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Jerusalem highlights: January 17-23

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

Real Estate – Love Story wins the Israeli competition at the Haifa Film Festival

This was the first year that the Israeli Film Award included both feature films and documentaries in a single category.

'Why War': Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai's latest movie

The director attempts to answer the question "why war?" in an inventive way, by quoting from an exchange of letters between Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud in the early 1930s.

'We Will Dance Again': Documentary on Nova music festival massacre nominated for PGA award

The documentary retells the murder, abduction and violence inflicted by Hamas as they invaded southern Israel on October 7, 2023.

Highlights of the Haifa International Film Festival

One advantage for English speakers of seeing a movie at a film festival is that they show films with English titles, unlike the theater chains, which only offer subtitles occasionally.

Spoiler: Here's what New Year's Eve celebrations will look like at the cinema

As restaurants and clubs fill up on New Year's Eve, the Planet chain presents a unique alternative: VIP movie nights with premieres and a festive menu.

By MEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV
05/01/2025
  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen in an interrogation room (illustrative)

Palestinian films make the Oscar shortlists, as Israeli hopefuls are passed over

Yariv Mozer’s We Will Dance Again, a hard-hitting film about the massacre at the Supernova music festival, was one of the eligible films that was passed over this year.

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