Tom Nesher's debut, "Come Closer," was inspired by tragedy, but aims to be full of life, humor and a house music soundtrack.

Separate the signal from the noise about antisemitism and understand current debates over Jewish safety. Sign up for the Antisemitism Decoded newsletter today. Near the end of Shemi Zarhin’s latest ...

It also won Ophir Awards for Best Director, Best Actress (Lia Elalouf), and Best Editing (Shauly Melamed). Nesher was named ...

The Venice Film Festival began last week, and the Toronto International Film Festival opened yesterday - only two full-length movies and one short film from Israel will be shown at them this year.

She was brilliant, visionary, charming, hardworking, funny, ambitious, extremely cultured, demanding, and imperious, so it’s no accident that she was eulogized by many as the queen of Israeli cinema.

“The Sea,” a poignant drama about a Palestinian boy who risks his life to go to the beach for the first time in Tel Aviv, will represent Israel in the international feature race at the Oscars. The ...

(New York Jewish Week) — Israeli film director Shai Carmeli-Pollak’s latest film, “The Sea,” is about a young Palestinian boy from the West Bank who is denied a permit to visit Tel Aviv with his ...

Israeli director’s Eran Kolirin latest, a film about a trip through Gaza, an Iraq nuclear talks drama and ‘Mare’s Nest’ are among the offerings likely to spark reflection and debate. By Georg Szalai ...

Near the end of Shemi Zarhin’s latest movie, Efi (Asi Levi) is onstage at the community center where she teaches music. She is introducing her adult students’ Hanukkah concert when, still in full ...