Film festival
'NAZA' film at Venice Festival exposes the IDF's struggle to defend Israel's story - opinion
The title 'NAZA' is the Hebrew military acronym for collateral damage, and the resemblance to another word is not one the filmmakers appear to have worked hard to avoid.
Haifa International Film Festival opens with emotional tribute to Avi Nesher
Pause to ponder: Beyond coincidence - opinion
‘Hasbara’ is no magic cure for Israel’s image problems - opinion
Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid withdraws from French festival after boycott pressure
Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid said he withdrew from FID Marseille after boycott pressure over his planned participation in the festival.
‘One Eye Open’ documentary wins award
The prize from the Weil-Bloch Foundation and NFCT for the IDF tale is set to be presented at Tel Aviv's international documentary film festival, Docaviv.
At Cannes, a juror claims anti-Israel activists face blacklisting
While there was no official boycott or blacklisting of Israelis this year, Israeli films were not part of the festival.
French Film Festival returns to Israel with Huppert, Bardot tributes
Screenings will take place at venues in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Herzliya, Sderot, and Holon, as well as at the Anis Cultural Center in Jaffa, and other locations.
‘Leave One Day’: Low-key musical about French chef - review
"Leave One Day," the feature film directorial debut of Amelie Bonnin, includes characters who express their thoughts in a nice, low-key way.
Two Israeli films selected for Tribeca Festival
Ruthy Pribar’s new feature, "What Is to Come," has been selected for the international competition, while also heading to Tribeca is Gidi Dar and Shuli Rand's film, "Moishe Badhan."
Jerusalem-born producer teams with Scorsese on TV series 'The Saints'
It was Leshem, who has lived in the US for years, who came up with the idea for a television show that presents the lives of Christian saints by humanizing them.
Frankfurt cinema declines to participate in Jewish film festival, spurring backlash
Frankfurt's Astor Film Lounge declined to host movies during Jewish Film Days this year, citing economic reasons for its withdrawal from the film festival.
A Jewish writers initiative's first film: a comedy about a Holocaust survivor and his gay grandson
“The film is really a love letter to my grandparents, and the greatest generation,” Ash said. “I do consider my relationship with my grandparents to be one of the greatest blessings of my life.”
Berlin Film Festival director's future in spotlight after Gaza furore
Commissioner for Culture and Media, Wolfram Weimer, was reportedly planning to sack festival director Tricia Tuttle.
