Israeli films

Israeli filmmakers launch counter-documentary to rebut ‘NAZA’

The counter-project, titled NAZA: The Real Story, dropped with English subtitles this week in a bid to immediately intercept the global narrative. 

|ByMAARIV
Graffiti depicting Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the directors of the documentary film NAZA, and the word "traitors" in Hebrew, on a wall in Ashdod Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
Hanan Savyon in 'Forgiveness.'

Who’s sorry now? Inside Israeli cinema’s Yom Kippur-inspired stories of guilt and redemption

Inspired by Yom Kippur’s themes of atonement, Israeli filmmakers have explored personal, political, and national guilt through stories of repentance, forgiveness, and redemption.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Keith Bennie (left), vice president of public programming and audience engagement at the Toronto International Film Festival, with Avi Nesher following the screening of Our Loves.

A moment of Israeli pride: Avi Nesher’s ‘Our Loves’ gets standing ovations in Toronto

Nesher describes his film as the story of  “six people who thought they were having the worst day of their lives on October 6, 2023,” and follows them through the Hamas massacre on October 7.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
DANIEL GIMPEL (right) plays a religious young woman who has just been dumped and who has decided to rebel by attending Nova.

'Our Loves' is a film about people, not October 7, Israeli filmmaker Avi Nesher tells 'Post'

Avi Nesher’s ‘Our Loves’ follows ordinary Israelis whose lives are upended by October 7, transforming a story of horror into a moving exploration of survival, love, change, and hope.

|ByHANNAH BROWN

Israeli and American film festivals launch unique partnership

MARCH 13, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
April Ingram, Seth Ingram, Anat Sultan-Dadon, Mark van Leuven , DCG Alex Gandler and Aaron J Braunstein, Director of Public Affairs

Israeli movie receives award at Thessaloniki Film Festival

FEBRUARY 28, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli participation in the 63rd Thessaloniki Film Festival.

Israel recreates iconic Jerusalem’s Sacher Park at the Annecy Animation Festival in France

FEBRUARY 7, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel at Annecy Animation Festival

First film production line between Israel and Nigeria is launched

Israeli and Nigerian filmmakers collaborating to produce a full-length romantic comedy

JANUARY 31, 2023ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Delegation of film makers from Nigeria in Israel

Israeli animated movie wins Taiwan Festival

JANUARY 15, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
LETTER TO A PIG Trailer (2022) directed by Tal Kantor (France, Israel)

Netflix to add Israeli film every week for rest of winter

These are the 16 Israeli film classics that will be added weekly for Netflix Israel users to stream.

JANUARY 12, 2023ByMAARIV ONLINE
Thondon entertainment symbol.

Animated film “Where is Anne Frank” screened at Singapore’s Animation Nation 2022

DECEMBER 31, 2022ByMAYA BAILEY
Singapore’s Animation Nation 2022

Why does Israel keep getting snubbed by the Oscars? - comment

For those who long to see Israeli films getting international attention, it’s been a disappointing time, with no end in sight. 

DECEMBER 28, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN
Cinema Sabaya’ was this year’s Ophir Award winner

Foreign film production is coming to Israel in 2023

The applications will create an influx of more than NIS 172 million in investment in movie and TV productions in Israel, according to the Tourism Ministry.

DECEMBER 8, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A view of the iconic Hollywood sign

Israeli Film Week Celebrated in China

The Embassy of Israel in China hosted an Israeli Film Week from September 19-22 in China.

NOVEMBER 20, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM
With Irit Ben-Abba the Israeli ambassador to China