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'


Celebrating a ‘Portrait of Victory’ for Israeli cinema

“It’s the 21st century, it’s no longer about good and bad guys. We’ve gone past that point. It’s about two conflicting narratives, each of which is searching for its own portrait of victory.”

Yadin Gellman and Joy Rieger shooting a scene from Avi Nesher’s ‘Portrait of Victory.’

New Israeli movies that will be coming to a theater near you – eventually

It’s not only art-house films that are awaiting release.

A SCENE from ‘Asia.’

Top 10 Israeli movies of the decade, and the 10 best movies of 2019

The last decade was great for Israeli cinema

A SCENE from ‘In Between.’

The director of ‘The Art of Waiting’ on why his film has touched so many

What the film captures so well, and one of the reasons it is such a hit, is that it shows not just the difficulties and inconveniences involved in the process, but also the emotional side of it.

NELLY TAGAR and Roy Assaf in ‘The Art of Waiting.’

Phil Grabsky to present films on artists at Jerusalem Cinematheque

He will also be appearing at the cinematheques in Tel Aviv, Herzliya and Holon.

Empty hall of cinema (illustrative)

Classical and contemporary: Italian and Romanian film festivals to open

The sixth Cinema Italia film festival has just opened at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque, and will also be showing throughout the month and into May at cinematheques throughout Israel.

Bellissima, a 1951 Italian film starring Anna Magnani

Israeli series ‘Harem’ heading for Australia

Australian public broadcaster SBS purchased the 'Reshet' drama based on an imprisoned Israeli cult leader.

A promotional photo for the Reshet series 'Harem.'

The cost of living

By Martyna Majok, Translated by Avi Golomb, Directed by Eldar Groisman-Gohar & Ido Ricklin, Beersheva Theater, January 3.

‘THE COST of Living.’

Several Israel-themed films heading to Sundance

Documentary on Dr. Ruth also set to premiere at festival next year.

Advocate, a joint Israeli, Canadian and Swiss production, will have its world premiere in the World Cinema documentary competition

The Cakemaker’s sweet Ophir win

The first two presenters, ultra-Orthodox director Rama Burshtein and Arab director Maysaloun Hamoud, embodied the diversity of the Israeli film industry.

A scene from 'The Cakemaker'