Israeli film

Fourth Rahat Film Festival brings cinema, culture, city tours, Bedouin heritage to life

The fourth Rahat Film Festival brought 4,000 visitors for screenings, filmmaker encounters, city tours, and a celebration of Bedouin culture and Middle Eastern cinema.

MAY 19, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

FROM LEFT: Yarona Ben-Shalom Richardson, Muhammad al-Krenawi of the Rahat Community Center, Fadi Ziadna, Lior Kalfa, and Suleiman Abo Madegem, the director of Rahat’s Cultural Center.

An Israeli artist couple (Efrat Dor and Ariel Bronz) sell their souls to the ruling elite in the provocative film "Yes," from director Nadav Lapid.

In Yes!, Israeli director Nadav Lapid skewers his country’s ‘moral abyss’ after Oct. 7

Lapid is aware that his satirical film will be a bitter pill for many Diaspora Jews to swallow, but he has never shied away from his own convictions.

APRIL 10, 2026|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

Omar Sameer Mahamid stars in Meyer Levinson-Blount's Butcher's Stain, a short film that has received an Oscar nomination.

Israeli film Butcher's Stain receives an Oscar nomination in Best Live Action Short category

Butcher’s Stain has already won a Silver Medal in the Narrative category at the 2025 Student Academy Awards, an important achievement for a filmmaker at the beginning of his career.

JANUARY 22, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

IDO TAKO (left) and Ehab Salami star in Assaf Machnes' movie, Where To?, which will be shown at the Berlinale.

Israeli film 'Where to?' to compete in Berlin International Film Festival

The Berlinale is one of the largest and most prestigious festivals in the world and will take place from February 12-22 this year.

JANUARY 20, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Spirit Festival to help reflect on troubled times

This year, it will present an unusually rich lineup of international and Israeli films that explore the intersection of consciousness, healing, nature, and compassion.

NOVEMBER 10, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

‘BEES FOR PEACE,’ by Yossi Or, documents an initiative in which women from different faiths and communities learn beekeeping together, building trust.

Israel's Joseph Cedar to direct Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver in new film 'Useful Idiots'

Cedar’s films have won major prizes at international film festivals, including Cannes and the Berlinale.

NOVEMBER 8, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

Joseph Cedar, when he won the Silver Bear Award at the Berlinale for the film Beaufort.

The Cinema South Festival returns to its Sderot home

After a year of displacement, the festival will return to Sderot and the western Negev from November 6 to 13 for its 24th edition – its first in full format since October 7.

NOVEMBER 6, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

‘ETTY’, THE series created by Hagai Levi will open the festival.

‘Happy Place’: A funny and moving new dramedy airing in Israel - review

A new dark comedy, which perhaps should be called a dramedy, is airing on Sundays and Wednesdays on KAN 11.

NOVEMBER 6, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

Wild and wonderful animated films at AniNation

The international animated film festival will return to the Jerusalem Cinematheque for its ninth edition November 4-8.

OCTOBER 28, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

‘JINSEI’ WILL be one of the international films at AniNation.

Samaria Film Festival goes global

The festival begins on November 5, with screenings at 20 locations.

OCTOBER 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Debra Messing to take part in TLVFest

Messing will take part in the festival’s closing event and will speak to the festival’s founder and director, Yair Hochner, about her strong connection to the LGBT community and her activism.

OCTOBER 21, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN