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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 431

filmmaking

Director Roman Polanski on stage after the preview of his movie "J'accuse" (An Officer and a Spy) in Paris, November 4, 2019. (Thomas Samson/AFP)
March 5, 2024, 10:23 am
Roman Polanski on trial in France on charge of defaming accuser
British actress Charlotte Lewis accused Polanski in 2010 of assaulting her when she was a minor; filmmaker dismissed accusations as ‘heinous lie’
By Marie DHUMIERES and Alice Hackman
File: Alec Baldwin watches the men's singles final of the US Open tennis championships in New York on September 12, 2021. (John Minchillo/AP)
April 21, 2023, 10:18 am
Alec Baldwin charge to be dropped in fatal film set shooting as probe carries on
Prosecutors say actor not vindicated yet, but they will no longer pursue involuntary manslaughter accusation over accidental killing of cinematographer
By ANDREW DALTON and MORGAN LEE
Oren Levy filming with his video camera in a still from 'I am Not.' (Courtesy/ Itai Raziel)
March 21, 2023, 3:37 pm
What’s in a name? Poignant documentary plumbs identity of complex Israeli young man
Screening in Boston on March 21, Tomer Heymann’s award-winning film ‘I am Not’ follows Oren, an adopted Guatemala-born Israeli, on a journey beyond his multiple diagnoses
By Rich Tenorio
Jordanian film director Darin J. Sallam (center) accepting an award for 'Farha' at the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on December 13, 2021. (AFP)
November 30, 2022, 5:20 pm
Ministers condemn ‘terrible’ Jordanian film about 1948 war slated to hit Netflix
Avigdor Liberman suggests withholding funding from Jaffa theater set to screen ‘Farha,’ which he says ‘incites against Israeli soldiers’
By AFP and ToI Staff
American television host, comedian and producer Conan O’Brien filmed an episode of his travel series 'Conan Without Borders' in Israel in 2017, working with local Israel producer Asaf Nawi. (Courtesy Yonatan Sindel/Flash 90)
August 22, 2022, 11:32 am
Seeking to woo TV and filmmakers, Israel offers 30% rebate to sweeten the deal
Producers say long-sought effort coordinated by several government ministries will bring in big budgets from foreign production companies
By Jessica Steinberg
From 'Cinema Sabaya,' about eight Arab and Jewish women in a film workshop, now up for 12 Ophir Awards in the upcoming September 18 ceremony (Courtesy Ella Barak)
August 11, 2022, 9:12 am
Anne Frank, Arab-Jewish relations, karaoke in focus at upcoming Israeli film awards
Israeli Academy of Film and Television will award ‘Israeli Oscars’ to movies in 18 different categories on September 18
By Jessica Steinberg
Oded Turgeman (left) and Gal Yissar, two of the New Legend co-founders (Courtesy)
August 5, 2022, 1:00 pm
Podcast: Film accelerator turns Israel from high-tech to content nation
New Legend finances Israeli film and television content with backing from major Israeli investment house
By ToI Staff
Leonard Cohen, singer and songwriter, at home in Los Angeles, California, September 2016. (Graeme Mitchell - Redux/ Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics)
July 1, 2022, 3:16 am
Documentary tracks many artistic reincarnations of Leonard Cohen and his iconic song
Out on July 1, ‘Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song’ looks into the star’s life and his creative process – which sometimes clashed with a profit-driven music industry
By Jordan Hoffman
Hedy Lamarr in the 1941 film 'Ziegfeld Girl.' (Courtesy Alexandra Dean)
March 26, 2022, 4:21 pm
Film museum to add exhibit on Hollywood’s historic Jews – but why were they omitted?
The ‘radically inclusive’ Academy Museum of Motion Pictures announces the addition amid a larger conversation about Jewish marginalization in the industry
By Andrew Lapin
The exterior of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures appears in Los Angeles, Sept. 21, 2021. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
January 18, 2022, 12:31 pm
Absence of Jewish legacy at LA’s Academy Museum of Motion Pictures spurs outcry
Patrons threaten to pull their support if mention isn’t made of Hollywood’s ‘founding fathers,’ immigrant Jews who laid foundations for the filmmaking industry
By ToI Staff
Adrienne Shelly and her daughter Sophie Ostroy in a still from the new HBO documentary 'Adrienne.' (Courtesy Warner Media/ HBO)
December 11, 2021, 4:23 am
HBO doc ‘Adrienne’ is a husband’s loving tribute to murdered wife and rising star
When Adrienne Shelly was victim of a high-profile murder in 2006, Andy Ostroy and daughter Sophie were left to pick up the pieces; the new exploration of her life premiered Dec. 1
By Cathryn J. Prince
Actor Alec Baldwin stands in a New York City court, for a hearing on charges that he slugged a man during a dispute over a parking spot in 2018, on January 23, 2019. (Alec Tabac/The Daily News via AP, Pool, File)
October 28, 2021, 7:29 pm
Prosecutor says Alec Baldwin not in the clear yet for fatal movie set shooting
‘All options are on the table. No one has been ruled out at this point,’ says district attorney on whether star could be indicted for accidentally killing cinematographer
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A man takes part in a candlelight vigil to honor cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Oct. 23, 2021 (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
October 24, 2021, 10:00 am
Film crew protested safety concerns on Baldwin set hours before fatal shooting
LA Times reports there had been at least three prop gun misfires before fatal accident in which ’30 Rock’ actor shot 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead
By CEDAR ATTANASIO, MORGAN LEE and Michelle L. Price
File: Alec Baldwin watches the men's singles final of the US Open tennis championships in New York on September 12, 2021. (John Minchillo/AP)
October 22, 2021, 8:06 am
Alec Baldwin fires prop gun on movie set, killing director of photography
Sheriff says detectives are investigating how and what type of projectile was discharged on the New Mexico set of ‘Rust,’ resulting in the death of Halyna Hutchins
By MORGAN LEE and Walter Berry
From Palestinian filmmaker's Hany Abu Assad's 2013 film 'Omar,' now streaming on Netflix from October 2021 as part of the new Palestinian collection (Courtesy 'Omar' PR)
October 21, 2021, 4:59 pm
Netflix says it backs authentic storytelling in its Palestinian film collection
Streaming giant defends ‘Palestinian Stories’ as a showcase of ‘depth and diversity’ after pro-Israel watchdog group points out BDS leanings of participating Palestinian directors
By Jessica Steinberg
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