Israeli filmmaker rejected from Oslo festival due to boycott of Israel The decision to boycott Zafrani drew criticism even from Omar Barghouti, a co-founder of the BDS movement.
Israeli filmmaker wins top honor at Buenos Aires festival Nadav Lapid was named Best Director for his film “The Kindergarten Teacher.”
Steve Tisch gives $10 million to Tel Aviv U. for film and TV school Tisch, the scion of a philanthropic family, said he was inspired to make the gift after serving as honorary chair for the 2014 Tel Aviv Student Film Festival.