Jewish filmOscar-winning documentary maker Richard Trank moves to Israel to make October 7 filmBy Ben Conway1 min read
Israeli film‘This TV series is a document of what actually happened on October 7’‘We promised the survivors accuracy, no propoganda, just their truth’By Eliana Silver3 min read
Israeli filmIsrael’s national film awards face funding cuts after win for Palestinian-perspective pictureThe Sea by Shai Carmeli-Pollak, which tells the story of a Palestinian boy trying to get to Tel Aviv, was labelled a “slap in the face” by Culture Minister Miki ZoharBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
FilmHolding Liat review: ‘A loving family rent apart by October 7’ ★★★★This documentary reveals the anguish and shock of a family torn asunder by the massacre, and its attempt to reconcile the horror with their politics of peaceful coexistenceBy John Nathan2 min read
Boycotts‘They’re targeting the wrong people’: Israeli filmmakers hit back at ‘profoundly misguided’ Hollywood boycottThe boycott is backed by actors including Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Cynthia NixonBy Siam Goorwich1 min read
FilmToronto film festival backtracks after banning October 7 film because Hamas didn’t give permissionThe screening was reportedly cancelled after Hamas refused to grant the festival ‘legal clearance’ to use the videos its terrorists took of the massacresBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Sephardi JudaismMonth-long celebration of Sephardi culture debuts in NYCThe new Festival Sefarad will join the New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival in spotlighting diverse Sephardic cultureBy Eliana Jordan3 min read
Gal Gadot’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star defaced with ‘baby killer’ slurThe vandalism came as five people were arrested in London for allegedly harassing the actress during filmingBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||May 29, 2025 10:28
Jewish star of Inglourious Basterds cast in new series of FaudaMélanie Laurent gained fame for her portrayal of Shoshanna in 2009 Tarantino blockbusterBy JC Reporter1 min read||April 15, 2025 15:08
