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November 2026

North American Premiere in New York City

ON THIN ICE will also be making its highly anticipated North American Premiere in New York at the Other Israel: New Perspectives Film Festival, celebrating new perspectives in cinema.

October 2026

We are incredibly proud to share that our films are traveling the international festival circuit this season, bringing vital stories to audiences worldwide.

IN PROTEST at the Victoria International Jewish Film Festival

The Victoria International Jewish Film Festival is hosting a special screening of IN PROTEST, followed by an engaging community discussion.

ON THIN ICE Heads to the Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival

We are thrilled to announce that ON THIN ICE will have its official festival screening at the Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival!

July 2026

Celebrating cinema at the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

We are thrilled to share that FOREVER LOVE will have its International Premiere at the upcoming 46th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (Jewish Film Institute)!

May 2026

North American Premiere: A DOLL NAMED GLICK.

We are pleased to announce the upcoming premiere screenings for Uta Arning’s 11-minute short film, "A Doll Named Glick" (Dockan Glick), at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival.

April 2026

We are delighted to have our films featured prominently in Europe this spring. The Jewish Film Festival Berlin Brandenburg is officially screening three remarkable titles from our catalogue: ON THIN ICE, DOCKAN GLICK, and MISCHMASH.

February 2026

Attending Berlinale EFM Market.

DOCKAN GLICK is having its world premiere at the BUFF Malmo International Film Festival!

January 2026

New to our winter slate: IN PROTEST — Audience Award Winner, Best Short Film, 2026 Miami Jewish Film Festival.

THE ART OF REMEMBERING is coming to the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival for its North American premiere, with the filmmaker in attendance.

December 2025

“Patterns of Memory: Maya Zack Retrospective” – Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival, screening and discussion.

June 2025

Hadar Porubanova participated as a Juror for International Emmy Awards Competition, this year again.

April 2025

HANGING WITHOUT WALLS is having its Austrian premiere at Crossing Europe Filmfestival Linz.

March 2025

HANGING WITHOUT WALLS at ONE WORLD FILM FESTIVAL - screenings in Prague and in cities accross Czech Republic.

Attending Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival.

Debut documentary by Maya Mcmanus Ronen

In a remote desert area of Israel, every couple of years everybody switches houses. A very personal and shaking journey, where packing the house and renovating is arousing an inner journey of self-learning and d questioning existential aspects of life.

Written and directed by: Katalin Oláh

A touching portrait of the life of Ágnes Keleti, the oldest living Olympic Champion, shown for the first time on screen. Inspiring sporting legend who defeated both her rivals and the existential threats to a Jew living through the turmoil of the 20th ce

Feature documentary by Peter Mostovoy

The story of a film director in Communist Soviet Union, an author of many documentaries, who became part of World Cinema history.

A Documentary by Ran Tal

"A masterful look at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel, and the world itself"Jerusalem Post"An elegant observational documentary, revealing its central role in the complicated narrative of the nation"Peter L. Stein, San Francisco JFF

Written & Directed by Tsivia Barkai Yacov

Desperate to flee an abusive relationship, Rona sneaks out during a lockdown and enters a women’s Mikvah. Naked and exposed, she faces the truth.

Writtten & directed by: by Boris Maftsir

Between July and October 1941, nearly 100,000 Jews—half of Lithuania's Holocaust victims—were murdered in shtetls. How did such atrocities occur in a land with a history of coexistence? Lithuanians and Jews confront their painful shared past

Experimental short by Maya Zack

A hypnotic journey into the depths of consciousness that follows the traces of poet Paul Celan.

Feature documentary by Raluca Durbacă

Comprised entirely of archival footage produced during 1968, one of the most optimistic and prosperous years in the history of socialist Romania.

Written and Directed by: Udi Kalinsky and Irit Hod

Aya, a 19-year-old Druze ice hockey player from the Golan Heights, dreams of representing Israel — a choice that shatters decades of her community’s loyalty to Syria. Through her personal struggle, On Thin Ice reveals a historic shift as the Druze are for

Written and Directed by: Lina Chaplin

In 1945 Auschwitz, a Jewish ballerina from Warsaw allegedly wrestled a gun from an SS officer and shot him, and this gripping documentary unravels the legend and truth of Francesca Mann’s daring act and mysterious life.