Ophir Awards

Which film will be Israel's submission to the Oscars? Inside the Ophir Awards' red carpet

The Jerusalem Post attended Israel's own Oscars ceremony and interviewed some of the country's biggest stars.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS

‘TELL ME EVERYTHING’S 16 Ophir nominations are the highest total received by any movie in the history of the awards. The film tells the coming-of-age story of a boy who discovers his father is gay at the height of the AIDS epidemic and who reconnects with him later in life.

Picture of Tell Me Everything/ courtesy of United King Films

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

Tell Me Everything won Best Picture and 9 other awards at the Ophir Awards and will go on to be considered for the Best International Feature Academy Award.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Oscar hopes and Eurovision: Cultural challenges Israel faces next year

Ezra Taylor and Hannah Brown explore Eurovision’s new hosting rules, Israel’s Oscar hopes with Tell Me Everything, and the country’s complicated relationship with international film festivals.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS

Renowned Israeli filmmaker Avi Nesher's new film to open Haifa International Film Festival

The movie explores the lives of seven characters whose personal crises are overshadowed by October 7, forcing them into a desperate fight for survival and to confront buried truths.

AUGUST 20, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Israeli filmmaker Tom Nesher channels her grief into her new movie ‘Come Closer’

The movie tells the story of Eden (Lia Elalouf), a reckless, troubled young Tel Aviv woman still very attached to her younger brother, Nati (Ido Tako), and her struggle to cope after his death.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN

TOM NESHER: For my generation, 18-30, everyone knows someone who died this year. Everyone.

Tom Nesher's Come Closer wins the Ophir Award in a ceremony overshadowed by the war

At the Ophir Awards in Tel Aviv, the usually festive event was overshadowed by the war, with winners and presenters honoring the hostages and fallen soldiers while celebrating cinematic achievements.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN

Tom Nesher, who won Best Director and whose film, Come Closer, won Best Picture

Israel Cinema Day to premier an array of unreleased Israeli films

This Wednesday, Israel Cinema Day will involve over 40 recent Israeli films including unreleased Ophir Award nominees like 'Come Closer', 'Eid', and 'The Property' in theaters nationwide.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN

Wartime films get Ophir Award nominations

The Ophir Awards will be presented at a ceremony on September 16 in Tel Aviv.

AUGUST 15, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN

‘THE BOY,’ ‘Come Closer,’ and ‘Highway 65’ with Idan Amedi and Tali Sharon, are up for Ophir Awards.

Seven Blessings wins big at the Ophir Awards

Seven Blessings now becomes Israel’s official selection for consideration for a Best International Feature nomination at the Oscars.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN

Reymonde Amsallem is seen accepting the Best Actress Ophir Award for Seven Blessings. She also won an award for co-writing the screenplay.

Israel's Oscars: What movies will take home this year’s Ophirs?

Relatively few movies directed by women and few films about Mizrahi Jews have won the Ophir Award in recent years, and this will give Seven Blessings an edge.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN

‘Seven Blessings’ tells the story of twisted family tradition - review

Seven Blessings focuses on a Moroccan family in Israel and shows how tradition can be used in a particularly twisted and damaging way.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN

Zehu Ze! comedy group set to receive honorary doctorate from Bar-Ilan U

The members of Zehu Ze! began performing together on the government broadcasting channel in 1978 and continued until 1998, then returning during the pandemic.

MAY 1, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN