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From 'Rising - Voices of Protest and Hope,' Esther Takac's 2026 documentary about Israel's protest movement (Courtesy)
August 20, 2026, 7:28 am
War, women and democracy: How two new films frame Israel’s storied protest movements
‘In Protest’ and ‘Rising’ follow female activists, bereaved families and trauma professionals as mass demonstrations become a lens though which to view Israeli civil society
By Jessica Steinberg
Actor Noa Cohen in Avi Nesher's October 7 film, 'Our Loves' coming to Israeli theaters in September 2026. (Courtesy)
August 4, 2026, 4:42 pm
Avi Nesher’s Oct. 7 retelling, ‘Our Loves,’ to screen at Toronto Film Festival
Film included despite Israeli directors’ ongoing struggle against cultural boycotts; producers say it is a valuable way to tell Israel’s side of the Hamas-led massacre
By Jessica Steinberg
Actor Noa Cohen in Avi Nesher's October 7 film, 'Our Loves,' coming to Israeli theaters in September 2026 (Courtesy)
July 16, 2026, 9:34 am
Sidestepping boycotts, Avi Nesher’s Oct. 7 film gets a little closer to the Oscars
At Jerusalem Film Festival panel this week, famed director discusses blacklisting of Israeli filmmakers while showcasing ‘Our Loves,’ his new feature about the 2023 Hamas invasion
By Jessica Steinberg
Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa speaks at the opening of the 43rd Jerusalem Film Festival in Sultan's Pool (Eliana Rosen/Times of Israel)
July 10, 2026, 4:43 pm
Jerusalem film festival opens 43rd year, honors acclaimed Ukrainian filmmaker
At opening of 10-day event, lifetime achievement award honoree Sergei Loznitsa speaks of using film to confront violence
By Eliana Rosen
From 'Noga,' a film about the indie Israeli singer by Benji and Jono Bergmann, which will be screened at the Jerusalem Film Festival, opening July 9, 2026. (Courtesy)
July 9, 2026, 5:58 am
Unimpeded by war, Jerusalem Film Festival opening with strong international guest list
Record crowds expected at annual event hosted by Jerusalem Cinematheque on July 9-19, as Israeli cinema projects stability despite global post-Oct. 7 isolation
By Jessica Steinberg
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
From 'The Future to Come,' a new feature by award-winning director Ruthy Pribar, will premiere on June 8, 2026 at the Tribeca Festival in New York (Daniela Novitz)
April 17, 2026, 9:30 pm
Two Israeli films to premiere at Tribeca in June
‘What Is to Come’ from award-winning director Ruthy Pribar and ‘Moishe Badhan’ from Gidi Dar and Shuli Rand will open at the New York festival
By Jessica Steinberg
An Israeli artist couple (Efrat Dor and Ariel Bronz) sell their souls to the ruling elite in the provocative film 'Yes!' from director Nadav Lapid. (Courtesy of Kino Lorber via JTA)
April 10, 2026, 1:30 am
In ‘Yes!,’ Israeli director Nadav Lapid skewers the country’s ‘moral abyss’ after Oct. 7
Now in limited theatrical release in the US nearly a year after its premiere at Cannes, the film is intensely critical of Israel, even as it has faced boycotts by pro-Palestinian activists
By Andrew Lapin
Israeli director Nadav Lapid poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, California on March 30, 2026. (Valerie Macon / AFP)
April 3, 2026, 9:22 am
‘Dancing with the devil’: Nadav Lapid wants his satire film ‘Yes’ to ‘shake souls’
Director says his latest, set in the wake of the October 7 attack, isn’t about Israel per se, but rather a mix of ‘vulgarity, nationalism and authoritarianism’ around the world
By AFP and ToI Staff
Oscar nominee Meyer Levinson-Blount, director of film short 'Butcher's Stain' about life in an Israeli supermarket post October 7 (Courtesy)
February 24, 2026, 8:18 pm
Meyer Levinson-Blount: Oscar nominee’s film ‘Butcher’s Stain’ reveals life post-Oct. 7
Tel Aviv film school student reflects on the themes of his movie and its connection to Israel’s Arab community
By Jessica Steinberg
Brothers David, Eitan and Ariel Cunio, from left, stand outside the Berlin theater Babylon before a screening of a documentary about their family, Feb. 20, 2026. (Toby Axelrod via JTA)
February 23, 2026, 4:22 am
At Berlinale, former hostages view film about their captivity rewritten after release
Tom Shoval’s ‘Letter to David’ first aired at the 2025 Berlin International Film Festival but was given a new ending and a second premiere after the release of David and Ariel Cunio
By Toby Axelrod
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
Lewis Pullman, left, and Danielle Brooks present the nominees for the 98th Academy Awards on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
January 22, 2026, 6:43 pm
Three films focused on Gaza war and hostage crisis nominated for Oscars
Israel’s ‘Butcher’s Stain’ and documentary short ‘Children No More: Were and Are Gone,’ along with ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ about death of 5-year-old Palestinian girl, win nods
By Jessica Steinberg and Agencies
Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar arrives at the Israeli Film Awards ceremony in Jerusalem, December 30, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 2, 2026, 1:22 pm
Culture minister says Gaza belongs to Israel, Palestinians merely ‘there as guests’
Likud lawmaker makes claim when asked about his response to the award-winning film ‘The Sea,’ which led him to establish alternative award ceremony and threaten funding cuts
By ToI Staff
Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 26, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 28, 2025, 11:24 am
Nominees reverse decision to boycott culture minister’s alternate film awards
8 film professionals had refused to participate in new ceremony until producer Moshe Edery promised to work with Culture Minister Zohar to maintain funding for industry
By Jessica Steinberg
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