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A screenshot from the trailer for the film "NAZA" published on Sept. 25, 2026. (Screenshot: YouTube, The Guardian, via The Times of Israel)
October 1, 2026, 11:40 am
‘Distorted, misleading, and disingenuous’: IDF publishes full response to ‘NAZA’ film
In 10-page document, military rejects claims of deliberate mass civilian killings and AI targeting, says documentary’s narrative based on ‘substantial factual errors’
By Emanual Fabian
A black studio camera (Credit: Donald Tong/Pexels)
September 22, 2026, 3:07 pm
Richmond film festival doubles down on Israeli films after it was boycotted last year
“I’m on high alert,” the festival founder told JNS, after anti-Israel activists targeted the event in 2025.
By Mike Wagenheim | JNS
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor with the Special Jury Prize for "Naza" during the Venice International Film Festival (Photo by Ondine Goat, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
September 14, 2026, 3:35 pm
‘Blood libel’: Israeli politicians assail Israeli film alleging AI-powered killing in Gaza
After IDF rejects claims made in ‘NAZA,’ chief of staff reportedly to hold meeting on response; MK Lazimi assails culture minister for bid to revoke filmmakers’ citizenship
By Michael Horovitz
Benjamin Pajak and Aaron Harris in Tiny Fugitives (Courtesy of Inaugural Entertainment)
September 14, 2026, 3:13 pm
Jewish sleepaway camp made them comedians, so they made a movie about it
"Tiny Fugitives" sees Johnny Knoxville and a crew of 12-year-olds run riot at Camp Fineman
By PJ Grisar
Director Danny Ben-Moshe in Melbourne, at a location filmed in his documentary “Cancelled.” (Credit: Courtesy)
August 31, 2026, 9:50 am
Australian documentary on cancel culture quashing Jewish artists is itself canceled
The film was also nixed by both of Australia’s national public broadcasters.
By Etgar Lefkovits | JNS
Director Rachel Israel, right, and producer Shai Korman arrive at the premiere of "The Floaters" during the 2025 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Aug. 3, 2025. (Miikka Skaffari/Getty Images)
August 11, 2026, 12:46 pm
With 2 current films, director Rachel Israel offers comic relief for Jewish trauma
In 'The Floaters' and 'Influenced,' the New York filmmaker shows Jewish identity as the backdrop for friendship, family and ambition rather than antisemitism or crisis.
By Stephen Silver
Jeff Bergman (Photo courtesy of Jeff Bergman)
June 8, 2026, 11:58 am
Pitt alum Jeff Bergman to star in Pixar’s ‘Toy Story 5’
The prolific voice actor will step into the role of Mr. Potato Head
By Octavia Liku
Noam Ash (left) and Charlie Barnett (right) in the 2026 film "Bookends," written by Ash. (Courtesy Noam Ash)
March 6, 2026, 1:38 pm
Jewish writers initiative launches first film: a comedy about a Holocaust survivor and his gay grandson
F. Murray Abraham stars in “Bookends” alongside its writer, Noam Ash.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Timothée Chalamet in "Marty Supreme" (Courtesy of A24)
January 22, 2026, 3:34 pm
Timothée Chalamet and ‘Marty Supreme’ net 9 Oscar nominations for Jewish sports fable
“The Voice of Hind Rajab” also picked up a surprise nomination.
By Andrew Lapin
Timothée Chalamet attends the 75th Berlin International Film Festival in Berlin on Feb. 14, 2025. (Photo by Harald Krichel via Wikimedia Commons)
January 12, 2026, 12:13 pm
Timothée Chalamet wins Golden Globe for ‘Marty Supreme’
The Hollywood star won best actor in a musical or comedy for his role as a 1950s Jewish ping-pong prodigy.
By JNS Staff
Scarlett Johansson is seen on Sept. 23, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images via Getty Images, via JNS)
December 1, 2025, 2:11 pm
Scarlett Johansson: Film backer tried to nix Shoah plot
The director says a financier urged her to drop the Holocaust-lie storyline from “Eleanor the Great,” but she secured backing elsewhere.
By JNS Staff
Ewan Horrocks as Helmuth Hubener holds a sign in a still from 'Truth and Treason.' (Courtesy Angel Studios)
October 29, 2025, 4:58 pm
New film revives little-known legacy of Mormon teen executed for opposing Hitler
Now in theaters, ‘Truth and Treason’ tells story of Helmuth Hubener, a German whose religious convictions inspired him to speak truth to power even if it meant risking his life
By Rich Tenorio
The documentary "Torn" (2024) examines the poster wars in New York City, when activists put up and ripped down signs calling attention to Israeli hostages in Gaza. (Courtesy Nim Shapira)
October 23, 2025, 11:13 am
With hostages home, filmmaker says documentary about poster wars remains relevant
"This was an attack on freedom of speech, and this was anti-American."
By Philissa Cramer
Anne Meara, Jerry Stiller and Amy and Ben Stiller in an archival image from the 1960s (Photo courtesy of Apple TV+, via the Forward)
October 17, 2025, 3:20 pm
Ben Stiller wants you to meet his parents
In ‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing is Lost,’ the filmmaker has his l’dor v’dor moment
By PJ Grisar
Rotem Sela as Batsheva Yahalomi in Red Alert, episode 4, streaming on Paramount+, 2025. (Green Productions, Bender Brown Productions, Keshet 12, the IEF, & Paramount+)
October 9, 2025, 2:54 pm
On Paramount+, Apple TV, HBO and more, Oct. 7 emerges as a cinematic subgenre
At least a dozen movies and TV shows, including “Red Alert” and “One Day in October,” have hit screens two years after Hamas’ attack on Israel.
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
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