Posts Tagged: Ophir Awards
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 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...
French Film Industry Mourns Israeli Actress, Filmmaker Ronit Elkabetz
JNS.org - As Israel mourns the death of renowned Israeli actress and filmmaker Ronit Elkabetz on Tuesday, international expressions of condolences are also pouring in, particularly...
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...
Ophir Prize-Winning Film ‘Gett’ to Represent Israel at Oscars
JNS.org - The movie Gett, the Trial of Viviane Amsalem, about an Israeli woman whose intransigent husband refuses to grant her a certificate of...
Renowned Israeli Actor, Director, Screenwriter Assi Dayan Dies
JNS.org - Renowned Israeli director and screenwriter Assi Dayan died in his Tel Aviv apartment at the age of 69 on Thursday following a...
Israeli Oscar’s Entry Offers ‘Window to the Orthodox World’
NEW YORK—At a time when the secular world looms just beyond the boundaries of Tel Aviv's Haredi neighborhoods and the government of Israel considers ways...
