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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 465

Foxtrot

An Israeli soldier does a mock dance with his rifle in “Foxtrot.” (Sony Pictures Classics)
March 6, 2018, 9:23 pm
Foreign ministry softens boycott of Israeli film fest in Paris
Cultural attaché, not ambassador, to attend event after organizers rebuff efforts to nix screening of critically-acclaimed movie ‘Foxtrot’
By Tamar Pileggi
Attendees pose with a cardboard cutout of Sammy Davis Jr. at the opening night of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. (AJFF)
February 25, 2018, 3:29 am
Why a southern US city is home to the largest Jewish film festival in the world
As 40,000 people swamp the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, executive director Kenny Blank says its key to success is variety
By Patrice Worthy
Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev seen with fans before the start of a match between Beitar Jerusalem and Bnei Sakhnin F.C., at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem on January 22, 2018. (Roy Alima/Flash90)
February 11, 2018, 9:04 pm
Israel to boycott opening of Israeli film fest in Paris
Culture minister said to pressure Foreign Ministry to withdraw its support from the festival over its showcasing of ‘Foxtrot’
By ToI Staff
Director Samuel Maoz receives the Silver Lion - Grand Jury Prize for his movie "Foxtrot" during the award ceremony of the 74th Venice Film Festival on September 9, 2017 at Venice Lido. (AFP Photo/Tiziana Fabi)
January 30, 2018, 8:37 am
‘Foxtrot’ director says next film won’t be Israeli
‘There are limits to Hebrew,’ Samuel Maoz says after Oscar snub and a public tiff with Israel’s right-wing culture minister
By ToI Staff
Culture Minister Miri Regev arrives at the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on December 31, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
January 24, 2018, 7:36 pm
Israel’s culture minister welcomes Oscars’ snub of Israel’s entry ‘Foxtrot’
Miri Regev, famously critical of the movie, says lack of nomination ‘prevented untruthful worldwide representation of the Israeli army’
By AFP
Timothee Chalamet, up for best actor this year for "Call Me By Your Name," shown at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, Jan. 21, 2018. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images via JTA)
January 23, 2018, 10:59 pm
Five Jewish takeaways from the 2018 Oscar nominations
While ‘Call Me Be Your Name’ is the biggest Jewish triumph, and ‘Foxtrot’ the biggest Israeli disappointment, many Jewish actors, directors and composers could star at the Academy
By Gabe Friedman
A screen capture from Samuel Maoz's film 'Foxtrot.' (Courtesy)
January 23, 2018, 4:54 pm
Israeli film ‘Foxtrot’ misses out on foreign language Oscar nomination
Samuel Maoz movie about loss of son in army fails to make cut for awards; Lebanese epic ‘The Insult,’ about the country’s civil war, gets nod
By ToI Staff
Lior Ashkenazi (foreground), stars as a grieving father in Samuel Maoz's award-winning film 'Foxtrot' (Courtesy 'Foxtrot')
December 15, 2017, 4:24 am
Israeli film ‘Foxtrot’ shortlisted for foreign language Oscar
Samuel Maoz movie about loss of son in army has drawn critical acclaim, as well as condemnation from culture minister; final nominees to be announced next month
By ToI Staff
Foxtrot director Samuel Maoz (L) and Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot. (AFP/ Tiziana FABI and Zack Snyder/Warner Bros)
November 29, 2017, 7:11 pm
Israeli film, actress grab top honors from National Board of Review
Collection of film enthusiasts and academics known for predicting future Oscar winners crown Samuel Maoz’s Foxtrot and Wonder Woman’s Gal Gadot
By ToI Staff
Director Samuel Maoz, center, and actors Lior Ashkenazi, left, and Sarah Adler pose during the photo call for the film "Foxtrot" at the 74th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
October 16, 2017, 1:16 am
Foxtrot’s Samuel Maoz talks fate, potted meat, ministerial controversy
Writer-director says his award-winning film is not all negative, and when he criticizes Israel, ‘I do it because I worry; I do it for love’
By Jessica Steinberg
Samuel Maoz, the director of 'Foxtrot,' the film that swept the 2017 Ophir Awards, here at the Venice Film Festival ((AFP PHOTO / Tiziana FABI)
October 15, 2017, 3:11 pm
Samuel Maoz choreographs Israel’s cycle of trauma in ‘Foxtrot’
Ahead of two TOI Presents events, a conversation with the director behind the prize-winning film that’s set to compete at the Academy Awards
By Anne Joseph
Yonatan Shiray, now an active combat soldier, in his foxtrotting scene in the award-winning film 'Foxtrot' (Courtesy 'Foxtrot')
October 10, 2017, 12:01 pm
‘Foxtrot’ director to speak at English screenings in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv
Samuel Maoz, award-winning director of the most talked-about Israeli movie of the year, will answer questions from Times of Israel readers at English-subtitled screenings
By Matthew Kalman
Yonatan Shiray, now an active combat soldier, in his foxtrotting scene in the award-winning film 'Foxtrot' (Courtesy 'Foxtrot')
October 6, 2017, 3:41 am
The 2017 foreign-language Oscar submission list
Israel’s ‘Foxtrot’ competes with Palestinian family drama ‘Wajib,’ Lebanon’s ‘The Insult’ on civil war, and a record 89 others
By AFP and ToI Staff
Yonatan Shiray in 'Foxtrot' (YouTube / Official Trailer / screenshot)
September 28, 2017, 12:07 pm
Actor who plays key soldier’s role in ‘Foxtrot’ now serves in IDF Givati Brigade
Yonatan Shiray, whose character is central to atrocities scene reviled by Culture Minister Regev, could have joined army’s theater troupe, but felt obligation to join combat unit
By Jessica Steinberg
Sasson Gabai, left, hands an award to film director Samuel Maoz at the 2017 Ophir Awards ceremony on September 19, 2017. (Flash90)
September 20, 2017, 1:11 am
‘Foxtrot’ film sweeps Ophir Awards as politics stay in spotlight
Movie about grief and IDF wins eight prizes, including best picture, actor and director at Israeli version of Oscars, as speakers blast absent Regev
By Jessica Steinberg
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