Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar is threatening to pull funding from the Ophir Awards, Israel’s version of the Oscars, after a film critiquing Israel won the top prize. The Sea, helmed by Israeli ...

The Arabic-language film, Israel’s Academy Award submission this year, has ignited criticism on the left and the right. On Thursday, it opens the Other Israel Film Festival in Manhattan. Israeli film ...

Israel’s culture minister has said he will cut funding for the country’s national film awards after a movie about a 12-year-old Palestinian boy won the ceremony’s top prize. The Sea, directed by Shai ...

An Israeli official slammed the Ophir Awards for naming The Sea the country's best film of 2025. The movie about a Palestinian boy is expected to be Israel's Oscars submission. Miki Zohar threatened ...

'The Sea' is an Arabic-language drama about a Palestinian boy from the West Bank who risks his life to go to the beach in Tel Aviv The Israeli culture and sports minister Miki Zohar has vowed to cut ...