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Steven Spielberg
June 30, 2026, 5:23 pm
The Steven Spielberg grudge I carried for three decades
An autograph refusal once felt unforgettable. Looking back, one of cinema’s greatest careers has put everything into perspective
By Darren Richman
Yael and Ada
June 2, 2026, 4:08 pm
New film about Israel’s most famous architect and her daughter
ADA - My Mother The Architect is a beautiful, fascinating love letter to filmmaker Yael Melamede's award-winning mum
By Anthea Gerrie
May 8, 2026, 4:01 pm
‘No closed door will shut us down’
Comedy and courage set the tone at the opening gala of the 15th Seret Israeli Film Festival
By Brigit Grant
Cuz You're Ugly
April 30, 2026, 4:25 pm
Being shut out of UK cinemas has not stopped Seret
The Israeli Film Festival is showing movies and talent that demand to be seen
By Brigit Grant
Astor Film Lounge
April 7, 2026, 12:57 pm
Frankfurt cinema declines to participate in Jewish film festival, spurring backlash
The Jewish community of Frankfurt called the decision a 'devastating societal signal'
By Toby Axelrod (JTA)
Anton Lesser and Kit Rakusen form an unlikely friendship in Beshert. Photo: Joanne Davidson
March 26, 2026, 3:54 pm
Another chance to see Anton Lesser and Kit Rakusen in Beshert
Three special short films are being screened in one evening at JW3 next month
By Louisa Walters
Debra Messing, actress, activist and Will's flatmate (photography and makeup Gita Bass)
March 25, 2026, 5:26 pm
Debra Messing on Will & Grace, Jewish identity and finding her voice after October 7
Sitcom icon and outspoken advocate, Life cover star talks faith, fractured politics and exploring dual citizenship in Israel
By Brigit Grant
Artem 'Alfred' Nakache (inset), a Jew who swam for France at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, is depicted in lane 4 in the animated short film 'Papillon.' (Wikimedia Commons; Sacrebleu Productions and XBO Films)
March 15, 2026, 12:01 pm
The Holocaust history behind Oscar-nominated film about a star Jewish swimmer
A painterly animated film revives the memory of French Olympic hero Alfred Nakache, a survivor of Auschwitz
By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA)
February 26, 2026, 12:04 pm
Why will no one screen October 8?
Director Wendy Sachs’ explosive documentary is finally available to rent in the UK - but the US box-office hit has been shunned by British broadcasters
By Brigit Grant
Photo: Via Befores and Afters
February 19, 2026, 2:26 pm
Immanuel College alumnus wins Oscar sci-tech award for dialogue software
Marc Specter among 27 recipients honoured by the Academy for lasting technical contributions to filmmaking
By Annabel Sinclair
Stolpersteine - a stone of memory
January 26, 2026, 10:42 pm
How one man put the Holocaust back on Europe’s streets
On Yom HaShoah, a documentary returns memory to the streets where lives were erased
By Brigit Grant
January 23, 2026, 3:43 pm
Timothée Chalamet and Marty Supreme net nine Oscar nominations
The actor is in line to win Best Actor for his role as Jewish ping pong player
By Andrew Lapin (JTA)
Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie’s film about a hustler-turned table tennis champion.
January 16, 2026, 12:45 pm
Why Marty Supreme’s chutzpah speaks to Holocaust survivors’ lived truth
A new Timothée Chalamet film reveals how Jewish audacity, humour and survival instincts collide with memory, trauma and dignity
By Darren Richman
Timothee Chalamet and Marty Reisman
December 18, 2025, 12:00 pm
Will Timothée Chalamet get Oscar for portrayal of ping pong player Marty Reisman?
Marty Supreme is the true story of the 'bad boy of ping pong' who grew up on the Lower East Side
By Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA)
Chava Heart (Jewish Care), Giv-Ted (GIFT), Phil The Blue Box (J NF), Rachel Creeger, Lev The Lion (Kisharon Langdon), Lauren Kayser, Jamie (Jami) and Adam Selwyn
December 11, 2025, 2:00 pm
UK Jewish charities unite for first-ever cinematic Chanukah short ‘Brighter Together’
Thirty-plus Jewish charities join forces in a joyful, pro bono Chanukah film launching Thursday at 2pm across social media and charity platforms
By Annabel Sinclair
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