film israel

Israeli drama film ‘Concerned Citizen’ tackles gentrification and race issues in Tel Aviv

Director Idan Haguel discusses the focus and intention of his film as well as his inspirations for it.

By SARAH ROSEN/JTA
03/06/2023

'Boy from Heaven' tells a fascinating story of corruption in Cairo

While Boy from Heaven has been shown around the world, it’s not likely to be screened in Egypt any time soon.

‘You Hurt My Feelings’ tells of insecure New Yorkers

Is this film's title a little too on-the-nose?

‘The Little Mermaid’ left Halle Bailey breathless

“I think we all go through the things Ariel goes through: feeling uncertain but passionate about our future," actress and singer Halle Bailey said.

By ASHLEY LEE
16/05/2023
YAEL GROBGLAS stars in the Israeli horror film ‘JeruZalem.’

Upcoming dramatic film 'Jerusalem 67' will chronicle Israel's Six-Day War victory

A high-profile movie project depicting Israel’s victory in the 1967 Six-Day War could star “Jane the Virgin” actress Yael Grobglas.

By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
16/05/2023

Tom Shoval on making ‘Shake Your Cares Away’: ‘Cinema catches up to reality’

Tom Shoval discusses adapting 62-year-old scripts and observing and learning from master directors.

How Judy Blume’s ‘Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret’ finally made it to the big screen

"The feelings, the emotions, the complicated messiness of that age is just exactly the same, so it wasn’t a stretch for them to become these characters."

Shake your cares away with the new comedy 'Shake Your Cares Away', opening in Israel on Thursday

Shake Your Cares Away was executive produced by Alejandro González Iñárritu, the Oscar-winning director of Birdman and The Revenant.

Jerusalem Cinematheque's Film Archive releases 75 Israeli films online

The program consists of 75 Israeli films that viewers around the world can access and watch for a whole month for the price of NIS 15 per film.

Acclaimed Israeli cartoonist Michel Kichka brings Holocaust film to big screen

Acclaimed Israeli cartoonist Michel Kichka was describing the movie adaptation of his graphic novel My Father’s Secrets in a recent interview.

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