Posts Tagged: Israeli Film
Israeli Culture Minister Cuts Funding for Film Awards After Palestinian Drama Wins Top Prize, Chosen for Oscars Submission
Israeli Minister of Culture and Sports Miki Zohar said his ministry will pull state funding for Israel's Ophir Awards, which is the Israeli equivalent to...
Israeli Film ‘Come Closer,’ Inspired by Death of Director’s Brother, Selected to Represent Israel in Oscars Race
Tom Nesher's directorial debut "Come Closer" won best feature film at Israel's Ophir Awards on Monday night and will go on to be the Jewish...
Israeli Director Criticizes Calls for Film on War to Be Boycotted From Venice Film Festival
Israeli director Amos Gitai criticized on Saturday the nearly 350 members of the film industry who wanted his film to be boycotted from the Venice...
Israeli Who Won First-Place Award at Cannes Student Competition Says Not All Art Hailing From Jewish State Reflects Palestinian Conflict (INTERVIEW)
An Israeli filmmaker who won the top award at a competition at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival last month told The Algemeiner on Wednesday that not all films...
Israeli Film on Female IDF Soldiers to be Adapted Into US Comedy Series
JNS.org - BBC America will adapt an acclaimed Israeli film into an American TV comedy series, according to a list of future BBC America projects announced...
Egypt Cancels Private Screening of Award-Winning Israeli Film
JNS.org - Egypt’s Culture Ministry canceled a planned screening of an award-winning Israeli comedic film, The Band’s Visit, Haaretz reported Wednesday. A screening of the 2007 film about an...
Helen Mirren Recalls Volunteering on Kibbutz, Hitchhiking Israel at LA Israeli Film Festival (VIDEO)
Iconic actress Helen Mirren was honored with a lifetime achievement award by the Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles on Wednesday, declaring her love for the "great,...
Film on Rabin Assassination Competes for Major Prize at Venice Film Festival
JNS.org - A film by Israeli director Amos Gitai about the 1995 assassination of former Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin is competing for the Golden Lion...
Israeli Film ‘Gett’ Nominated for Golden Globe Award
JNS.org - The Israeli film "Gett: the Trial of Viviane Ansallem" has been selected as one of the top five nominees for best foreign...
First-of-its-Kind Jerusalem Film Workshop Begins in July
JNS.org - The Jerusalem Film Workshop, which organizers are calling the first program of its kind, announced that it is opening its inaugural summer class on...
Two Israeli Films Nominated for Best Documentary Oscar
In an unprecedented achievement for the Israeli film industry, two of the five documentary features nominated for Academy Awards this year are Israeli submissions: "The...
The 2012 Jewish Year in Review
We're in the middle of 5773, but turning the corner on 2012 and saying goodbye to a year of making history. January brought us the 10th...
Israeli Filmmakers Celebrated at Chicago International Film Festival
Two Israeli films and a third film by an Israeli director were announced as winners at the 48th annual Chicago International Film Festival Competition, which...
Innocence of Religion
The pathetically incompetent film "Innocence of Muslims" has sparked off the usual and predictable riots and murder around Muslim streets and illustrates perfectly the cultural chasm...
