Controversial creator of 'Kippur,' 'Kadosh' and dozens of other works, who was shot down in battle, draws on difficult memories for 'Kippur, War Requiem' at Tel Aviv Museum of Art

Film about Moroccan family in 1990s Jerusalem wins 10 awards, will represent Israel at Oscar; actress wears gown depicting bullet hole and blood in solidarity with violence victims

'Running on Sand' cast includes African migrant actors as part of an effort to lift the curtain on racism and invisibility, while giving the issue a humorous twist

'A Haunted Home' revisits the horrific 1974 attack in which terrorists murdered 18 people in a northern Israeli apartment building and explores the security failures surrounding it

Israeli Academy of Film and Tel Aviv Cinematheque join forces to show most-nominated feature films

'The Vanishing Soldier, ' 'The Other Widow,' 'Running on Sand,' and 'Home' also looking to represent Israel at Oscars; Dana Ivgy up for 4th Best Actress prize

This year's event includes hits from Sundance, Cannes, Berlin and Venice, among more than 200 movies

From June 1-8, NYC's Israel Film Center Festival presented a selection of films that rivals Cannes or Sundance - but here you ran the chance of bumping into your Hebrew teacher

Writer-director Idan Haguel's second film, about notoriously rundown and singularly diverse Neve Sha'anan, hits close to home -- much of it was filmed in his own old apartment

Commissioning editors, network executives, film fund managers, distributors and producers gather to review promising works in progress