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Israeli director Nadav Lapid poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, California on March 30, 2026. (Valerie Macon / AFP)
June 10, 2026, 10:57 pm
Filmmaker Nadav Lapid receives industry support after boycott at film festival
Hundreds of artists defend director, who they call ‘Israel’s greatest dissident artist’; Lapid, a vociferous critic of Israel, warns of the dangers of silencing debate
By Jessica Steinberg
Director, illustrator and author Marjane Satrapi posing for photographers as she arrives to present the movie "La Bande des Jotas" at the 7th edition of the Rome International Film Festival in Rome, on November 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)
June 4, 2026, 4:36 pm
Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi dies at 56
Satrapi is best known for her graphic novel and film ‘Persepolis,’ a coming-of-age tale set against the Islamic Revolution; reports say she ‘died of sadness’ after husband’s death
By AP
From 'Where To,' Assaf Machnes' feature film that premiered at the Berlinale on February 17, 2026 (Courtesy)
February 18, 2026, 5:26 pm
Uber comedy-drama about Palestinian, Israeli premieres at Berlinale
Sell-out crowd for Where To?’ from director Assaf Machnes, which is competing for Best Debut Film Award in Berlin film festival
By Jessica Steinberg
German director Wim Wenders attends a press conference of the International Jury of the 76th Berlinale, Berlin on February 12, 2026. (John MACDOUGALL / AFP)
February 15, 2026, 4:24 pm
Berlinale chief urges ‘cool heads’ amid backlash over Wim Wenders’ no-politics comment
Some guests pull out of event after famed German filmmaker said Berlin Film Festival has ‘to stay out of politics’; festival director says artists are free to express opinions
By AFP
From 'A Man Walks Down the Street,' Narrative Feature winner at Austin Film Festival on October 25, 2025 (Courtesy Yaniv Linton)
October 30, 2025, 4:31 am
Israeli filmmakers snag prizes in US, pushing against industry boycott narrative
Yuval Hadadi’s ‘A Man Walks Down the Street’ named Best Narrative Feature in Austin, Texas; movie about Arab man seeking to clear his name after October 7 wins Student Oscar silver
By Jessica Steinberg
Israeli singer Noga Erez performs in Katzrin on October 4, 2023 (Photo by Michael Giladi/Flash90)
October 4, 2025, 7:52 am
Upstaged by war, Israeli film and music artists battle global boycott calls
Sderot film fest targeted by 4,000-strong Hollywood pledge to isolate Israel says movies are dropping out as movement gains momentum; local performers are trying to ignore the noise
By Jessica Steinberg
Documentary filmmaker Yonatan Nir brings third season of DocuNation festival to ToI Community in October 2025. (Courtesy)
September 24, 2025, 3:54 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 24: Day 719 – ToI doc film event shows the other kinds of Israeli stories
Filmmaker Yonatan Nir talks about season three of online film festival for ToI Community, screening Israeli documentaries followed by Q&A with directors
By Jessica Steinberg
French director Michel Gondry poses during a photo session on the sidelines of the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 21, 2023. (Photo by Zoulerah NORDDINE / AFP)
September 22, 2025, 5:01 pm
Oscar-winning French director pulls film from Cinema South Festival as Israel boycotts mount
Michel Gondry among several international film makers to withdraw from November event, cancelling the screening of his animated film, ‘Maya, Give Me a Title’
By Jessica Steinberg
Robert Redford attends the premiere of "Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia" during the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2020, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
September 16, 2025, 5:42 pm
Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor, director and indie patriarch, dies at 89
One of the biggest stars of his time, Redford was also a champion of low-budget independent filmmaking and a passionate advocate for the environment
By Bob Thomas
Zar Amir Ebrahimi as coach Maryam and Arienne Mandi as judoka Leila Hosseini in 'Tatami,' making the rounds of 2023 film festivals (Courtesy PR)
June 13, 2025, 2:46 pm
‘We speak judo, not hatred,’ say Israeli and Iranian co-directors of film ‘Tatami’
Inspired by real-life political dilemmas faced by athletes from Islamic Republic, movie about female Iranian judoka and Israeli competitor, set to reach US theaters June 13
By Jessica Steinberg
Yael Melamede and her mother, Ada Karmi-Melamede, during filming of 'Ada, My Mother the Architect,' released in May 2025 in New York and Los Angeles (Courtesy Salty Features)
May 24, 2025, 1:01 pm
Film offers elegant, intimate look at architect who designed Israel’s Supreme Court
Filmmaker Yael Melamede examines the work and life of her mother, Ada Karmi-Melamede, in ‘Ada: My Mother the Architect’; decries ‘loud, silent boycott of Israeli films right now’
By Jessica Steinberg
David Cunio, right, with his twin brother, Eitan Cunio in footage for the film 'Letter to David,' being screened at the February 2025 Berlinale and made by filmmaker Tom Shoval after David Cunio was taken hostage by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023 (Courtesy)
February 23, 2025, 11:47 am
In Berlin, Israeli director screens homage to hostage David Cunio and his family
Filmmaker Tom Shoval filmed a ‘kind of letter’ to the onetime actor — who starred in his 2013 film ‘Youth’ — and his family and friends, including Yarden and Shiri Bibas
By Jessica Steinberg
Charles Shyer attends 'The Noel Diary' screening at The Bay Theater on November 10, 2022 in Pacific Palisades, California. (Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix/AFP)
December 30, 2024, 9:38 am
Charles Shyer, filmmaker behind ‘Father of the Bride’ and ‘Baby Boom,’ dies at 83
Writer and director best known for a string of comedies in the ’80s and ’90s with his then-wife, Nancy Meyers, including ‘Private Benjamin’ and ‘The Parent Trap’
By Lindsey Bahr
Sisters Dana Modan, left, and Rutu Modan, whose first joint film, 'The Property,' reached Israeli theaters on December 7, 2024 (Courtesy)
December 14, 2024, 12:19 pm
In 1st-ever film made by sisters, Dana and Rutu Modan bring family story to silver screen
In Israeli theaters now, ‘The Property’ is based on Rutu’s graphic novel of the same name, inspired by their father’s roots in pre-WWII Poland
By Jessica Steinberg
View of the Sam Spiegel film school in Jerusalem, October 27, 2022. (Photo by Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
December 5, 2024, 10:42 pm
Jerusalem’s Sam Spiegel Film Lab launches 13th year
‘Pulp Fiction’ producer Lawrence Bender and filmmaker Joseph Cedar to teach master classes
By Jessica Steinberg
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