The Venice Film Festival began last week, and the Toronto International Film Festival opened yesterday - only two full-length movies and one short film from Israel will be shown at them this year.

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From Ground Zero, directed by Rashid Masharawi, features 22 short films depicting the struggles of Gaza's residents.

The response comes as nearly 4,000 figures from the international film and TV landscape — including high-profile Oscar, Emmy and Palm d’Or winners — have pledged not to work with Israeli counterparts ...

JERUSALEM — Israel’s culture minister has cut funding for the country’s most prestigious film awards ceremony, saying this year’s best feature winner “spits” on Israeli soldiers. Miki Zohar said he ...

Canadian documentarian Barry Avrich’s film about an Israeli family’s Oct. 7 survival faced controversy at Toronto International Film Festival before winning People’s Choice award. The documentary ...

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 ...

“The Sea,” a poignant drama about a Palestinian boy from who risks his life to go to the beach for the first time in Tel Aviv, will represent Israel in the international feature race at the Oscars.

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 ...