Israel Film Center

Who's a hero?

Little did director-cinematographer Yoav Shamir dream, when embarking on an Internet campaign to raise funds for his latest movie, that he would hook the biggest fish of all: Oscar-winning filmmaker..

posted January 27, 2012 in News | Permalink

Israeli film industry is a surprising powerhouse

(AP) JERUSALEM - The budgets are bare-bones and the talent pool is limited, but Israel has emerged as a surprising powerhouse in the foreign film industry. The Israeli film "Footnote," up for an is..

posted January 27, 2012 in News | Permalink

The Law in These Parts: A View on Israel

In 1979, a group of Palestinian farmers filed a petition with Israel's High Court of Justice, claiming their land was being illegally expropriated by Jewish settlers. The farmers were not Israeli to..

posted January 25, 2012 in News | Permalink

$800 Israeli film appears at Sundance

With a budget of just $800, Israeli film student Adi Kutner has proven that it's the story that counts and not the hoo-ha producers usually rely on to move movies forward. Kutner's 18-minute short,..

posted January 25, 2012 in News | Permalink

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Burning Mooky (2008)

Mooky Bo'era

Directed by: Lina Chaplin, Slava Chaplin

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During Mooky's adolescence, which is shadowed by his mother Tinka's seductive nature, he contends with unrequited love for one young woman and a sado-masochistic relationship with another. Mooky to..

Sumna's Letter (2011)

Ha-Mikhtav shel Sumna

Directed by: Timna Goldstein Chatab, Hadar Kleinman

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Hannah Star was adopted as an infant from Romania to Israel and was sent to a boarding school at age 13. As she approaches her 18 birthday, she decides to go on a journey in search of her and..

Operation Grandma (1999)

Mivtza Savta

Directed by: Dror Shaul

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Mivtza Savta (Operation Grandma) is a satirical comedy about the Israeli military and about kibbutz life. The story revolves around three brothers: Alon (34), a no-nonsense army officer; Benny a a..

Who's a hero?

Israeli film industry is a surprising powerhouse

The Law in These Parts: A View on Israel

$800 Israeli film appears at Sundance

Burning Mooky (2008)

Sumna's Letter (2011)

Operation Grandma (1999)

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