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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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...