Jerusalem Film Festival

Aki-no Japanese Film Festival features cinematic

For the past decade, Aki-no has been one of the capital’s most eagerly anticipated cultural events; this year, it will present works from celebrated auteurs as well as rising talents.

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LOVE ON TRIAL will be the opening film of the festival.
A scene from ‘Bella.’

How a Jew and an Arab made a comedy about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

A bold new Jewish-Arab comedy, “Bella,” uses humor to explore shared pain.

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DANA IVGY and Ben Sultan in ‘Oxygen.’

'Oxygen': Breaking taboos on Israeli mothers who cannot send sons to war - review

“It touched something in people who saw it, even outside of Israel,” said Netalie Braun, director of the movie 'Oxygen.' “I really hope that it will spark discussion."

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

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

In Proud Jewish Boy, documentarian Isri Halpern sets out to find the truth about the 17-year-old Jewish refugee who assassinated a German diplomat in Paris in 1938.

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Helen Mirren: 'I want to play great women, and Golda Meir was one of the greatest'

The famed actress arrives for the Israeli premiere of the biopic.

JULY 13, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
Dame Helen Mirren at a press conference in Jerusalem ahead of the premiere of the film "Golda."

What should you watch at the Jerusalem Film Festival?

What are the best films to see and what are the ways to see the films you want?

JULY 8, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
A SCENE from ‘Past Lives.’

Grapevine: Jerusalem on parade

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JULY 7, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
CITY ENTRANCE

Jerusalem Film Festival stands by decision to honor Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone has criticized Israeli influence on American politics, downplayed the Holocaust, defended Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and complained about Jewish political influence.

JULY 4, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
OLIVER STONE (top left) with a delegation of international figures, meet with then-Palestinian Authority president Yasser Arafat in Ramallah in 2002

2023 Jerusalem Film Fest announces international movie lineup

The 2023 Jerusalem Film Festival will feature movies that have won top prizes at such festivals as Cannes, Berlin, Venice, and Toronto.

JUNE 28, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
‘HOW TO Have Sex.’

Jerusalem Film Festival to open with Golda, starring Helen Mirren

Golda tells the story of former prime minister Golda Meir, focusing on how she handled the Yom Kippur War, a topic that was the source of great controversy and which led her to resign.

JUNE 7, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
HELEN MIRREN as Golda Meir.

Shake your cares away with the new comedy 'Shake Your Cares Away', opening in Israel on Thursday

Shake Your Cares Away was executive produced by Alejandro González Iñárritu, the Oscar-winning director of Birdman and The Revenant.

APRIL 24, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
‘SHAKE YOUR Cares Away’

40 films to celebrate the Jerusalem Film Festival’s 40th anniversary

The full program for the 40-film celebration has not yet been announced.

APRIL 8, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
'Lady Macbeth'

Director Pini Tavger on the life behind Israeli film 'More Than I Deserve' - interview

The movie won the Best Screenplay Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival and was nominated for six Ophir Awards.

FEBRUARY 11, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
A SCENE FROM ‘More Than I Deserve.’

'More than I Deserve' tells a very Israeli story - review

"More Than I Deserve" tells an intersecting story of two communities in Israel, new immigrants from the former Soviet Union and the ultra-Orthodox

FEBRUARY 8, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
SCENES FROM ‘More Than I Deserve.’