Film

Documentary about civilian casualties in Gaza to premiere at Venice International Film Festival

NAZA will have its world premiere at Venice on September 10 and will compete for the Golden Lion. It is the only documentary among the 21 films in competition this year.

ISRAELI JOURNALIST and filmmaker Yuval Abraham (right) and Palestinian journalist and filmmaker Basel Adra accept the award for Best Documentary Feature for ‘No Other Land’ during the 97th Annual Academy Awards last year.
Mor Eldar (left), the director of the Sam Spiegel International Film and Series Labs, and Dana Blankstein Cohen, the CEO and executive director of the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School.

Sam Spiegel Film Lab to take part in Venice Film Festival, will present 10 projects

US AMBASSADOR Mike Huckabee (second right), Rock Camp founder David Fishof (left), and Israeli participants Valeria Dvorkin and Bar Rudaeff attend the screening.

Huckabee attends screening of ‘The Bridge,’ about Israelis finding joy through music after Oct. 7

Avi Nesher's new film Our Loves tackles the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023.

Cinema on October 7, French Jewish life take center stage


Jerusalem highlights: July 31-August 6

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

A recent picture of Yad Kennedy.

The story behind French-Jewish directing partners’ film ‘Just An Illusion’ - interview

The soundtrack for the film includes songs by Joy Division, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Cure, and The Alan Parsons Project.

THE MIZRAHI identity is central to "Just An Illusion."

Amit Ulman brings his inventive rap to ‘Dream High’ - review

The climax of the film is a rap contest, where all the rivalries, past and present, play out and are resolved.

NOAM KLEINSTEIN and Amir Banai in "Dream High."

Kushner, Witkoff unable to handle Iran due to conflict of interest, Graham said - report

Graham had agreed to participate because he wanted the film to document his Senate career and encourage others to enter public service.

US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to reporters, as members of Congress work to resolve a dispute over immigration enforcement and avert a looming partial government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, January 30, 2026.

In 'Cuz You're Ugly,' Israeli director Sharon Angelhart tells the story she never saw on screen

Director/screenwriter Sharon Angelhart said that with her movie, she was trying to make a film that “was what I would have wanted to see when I was growing up in Jerusalem."

OR AVINOAM (left) and Riki Reif Sinai in ‘Cuz You’re Ugly.’

Hot summer movies to watch in Israel: 'On Standby' lands well, 'Into the Blue' delivers escapism

TV Time: Israeli dramedy 'On Standby' is the standout, while 'Into the Blue,' 'The Devil Wears Prada 2,' 'A Letter to David,' and an Earth, Wind & Fire documentary round out this week's picks.

GITIT FISHER is a revelation in ‘On Standby.’

Oldest copy of Homer’s Odyssey in book form joins Christopher Nolan's film press tour

The Manchester Odyssey dates back to the third century BCE  in Egypt, around the time scrolls went out of fashion and “bound” books became more popular. 

The earliest surviving example of Homer’s Odyssey, July 21, 2026.

Sharon Angelhart's award-winning debut film 'Cuz You're Ugly' hits Israeli theaters

The story of the close, fraught relationship between the sisters and Avigail’s search for a better life brings to mind the phrase “falling through the cracks.”

Or Avinoam (left) and Riki Reif Sinai in 'Cuz You're Ugly.'

Italian drama ‘Diamonds’ fails to sparkle - review

The cast is good, but in the end, it’s all a bit cliché, despite the intriguing setting.

‘DIAMONDS’ TELLS a story of Italian costume designers in a movie costume shop set in the 1970s.

Italian director brings Meir Shalev's novel to screen despite post-Oct. 7 challenges - interview

First, it’s an adaptation of an acclaimed Israeli novel, Meir Shalev’s The Loves of Judith, and adaptations of contemporary literary novels are rare these days.

Guido Chiesa (left) looking at a monitor with screenwriter Nicoletta Micheli