Israeli films

Who’s sorry now? Inside Israeli cinema’s Yom Kippur-inspired stories of guilt and redemption

Inspired by Yom Kippur’s themes of atonement, Israeli filmmakers have explored personal, political, and national guilt through stories of repentance, forgiveness, and redemption.

Hanan Savyon in 'Forgiveness.'
Keith Bennie (left), vice president of public programming and audience engagement at the Toronto International Film Festival, with Avi Nesher following the screening of Our Loves.

A moment of Israeli pride: Avi Nesher’s ‘Our Loves’ gets standing ovations in Toronto

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'

Picture of Tell Me Everything/ courtesy of United King Films

'Tell Me Everything' wins Best Picture at Ophir Awards, earns Israel’s Oscar submission


The Kaboom Animation Festival in Amsterdam opened with Ari Folman’s Where is Anne Frank


Israel Film Center STREAM offers vibrant slate of Israeli films in US

IFC STREAM features hundreds of Israeli and Jewish-interest films, both recent movies and classics. Viewers can simply pay and watch each film they wish to see without a monthly membership fee.

 ‘THE OTHER Story’ is one of the Israeli films available via the Israel Film Center STREAM.

Israel movie night: Go to the movies on Thursday for NIS 10!

Cinema Day will be held on February 24 and this time around, both Israeli and international films shown on that day will cost just NIS 10 per ticket - here's what to watch.

 'DEATH ON the Nile.'

Films on violence against women touch a chord

Thought-provoking short films by graduates of the Maaleh School of Film and Television in Jerusalem about different forms of violence against women can now be seen on VOD.

 PROTESTERS OUTSIDE the Jerusalem Rabbinical Court demand a woman’s right to receive a divorce from an abusive husband.

The glittering hotel where stars spent the Cannes Film Festival

Cannes film festival sees particularly large Israeli delegation due to four feature films

Elliott Aintabi.

Show goes on at Jerusalem Film Festival with screening of Sublet

Fox and his producer/husband Gal Uchovsky were on hand, as was one of the movie’s stars, Niv Nissim.

L-R: Sublet co-screenwriter, Itay Segal; actor Niv Nissim; actress Hana Laslo; Jerusalem Cinematheque CEO Dr. Noa Regev; director Eytan Fox; and producer Gal Uchovsky.

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.’

Jerusalem Jewish Film Fest announces lineup

The festival will be presented online this year from November 11 to 22, and will feature the best of recent movies of Jewish interest.


Arava Int’l Film Festival announces November program

The festival will feature the best of recent films from Israel and around the world.

A scene from ‘Dear Comrades,’ being screened at the Arava Film Festival.

HBO buys the rights to the Israeli series ‘Valley of Tears’

The series, which aired on KAN 11 back in October, stars some of Israel's highest profile actors.

A scene from the new Israeli TV series ‘Valley of Tears.’