cinema

Nir Bergman wins best director at Tallinn for 'Pink Lady', pleads to release the hostages

Nir Bergman wins at Tallinn for 'Pink Lady,' with heartfelt plea for hostages and an end to the ongoing war.

'Variety' names Israeli director Tom Nesher among 2025 directors to watch

Tom Nesher was named as a 'Variety' '10 to Watch' for 2025 with Oscar contender 'Come Closer'.

Gleeful Gallic gems to be shown at the 'Oh La La!' Festival of French Comedy

The films will play over different weekends, starting at the Sderot Cinematheque and Haifa Cinematheque on opening day.

‘Goldman Case’: A true story of French Jewish radical whose murder trial still cloaked in mystery

The movie recently made its US debut in New York City and Los Angeles and is now opening in theaters across the country.

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
16/11/2024

Gal Gadot to star in new thriller 'The Runner'

Gadot will play a lawyer whose son is kidnapped. Her character must run all over London, carrying out demands from a mysterious caller who has taken her child. 

'Emilia Perez': From Mexican cartel leader to Tel Aviv's operating table

Emilia Perez tells a colorful story of cartels, gender, and redemption.

Cinema South Festival returns to Sderot, honoring resilience after tragedy

This year’s fall edition puts the population of the western Negev front and center, spotlighting the hostages and their families, as well as those who suffered losses on October 7 and during the war.

36th Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles celebrates the Jewish state's cinema

The festival’s opening-night gala will feature the West Coast Premiere of Tom Nesher’s Come Closer at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills.

Classic British films by Pressburger and Powell being showed at Jerusalem Cinematheque

Their movies feature lush cinematography (whether in color or black-and-white), passionate romances that are all the more affecting because the characters are so very British.

Israeli coming-of-age story ‘Sweet Mud’ heads to Netflix

The story’s primary focus is 12-year-old Dvir and his mother, Miri, who loves him but struggles to function, and who is considered an annoyance by most of the kibbutz members.

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