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 ...
Movies that portray the complex reality of life here – from war, to art, to social history – will be the focus of this year’s ...
The festival, which returns to the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan in November, will feature the North American premiere of Israel's official Oscar submission, "The Sea." The festival will begin with ...
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An Israeli government official has slammed and threatened to defund the Ophir Awards — the region's equivalent to the Oscars — for naming a film about a Palestinian as the best movie of 2025 and, on ...
A drama about a Palestinian boy who sneaks into Israel won the top prize at Israel’s version of the Oscars. The country’s culture minister called the ceremony “shameful.” By Derrick Bryson Taylor ...