Posts Tagged: Israeli Films
Israeli Creatives Discuss Being Boycotted, ‘Systematically Canceled’ by Film Festivals Over Gaza War
Israeli filmmakers, television producers, and other creatives in the entertainment industry opened up to Variety in an interview published on Thursday about being backlisted from...
Over 300 Filmmakers Condemn Inclusion of Israeli Films in Venice Festival, ‘Artwashing of Gaza Genocide’
Nearly 350 filmmakers, actors, and other members of the film industry signed an open letter on Wednesday, the same day as the opening of the...
Pennsylvania Film Institute Court Ordered to Screen Israeli Movie Initially Cancelled After Anti-Israel Protests
A film institute in Pennsylvania was forced by court order to screen a documentary as part of the 28th annual Israeli Film Festival (IFF) of...
Chelsea Film Festival Lineup Includes Five Israeli-Directed Short Films, Documentaries
Four short films and one documentary directed by Israeli filmmakers will be featured in the 11th edition of the upcoming Chelsea Film Festival (CFF), an...
Knesset Passes Law to Redistribute Government Funding to Non-Left Films
JNS.org - A new law approved in the Knesset on Monday will enable the office of the Minister of Culture and Sport to decide the amount...
‘Menashe’ Presents a Rare Authentic, On-Screen Depiction of Hasidic Judaism
JNS.org - In the film Menashe, which debuts across America on July 28, director Joshua Weinstein has delicately crafted a work that emanates a rarely seen authenticity, tenderness...
Iranian Muslim Plays Jewish Father in Israeli Drama Opening New York Film Festival (VIDEO)
An Iranian-Muslim plays the role of a Jewish father in the opening movie at the Israel Film Center Festival which opened on Thursday night in New York...
Israeli NGO Asks for Slander Charges Against Defeated Oscar Nominee
The film "5 Broken Cameras," which was criticized in the pro-Israel community for showing anti-Israel bias before falling short in the Best Documentary category at...
Israel-Bashing in the Israeli Movie World
It is a depressing reflection on our times that many of us heaved a sigh of relief when neither of the two...
Israel and Hollywood
"Americans don't read books, Americans don't read newspapers. Americans go to the movies." -- Stephen Colbert Even through the...
IDF Reservists Fight Back Against ‘Inciting’ Oscar-Nominated Film
The Israeli NGO Consensus recently launched an online campaign to present a counter-narrative to what it calls "the ongoing incitement against IDF soldiers...
