Oscars
Israeli film Butcher's Stain receives an Oscar nomination in Best Live Action Short category
Butcher’s Stain has already won a Silver Medal in the Narrative category at the 2025 Student Academy Awards, an important achievement for a filmmaker at the beginning of his career.
Israeli film industry in turmoil as Culture Ministry awards ignite backlash
'Butcher’s Stain' lands Oscars shortlist as Israel shut out of international feature race
Norwegian movies 'Dreams' and 'Love' open in Israel
Director of Oscar-shortlisted film ‘White Eye’ looks back on year
"Israel is the only country in the world that speaks Hebrew, and people all over the world saw this film in Hebrew and it touched their hearts."
Short film ‘White Eye’ tackles Israel’s ‘blind’ bias toward African migrants
“White Eye,” from 33-year-old director Tomer Shushan, tackles an Israeli problem familiar to Americans.
Israeli film, 'White Eye,' makes Oscars shortlist
Palestinian-British director Farah Nabulsi's short film The Present, starring Saleh Bakri, best known for The Band’s Visit, was also shortlisted in the Best Live-Action Short category.
'Sound of Music' patriarch Christopher Plummer dead at 91
Plummer flourished in a succession of meaty roles after age 70 - a time in life when most actors merely fade away.
Oscars: Israeli team wins Academy Award for film technology
Every year, in addition to the winners of the traditional Oscars, the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces winners in various scientific and technical categories.
From schoolmarm to romcom nude, the 7 best Emma Thompson movie roles
Her versatility may be attributable to the English repertory theater tradition. There it is common to play a lead in one play while taking a cameo in another.
Sophia Loren generates serious Oscar buzz
The 86-year-old silver-screen legend is generating serious awards buzz for her performance in The Life Ahead, her first major film role in 11 years.
Ophir Awards to be given out on Friday
This is an unusual year for the Israeli film industry, to put it mildly, because the coronavirus has forced theaters to stay shut since March.
Ennio Morricone, Italian composer most famous for Westerns, dies aged 91
Morricone wrote for hundreds of films, but it was his friendship with Italian director Sergio Leone that brought him fame, with scores for Spaghetti Westerns starring Clint Eastwood in the 1960s.
Coronavirus opens up streamed films to be eligible for Oscars in 2021
Previously, a movie had to be screened in a movie theater in Los Angeles for at least seven days in order to be eligible for Oscar consideration.
