Awards' red carpet

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'


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.”

Or Avinoam (left) and Riki Reif Sinai in 'Cuz You're Ugly.'

‘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.

New Israeli comedy hit, 'Checkout.'

Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid withdraws from French festival after boycott pressure

Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid said he withdrew from FID Marseille after boycott pressure over his planned participation in the festival.

Nadav Lapid

TA International Student Film Festival: Forty years of cutting-edge cinema

This year’s edition will feature about 100 student short films from 20 countries, as well as Israeli competitions, master classes, industry events, special screenings, and outdoor programs.

THE TEL AVIV International Student Film Festival will also be featuring ‘Prophet’ by Yoav Kagan.

FOX Entertainment Studios, Access Entertainment sign on to Avi Nesher’s 'Our Lives'

Inspired by true events, Nesher’s film is an emotionally gripping story about the enduring strength of the human spirit and the transformative power of love in the face of the horror of October 7.

AVI NESHER (left) directs Shalom Michaelshvili and Magi Azarzar in Our Loves.

37th Israel Film Festival opens in Los Angeles with star-studded gala

The festival will run until February 19, with screenings at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, Regal North Hollywood, and the Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills.

Lawrence Bender.

Israeli film awards proceed as boycotting nominees reverse course

Filmmakers who withdrew from the culture ministry’s film awards will participate after a compromise was reached amid threats to reform the Cinema Law.

Minister of Culture and Sports Miki Zohar speaks at a ceremony marking the reopening of the newly renovated Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, August 11, 2025.

The Cinema South Festival returns to its Sderot home

After a year of displacement, the festival will return to Sderot and the western Negev from November 6 to 13 for its 24th edition – its first in full format since October 7.

‘ETTY’, THE series created by Hagai Levi will open the festival.

Warner Bros. Discovery joins Paramount in opposing boycott of Israeli film industry

The conglomerate stated that the boycott of Israeli film institutions violates their policies.

The Warner Bros logo is seen during the annual MIPCOM television programme market in Cannes, France, October 14, 2019.

Israel's living soundtrack: The Tower of David's exhibit on Yehoram Gaon

A living soundtrack of Israeli culture that offers a profound journey through 70 years of Israeli music, cinema, and the enduring spirit of Jerusalem.

 MENAHEM GOLAN started filming a new musical with Gaon, ‘Kazablan,’ 1973.