July 8, 2026
What is worth seeing at the Jerusalem Film Festival?
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The Jerusalem Film Festival will open this week for the 43rd time.
It will take place from July 9th to July 19th.
New films from Israel and around the world will be screened at the festival.
There will be documentaries, animated films, and cinematic classics.
The opening film will be "Independence" by Moshe Rosenthal.
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The film takes place in Holon at the end of the 1980s. Actor Assi Cohen plays a father hiding a big secret from his family.
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Another prominent film is "Noga." A documentary about the singer Noga Erez. The film follows five years of her career, showing both the successes and the challenges along the way.
New Israeli films will also be screened at the festival, including "How to Feel," "The Entertainer," "Heart of Gold," and more.
Alongside the Israeli films, major international films will be screened, including those that won awards at the Cannes Festival.
This year, the festival offers a wide variety of films. Anyone who loves cinema will be able to find plenty of interesting films there.