The Israeli culture and sports minister Miki Zohar has vowed to cut funding for the Israeli Film Academy’s Ophir Awards after its top prize was given to “The Sea,” an Arabic-language drama about a ...

Miki Zohar blasted the Ophir Awards for naming "The Sea" as Irael's best film of the year, claiming it "spits on the heroic IDF soldiers." An Israeli official slammed the Ophir Awards for naming The ...

Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar is threatening to pull funding from the Ophir Awards, Israel’s version of the Oscars, after a film critiquing Israel won the top prize. The Sea, helmed by Israeli ...

It’s been a tumultuous week for Israel’s film industry. The country’s equivalent to the Oscars, the Ophir Awards, was condemned by culture minister Miki Zohar after “The Sea” — about a Palestinian boy ...

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Two years into the war in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, filmmakers who examine the conflict in their works have struggled to ...

In response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, A-list Hollywood actors and filmmakers have pledged to boycott Israel's state-funded movie industry. Their action comes at a time when Israel's Cultural ...

After a winding path to its Toronto premiere, The Road Between Us is taking the fast lane to theaters.

In an unusual move, the filmmakers behind Oscar winner No Other Land have disclosed they rejected a streaming deal from Mubi ...

Earlier this week, a number of studios received a letter from U.K. Lawyers for Israel stating that the boycott is a breach of ...

Around 1200 Hollywood stars and executives signed an open letter condemning any silencing of fellow artists and filmmakers amid the Gaza conflict.

Goran Hugo Olsson’s archival documentary “Israel Palestine on Swedish Television 1958-1989” excerpts three decades of public programs.