Jerusalem Film Festival

Jerusalem Women's Film Festival to spotlight Israeli, international cinema and female filmmakers

The Jerusalem Women's Film Festival will honor Hanna Azoulay-Hasfari while screening new Israeli and international films exploring identity, family, mental health, and women's experiences.

‘WILD THINGS,’ the opening-night movie, directed by Kalil Kovesh.
‘TELL ME EVERYTHING’S 16 Ophir nominations are the highest total received by any movie in the history of the awards. The film tells the coming-of-age story of a boy who discovers his father is gay at the height of the AIDS epidemic and who reconnects with him later in life.

‘Tell Me Everything’ leads 2026 Ophir Awards race with record 16 nominations

Co-stars Ido Tako (left) and Ihab Salami with a poster of their film, Where To?, directed by Assaf Machnes, at its premiere at the Jerusalem Film Festival.

Jerusalem Film Festival draws 70,000 despite boycott campaign targeting Israeli cinema

Israeli "Wonder Woman" star Gal Gadot (3rd-R) and Jerusalem film festival director Roni Mahadav-Levin (2nd-R) attend the opening ceremony of the event in Jerusalem on June 17, 2025.

Grapevine: Vexing logistics


‘Big Eyes’ to highlight Jerusalem Film Festival’s Israel programming

Zohar stars in it as Beni Furman, a womanizing basketball coach, and Arik Einstein as his friend, a basketball player.

A SCENE FROM the film ‘More than I Deserve.’

Jerusalem Film Festival announces its Israeli program

The 38th Jerusalem Film Festival, which will take place from August 24-September 4 at the Jerusalem Cinematheque and other locations, just announced the details of its Israeli programs.

'More than I Deserve' feature film

Film festivals will light up Israel's summer

Israel’s most anticipated film festivals are coming back to theaters throughout the summer, as more coronavirus regulations are lifted every week.

The scene at last year’s Arava Film Festival

Jerusalem Film Festival returns in August for 38th run

The festival traditionally takes place in the summer but last year, because of the pandemic, it was postponed and eventually held online.

THE JERUSALEM Film Festival returns.

Frank Zappa celebrated at Jerusalem Film Festival

When the composer-producer-guitarist died in 1993 at the age of 52, he left behind him a body of work that would do well to squeeze into three or four lifetimes.

FRANK ZAPPA in ‘Zappa.

Jerusalem Film Festival to light up the Hanukkah season

The 37th Jerusalem Film Festival will run December 10-20 online.

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Children’s hope of a better future

A new film looks at Palestinian youngsters and how their lives are impacted by the continuing Israeli occupation of their living and breathing space.

SIX-YEAR-OLD Dareen, from Silwan in east Jerusalem, gets a lesson in Palestinian national identity.

The Jerusalem Film Festival will light up the Hanukkah season

There is still a possibility that filmmakers will participate in in-person screenings with very small audiences, but nothing definite has been announced yet.

STEVE CARELL and Rose Byrne from ‘Irresistible’ by Jon Stewart.

‘Asia,’ ‘Here We Are’ among films to compete at Jerusalem Film Festival

There will be prizes totaling NIS 500,000 that will be given to award winners.

John Benjamin Hickey (right) and Niv Nissim are set to star in the Tel Aviv-based film Sublet from Israeli director Eytan Fox

Eytan Fox’s ‘Sublet’ to open 37th Jerusalem Film Festival

'Sublet' stars Tony Award-winning actor John Benjamin Hickey as a New York Times travel writer grieving a loss who comes to Tel Aviv to research an article.

John Benjamin Hickey (right) and Niv Nissim are set to star in the Tel Aviv-based film Sublet from Israeli director Eytan Fox