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Entertainment
Oscars: Israel Picks ‘The Sea’ as Best International Feature Submission
The Israeli Academy of Film and Television has picked Shai Carmeli-Pollak’s anti-war drama The Sea as its contender for the…
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Israeli Culture Minister Defunds National Film Awards After Palestinian Drama Takes Top Prize
Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar has said he will pull state funding for the country’s national film honors, the Ophir…
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HBO Max to Air the First Scripted Series Depicting Hamas’ Oct. 7 Attack on Israel
HBO Max will air the first scripted portrayal of the devastating Oct. 7 attack on Israel. The company has acquired the…
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Israeli Film Industry Leaders Call Growing Boycott “Counterproductive”
On Sept. 8, a group of industry workers vowed not to work with Israeli counterparts they contend are “implicated in…
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Palestinian Films Are Suddenly Everywhere
When No Other Land won the Oscar for best documentary feature this year, the victory was bittersweet. Despite its global…
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Venice: Mass Protest Against Gaza War Hits Festival
Thousands of pro-Palestinian activists marched on the Venice international film festival on Saturday in a raucous but peaceful protest against…
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‘Who Is Still Alive’ Brings Nine Palestinian Voices to Venice
For Nicolas Wadimoff, Who Is Still Alive is nothing but “an absolute necessity.” The Swiss director has long-dominated the doc…
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Filmmakers Urge Venice to Take Stand on Gaza in Open Letter
Hundreds of Italian and international filmmakers, artists and cultural figures have signed an open letter calling on the Venice Film…
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Venice: ‘Who Is Still Alive’ Gives Voice to Nine Refugees From Gaza (Exclusive Clips)
Who Is Still Alive, from Swiss director Nicolas Wadimoff (The Apollo of Gaza, Operation Libertad, Aisheen, The Golden Gloves of…
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Celebrities
Ken Loach’s Screenwriter Arrested at Edinburgh Pro-Palestine Protest
Paul Laverty, Ken Loach‘s longtime screenwriter, was arrested by police in Edinburgh, Scotland during a pro-Palestine protest on Monday. The…
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