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From animator Yoni Goodman's short 'Disaster' about the Hamas abduction of brothers Yagil and Or Yaakov on October 7, 2023 from Kibbutz Nir Oz (YouTube screenshot)
November 2, 2023, 1:00 am
‘Waltz with Bashir’ animator creates anguished short about brothers taken captive
Yoni Goodman releases ‘Disaster,’ a 1:20 minute film about the Yaakov brothers, abducted by Hamas terrorists from their Kibbutz Nir Oz home
By Jessica Steinberg
The interactive globe at the newly renovated Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem, reopening June 1, 2023 (Courtesy Ricky Rachman)
May 29, 2023, 5:12 pm
Modern and ancient coexist in $50 million Tower of David renovation
Museum in age-old citadel becomes capital’s official gateway to the Old City
By Jessica Steinberg
Tal Lanir, curator of 'Illustrations: David Polonsky' at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art through February 18, 2023. (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
October 15, 2022, 7:46 am
‘Waltz with Bashir’ illustrator’s creativity on exhibit in Tel Aviv
‘Illustrations: David Polonsky’ offers glimpse at how the artist helped craft the successful film, as well as his work on an Anne Frank graphic novel and various other projects
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: The northern West Bank settlement of Rehelim. (Samaria Regional Council)
September 7, 2022, 10:24 pm
Filmmakers trade jabs over so-called ‘settler film fund’
Israel’s top directors and actors come out strongly against West Bank-based film organization created by former culture minister Miri Regev
By Jessica Steinberg
Israeli director Ari Folman speaks during a master class at the Sarajevo Film Festival in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, August 2022. (Sarajevo Film Festival/ Obala Art Centar)
August 27, 2022, 2:39 pm
In Sarajevo, Ari Folman talks genocide, animating Anne Frank and pleasing his mother
Speaking with ToI at the Sarajevo Film Festival where he screened ‘Where is Anne Frank,’ the Israeli director dishes on an array of complex topics – just like his movies do
By JP O’ Malley
The 38th Jerusalem Film Festival opened with the Israeli premiere of 'Where is Anne Frank' at Sultan's Pool on August 24, 2021 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
August 25, 2021, 3:16 pm
Ari Folman’s animated ‘Where is Anne Frank?’ opens Jerusalem Film Fest
Long-awaited feature offers a fantastical premise based on Kitty, the diarist’s fictional friend
By Jessica Steinberg
The opening of the annual Jerusalem Film Festival is on August 24, screening Ari Folman's 'Where is Anne Frank?' at Sultan's Pool, as in years past (Courtesy Dor Kedmi)
August 9, 2021, 12:12 pm
Ari Folman’s animated Anne Frank film to open Jerusalem Film Fest
Tickets go on sale for 11-day lineup of international movies opening August 24
By Jessica Steinberg
A still from director Ari Folman's 'Where is Anne Frank.' (Purple Whale Films)
July 11, 2021, 5:06 am
The eight-year marathon to bring ‘Where is Anne Frank’ to the big screen
Director Ari Folman says iconic diarist ‘became part of my life in a way that I can’t even explain’
By Eric RANDOLPH
A still from director Ari Folman's 'Where is Anne Frank.' (Purple Whale Films)
July 9, 2021, 9:44 pm
Piercing animated Anne Frank film focuses on the little girl behind the symbol
Debuting at Cannes, Israeli director Ari Folman’s newest release embraces the vibrant world of animated fantasy as it artfully reframes the iconic diary through modern teenage eyes
By Jordan Hoffman
A tent in the village of Susya, July 19, 2015 (Elhanan Miller/Times of Israel)
July 20, 2015, 1:22 pm
Artists come out against removal of Palestinian hamlet
200 Israeli writers, performers, and intellectuals sign petition calling on government to save Susya
By ToI Staff
Steve Tisch. (photo credit: courtesy image)
March 12, 2015, 1:33 pm
Tel Aviv University gets $10m grant to start film school
Producer Steve Tisch donates funds to expand department after serving as honorary chair for the school’s film festival
By JTA
Anne Frank, at age 12, at her school desk in Amsterdam, 1941
December 15, 2013, 12:36 pm
Folman to animate Anne Frank
‘Waltz with Bashir’ director signs up for project based on Dutch Holocaust victim’s diary
By Jessica Steinberg
December 14, 2013, 5:11 pm
Animated Anne Frank movie in the works
Director Ari Folman, of ‘Waltz with Bashir’ fame, to write and direct feature
By JTA
MOTs Joaquin Phoenix and Spike Jonze (and Amy Adams) on set of 'Her' (photo credit: courtesy Warner Bros.)
December 13, 2013, 12:36 pm
MOTs get Golden Globe nominations, hope for Oscars
Ari Folman will animate Anne Frank, Jonah Hill was robbed, and you have to see this photo of Michael Douglas as Liberace
By Jordan Hoffman
Still from Ari Folman's 2013 'The Congress,' based on Stanisław Lem's 1971 Polish science fiction novel, 'The Futurological Congress.' (photo credit: Courtesy)
December 8, 2013, 10:29 pm
Israeli films snag European Film Awards
Ari Folman’s ‘The Congress’ wins award for best animated feature; ‘Fill the Void’ racks up prize for best cinematography
By ToI Staff
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