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Jerusalem Film Festival

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
At the opening of the 42nd Jerusalem Film Festival on July 17, 2025, honoree Gal Gadot (second from left), her husband Yaron Varsano (far left), festival director Roni Mahadev-Levin (middle), Daniel Mimran, chairman of the board of the Jerusalem Cinematheque (second from right) and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion. (Sivan Farag)
July 17, 2025, 11:51 pm
Jerusalem Film Festival opens, honors Gal Gadot and producer Lawrence Bender
Festival director Roni Mahadev-Levin says 42nd film event is taking place despite ‘an unrelenting wave of attempts to cancel, silence, and boycott’
By Jessica Steinberg
Rose Byrne stars in 'Tow,' one of the international features being screened at the Jerusalem Film Festival, opening July 17, 2025, in Jerusalem (Courtesy)
July 9, 2025, 3:55 pm
Award-winning docs and dramas dot Jerusalem Film Festival
Tickets now on sale, with dozens of screenings at Jerusalem Cinematheque and Lev Smadar
By Jessica Steinberg
The Israeli film 'Nandauri' is one of eight feature films competing in the Haggiag competition at the 42nd Jerusalem Film Festival, July 17-26, 2025 (Credit Shai Goldman)
July 1, 2025, 9:52 am
Jerusalem Film Festival to open with Cannes winner ‘Sentimental Value’
42nd edition of annual summer event will take place July 17-26, with special guests Gal Gadot and producer Lawrence Bender
By Jessica Steinberg
During the opening night of the 41st Jerusalem International Festival, held in July 2024 (Sivan Farag)
June 27, 2025, 5:15 am
Gal Gadot to be special guest at this year’s Jerusalem Film Festival
The 42nd film festival event hosted by the Jerusalem Cinematheque will take place as scheduled next month despite chaos of Iran war
By Jessica Steinberg
Actor Sasson Gabbay appears in a video released July 22, 2024, protesting planned changes to the film industry by Culture Minister Miki Zohar (Screenshot)
July 23, 2024, 1:21 pm
Prominent Israeli actors protest culture minister’s planned industry reform
Film industry professionals vehemently argue against plans to fund commercial movies over arthouse fare, calling it ‘Miri Regev 2’
By Jessica Steinberg
Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh speaking at the opening event of the 41st Jerusalem Film Festival on July 18, 2024. (courtesy, Sivan Parag)
July 21, 2024, 9:53 pm
At Jerusalem Film Festival, Jennifer Jason Leigh calls to bring hostages home
Actress honored at annual film event, speaks Hebrew to make emotional plea for captives’ return
By Jessica Steinberg
File: Quentin Tarantino speaks onstage at a "Jackie Brown" screening during the 2024 Tribeca Festival at SVA Theater on June 14, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
July 16, 2024, 5:40 am
Jerusalem film fest screening with Tarantino sells out in hours
Organizers announce July 18 screening of ‘The Hateful Eight’ featuring lead actress Jennifer Jason Leigh and director Tarantino, ahead of opening event
By Jessica Steinberg
June Squibb, left and Fred Hechinger star in 'Thelma,' opening the 41st Jerusalem Film Festival on July 18, 2024 (Credit David Bolen)
July 7, 2024, 8:44 pm
Jerusalem Film Festival to open with comic ‘Thelma’
The annual summer film event announces international offerings, including Josh Margolin’s feel-good flick about his wily grandmother
By Jessica Steinberg
The Jerusalem Film Festival always opens with a screening in Sultan's Pool, this year held on July 18, 2024 (Courtesy Tom Weintraub Lok)
June 24, 2024, 1:49 pm
Jerusalem Film Festival announces Israeli lineup for July event
The annual movie celebration will go forward in July, offering ‘comfort, inspiration’ in time of war; international participants yet to be announced
By Jessica Steinberg
An image from the 'Prisoner X' film about the life of Ben Zygier. (Arik Weiss/Medalia Productions)
July 29, 2023, 11:11 am
What happened to Prisoner X? New film seeks to shed light on disgraced Mossad agent
Premiering at Jerusalem Film Festival, Israeli-Australian production revisits tale a decade after it was exposed — but reveals frustratingly little
By Amy Spiro
Helen Mirren arrives for the screening of 'Golda' in Jerusalem's Film Festival, Thursday, July 13, 2023. (AP/Ohad Zwigenberg)
July 14, 2023, 3:21 am
Self-labeled ‘shiksa from London’ Helen Mirren accepts Jerusalem Film Festival honor
At Israeli premiere of ‘Golda,’ actress says she never imagined receiving an award in the ‘beautiful, historic, magical, difficult, complex and wonderful city of Jerusalem’
By Amy Spiro
Actress Helen Mirren and co-star Lior Ashkenazi attend a press conference for the upcoming film 'Golda,' about prime minister Golda Meir, in Jerusalem, July 13, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 13, 2023, 2:50 pm
In Jerusalem, Helen Mirren says Golda Meir ‘one of the greatest’ roles she’s played
Ahead of ‘Golda’ premiere at Jerusalem Film Festival, UK actress says she is ‘moved and excited’ to see mass pro-democracy rallies in Israel, recalls her time on a kibbutz in 1967
By Amy Spiro
Helen Mirren as Golda Meir in Guy Nattiv's film 'Golda.' (Jasper Wolf)
July 2, 2023, 11:27 pm
Helen Mirren, other glitterati to appear at 40th Jerusalem Film Festival
This year’s event includes hits from Sundance, Cannes, Berlin and Venice, among more than 200 movies
By Jessica Steinberg
Helen Mirren in 'Golda,' opening the Jerusalem Film Festival, July 13-23, 2023. (Courtesy United King Films)
June 7, 2023, 6:55 am
Golda Meir biopic starring Helen Mirren to open 40th Jerusalem Film Festival
French film and Cannes winner ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ to close annual festival on August 23
By Jessica Steinberg
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