Israeli films

'Butcher’s Stain' lands Oscars shortlist as Israel shut out of international feature race

Butcher’s Stain is about Samir (Omar Sameer Mahamid), an Arab Israeli working in a supermarket in Tel Aviv, who is accused of tearing down hostage posters in the break room.

 An Oscar statue is seen on stage after the 82nd annual Academy Awards nomination announcements in Beverly Hills February 2, 2010.
Swell Ariel Or, one of the stars of the upcoming movie ‘Tankistas,’ in the 2023 film ‘Kissufim.’

From harlots to heroines: October 7 opens new chapter for women soldiers in Israeli cinema

Shira Haas in the Netflix series, 'Bodies.'

Shira Haas to star in Netflix remake of ‘The Boys from Brazil’

TOMER MACHLOOF, Shahar Tavoch, and Wael Hamdun in ‘Stay Forte.’

‘Stay Forte’ tells the human story behind the Gaza hostage escape - review


Israeli director Tom Nesher’s film wins top prize at Tribeca Festival

"This film pulled us all in from the first few frames, and we felt that we were in skillful hands. It was fiercely executed and superbly performed," the jury said.

 Tom Nesher at the premiere of Come Closer at the Tribeca Festival

Israeli Pavilion at Cannes Film Festival showcases films by directors at Gaza border

Cannes has forbidden participants from wearing pins or displaying objects to protest against the war or for the return of the hostages still held by Hamas.

 THE ISRAELI Pavillion at the Cannes Film Festival – open for business.

Looking back on 2004, a breakthrough for Israeli cinema

It takes a few years to make a movie, and the films made with the funding provided by the Cinema Law flooded movie theaters with great films for the first time in 2004.

LIOR ASHKENAZI in a scene from Eytan Fox's 'Walk on Water.'

Israeli films to be shown at film festivals in Europe

On Monday, Keshet 12 announced that a news feature by Ben Shani that was shown on the Uvda (fact) news magazine will compete for the Golden Nymph Award in the Festival de Television in Monte-Carlo.

 YARDEN SHAI in ‘It’s Not Time for Pop.’

Sderot Cinematheque to host festival after city suffered on October 7

Excitement is running high ahead of the reopening in the city that suffered over 50 civilian and 20 police casualties on the day of the Hamas massacre.

 THE SDEROT Cinematheque.

Israeli film 'Shikun' receives warm reception at the annual Berlin Film Festival

Despite the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and the global rise of antisemitism, Israeli director Amos Gitai received a warm reception at the Berlin Film Festival for his newest film "Shikun"

 The Berlinale Bear is pictured at the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 18, 2024

Forbidden Tel Aviv love in a complicated time

While the movie celebrates the spirit of Tel Aviv 80 years ago, it was actually filmed in Puglia, Italy, where Winterbottom and his team found buildings that were “new, white, and low-rise."

 A SCENE from ‘Shoshana.’

Remembering the Holocaust on screen

This year, following the deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust on October 7, which led to the outbreak of war, Tel Aviv Cinematheque is showing movies throughout the day to mark the day.

Polish Actor Kamil or Andrzej Tkacs is one of the identical twins who play the true-life role of Holocaust survivor Israel Fridman in the new movie by German director Pepe Danquart.

Film director Tadmor tells story behind his movie ‘Children of Nobody’

The movie tells the story of problems at a group home for troubled boys and adolescents in south Tel Aviv. “In every movie, I try to tell the story of a different world," says director

 EREZ TADMOR

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.’