Jerusalem Cinematheque

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’.
DIANE KEATON as Annie Paradis in the iconic ‘First Wives Club.’

Jerusalem Cinematheque pays tribute to Diane Keaton

Scene from the film, Proud Jewish Boy, by Isri Halpern.

Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival features story of Polish Jewish teenager who triggered Kristallnacht

Tovah Feldshuh poses on the red carpet for the film "Tuner", as the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) returns for its 50th edition in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 8, 2025.

Grapevine, December 14, 2025: Affordable acting


Jerusalem Film Festival to host Jennifer Jason Leigh as guest of honor

The festival, which will include hundreds of new movies from around the world and from Israel, will run at the Jerusalem Cinematheque until July 27. 

 JENNIFER JASON LEIGH

The future is now: Jerusalem Cinematheque presents Cinematic Dystopia series

The series of films looks at very different futuristic movie dystopias, and it can be fun to see what they got wrong and scary to look at what they were right about.

 Set photograph from Metropolis, a 1927 German expressionist science-fiction silent film directed by Fritz Lang.

All the world's a screen in Shakespeare film fest

The festival, programmed in collaboration with the English department of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU), begins on June 9 and continues throughout the month.

 LEONARDO DICAPRIO and Claire Danes in 'Romeo + Juliet'

Jerusalem Highlights June 7-13

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 'Banquet with the Queen'

Jerusalem Highlights April 12-18

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 Jeremie Ravon and Irit Haruvi in ‘From Three Comes Four’

Jerusalem highlights April 5-11

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 'Mitabel' by Vered Hakkert

Jerusalem and TLV cinematheques celebrate International Women’s Month

The Jerusalem Cinematheque calls its festival LiaFEST, in honor of Lia van Leer, the founder of that cinematheque, the Haifa Cinematheque and the film festivals in Jerusalem and Haifa.

 ‘PERSONA’

Jerusalem highlights February 23-29

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 Ayala Dangour

Jerusalem highlights February 9-15

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 Conductor Yoel Levi

Jerusalem Film Festival welcomes new artistic director

The Jerusalem Cinematheque’s board of directors and Mahadav-Levin welcomed Sigoli and thanked Samorzik for his years of service

 ORR SIGOLI