Film

Oct. 7 film ‘The Road Between Us’ now on Paramount+

The film's success followed a controversy in which it was initially removed from the festival’s lineup over clearance demands related to Hamas bodycam footage, then reinstated after protests.

"The Road Between Us."
A destroyed safe room in Kfar Aza in October 2023. ‘At moments, I wondered if my work was futile: Did we even need arts coverage during this period?’ asks the writer.

Reflecting on three years of arts coverage since October 7: Balancing culture, tragedy - comment

Veterans of the IDF’s Oketz canine unit brought their retired military dogs to a special screening of Brad Pitt’s Heart of the Beast at HOT Cinema in Kfar Saba on October 1, 2026.

Brad Pitt on screen, retired IDF combat dogs in the seats

Coyote in New York.

New documentary 'To Kill a Nazi' details Holocaust survivor's key role in Entebbe rescue


International LGBT film festival sets screenings at Tel Aviv Cinematheque

Audiences can also look forward to Adam Shankman’s camp comedy Stop! That! Train! featuring RuPaul, alongside major festival favorites from Cannes and Montreal’s Fantasia.

 People participate in the first Gay Pride Parade in Mitzpe Ramon, on July 2, 2021.

Spanish director Alberto Sciamma brings his allegorical film, ‘Cielo,’ to Haifa Film Festival

While the landscapes of Bolivia are spectacular, the film shows how harsh life can be there.

ALBERTO SCIAMMA at the Haifa festival: "Hopefully, [the film] appeals to the heart, and then people bring their own feelings and experiences to it."

David Ellison slots Israeli Ynon Kreiz into executive role at merged Paramount-Warner studios

Ellison attracted scrutiny for appointing Bari Weiss, the Jewish and pro-Israel media innovator and pundit, as editor-in-chief of CBS News.

Ynon Kreiz attends the "Masters of the Universe" New York Screening at Regal Times Square, June 01, 2026.

Fmr. defense minister Gallant confirms additional details of Mossad's Hezbollah pager operation

Many of the details mentioned by Gallant in the interview were previously reported by The Jerusalem Post during an interview with Mossad agent "Adam Feyn" in May.

Men carry a coffin as they walk past images of Mohammad Mahdi Ammar, son of Hezbollah member of the Lebanese parliament Ali Ammar, and Abbas Fadel Yassin, who were killed amid the detonation of pagers across Lebanon, during their funeral in Beirut, Lebanon September 18, 2024.

Haifa International Film Festival opens with emotional tribute to Avi Nesher

Our Loves received a standing ovation, and the tribute referenced Nesher’s personal and professional connections to the festival in a way that was especially meaningful.

AVI NESHER at the podium at his tribute.

Israeli, Jewish protesters rally against NYC 'NAZA' screening, display October 7 massacre footage

Screens displayed documented material contradicting claims made in the film, as well as questions regarding its sources, methodology, and production

The Israeli-American Council in New York in a campaign ahead of the first screening of the film NAZA in the city, September 27, 2026.

Israeli director Erez Tadmor takes ‘Matchmaking 3’ to New York - and reveals its unlikely secret

Erez Tadmor's third installment of the 'Matchmaking' film series, which opened in theaters throughout Israel on Thursday, is sure to excite fans with its fresh setting and well-loved characters.

EREZ TADMOR

'NAZA' film to be released free online as IAC plans to air Oct. 7 footage outside of screening

"NAZA" director Yuval Abraham also announced in a post on X/Twitter that they had offered Israeli cinemas the chance to screen the documentary at no cost.

Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor receive the Special Jury Award for "Naza" during the closing ceremony of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, Italy, September 12, 2026.

Hamas harvests civilian casualties. The media should never be complicit - opinion

Gaza’s civilian deaths have become a weapon in the information war, creating a dangerous incentive to put civilians in harm’s way.

Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor pose with the Special Jury Award for "Naza" during the closing ceremony of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, Italy, September 12, 2026.

‘Checkout’ creators discuss Season 6, box office hit, and writing comedy during wartime - interview

Checkout’s sixth season started running in Israel this week (and can be seen on kan.org.il as well as on KAN 11), and a movie based on the series was released over the summer.

A SCENE from Season 6 of the popular Israeli sitcom 'Checkout.'