Israeli movies

Israeli films, TV series that got our vote

Ahead of this week’s election, immerse yourself in these political dramas and comedies.

‘SWEETIE’S PARTY’ is a series that tells the story of a naive influencer who becomes a Knesset member.
‘THE ESCAPE’ stars Ido Tako as Yoel, a young man born into a sect that, despite a disclaimer, will remind many of the Lev Tahor cult.

‘The Escape’ makes its debut, ‘Shalom’ enchants - review

'Legend of Destruction.'

Israeli Second Temple drama ‘Legend of Destruction’ now available in the US

EREZ TADMOR

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


Funny in French

Oh La La film festival finds France’s funniest films

A SCENE from ‘Return of the Hero’ with Jean Dujardin and Melanie Laurent

‘Foxtrot,’ ‘Longing’ get European Film Award nods

Two Israeli films among 49 movies shortlisted for prestigious prize.

Samuel Maoz's ‘Foxtrot.’ (Courtesy)

Israeli ‘Tzeva Adom’ film named semifinalist at NBC festival

Winner of short film competition to be announced in October

SHANI ATIAS and Ron Weisberg star in 'Tzeva Adom'

Sony buys film script from Israeli

The director is being sought for a romantic comedy written by Savion Einstein.

Sony Pictures Studio is seen in Culver City, California, 2018.

A scandal in Ivansk

David Blumenfeld’s documentary reveals Polish ambivalence over Holocaust complicity

MICROCOSM OF a much larger story: Director David Blumenfeld (right) spoke with academics and local Ivansk residents (top)

Avi Nesher will not register new film with Israel Academy

Some in the Israeli film industry have speculated that the gatekeepers of the Academy are simply jealous of Nesher's success.

(FROM LEFT) Director Avi Nesher on the set of ‘The Other Story’ with actress Joy Rieger and singer Natan Goshen

‘Foxtrot’ director: Oscar snub was painful

Israeli Culture Minister Miri Regev celebrated the film missing out on a nomination.

Samuel Maoz, director of 'Foxtrot'

Global crime with a local flavor

Israeli actress Yuval Scharf is one of the stars of the new BBC show McMafia, which has received some criticism for its portrayal of organized crime in the Jewish state

Actress Yuval Scharf in a scene from McMafia (2018)

The sweet story behind ‘The Cakemaker’

The presence of a German in a Jerusalem restaurant kitchen brings out all kinds of conflicts, notably on the religious front.

‘CAKEMAKER’ DIRECTOR Ofir Raul Graizer (left) with actress Sandra Sade.

Jerusalem Jewish film fest to take place in December

The festival will open with Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name, an adaptation of Andre Aciman’s novel about a love affair between two young Jewish men in Italy in the 1980s.

ARNIE HAMMER and Timothee Chalamet star in Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Call Me By Your Name.’