Cinema

Swiss queer film festival removes award-winning Israeli movie from lineup after boycott threats

The Geneva-based festival, which opens on October 9, had previously included Tell Me Everything, a drama about a boy who discovers his father is gay at the height of the AIDS epidemic, in its lineup.

OCTOBER 9, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

A scene from the Israeli film 'Tell Me Everything.'

Veterans of the IDF’s Oketz canine unit brought their retired military dogs to a special screening of Brad Pitt’s Heart of the Beast at HOT Cinema in Kfar Saba on October 1, 2026.

Brad Pitt on screen, retired IDF combat dogs in the seats

HaHolchim BaRosh arranged the screening; it supports Oketz veterans as they transition into civilian life and maintains a community for former unit members.

OCTOBER 5, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

People participate in the first Gay Pride Parade in Mitzpe Ramon, on July 2, 2021.

International LGBT film festival sets screenings at Tel Aviv Cinematheque

Audiences can also look forward to Adam Shankman’s camp comedy Stop! That! Train! featuring RuPaul, alongside major festival favorites from Cannes and Montreal’s Fantasia.

OCTOBER 3, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

HOT 8 FILM 'Whose are you?' hwich focuses on three kfar Aza women who all experienced October 7 in different ways despite living so close to one another. 2026

Israeli television marks three years since October 7 massacre

TV Time: What is most striking about much of the new programming is how different it feels from the documentaries made in the first months after the attack.

OCTOBER 3, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Jerusalem highlights August 1-7

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

AUGUST 1, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Diverse lineup of Israeli movies had premieres at this year’s Jerusalem Film Festival

Like last year, the directors were mostly women, many of whom focused on strong female characters in movies that will have a universal appeal.

JULY 27, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

The story of a hostage family and the words behind the thrills in Jaws

TV REVIEW: Check out the series, movies and shows hitting Israel's screens this week.

JULY 25, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

Anti-war film Oxygen wins top feature-film award at the Jerusalem Film Festival

While all the categories are competitive, the Israeli competitions are watched especially closely by those interested in blue-and-white cinema

JULY 24, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

Dana Ivgy and Ben Sultan in Oxygen, which won the Haggaig Award for Best Feature Film at the Jerusalem Film Festival.

The queen of Israeli cinema: Remembering Lia van Leer ahead of Jerusalem Film Festival

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.

JULY 13, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

Lia van Leer with a Jerusalem Film Festival guest, legendary Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni, 1987.

‘Tatami,’ the first Israeli-Iranian movie, opened in the US during the war

Oscar-winning Israeli director Guy Nattiv began developing the story several years ago and knew that he needed to collaborate with an Iranian to make the film.

JULY 5, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN