Israeli TV drama wins 2 top Cannes awards
Kan's socially and politically charged six-part show "The Lesson" wins best series in Canneseries Long Form Competition; star Maya Landsman snags best actress award.
TV & Movies
Russian media campaign paints picture of widespread support for Ukraine invasion
Political analysts say Russians are rallying around the flag, but the question is how long such support will last amid crippling sanctions and worsening living conditions, or if it will eventually translate into increased support for Putin..
Emmy Award-winning actress Glenn Close joins cast of 'Tehran'
The second season of the internationally acclaimed Israeli espionage drama is set to premiere on May 6 on Apple TV. Close, 74, is one of the most acclaimed actresses in Hollywood.
Amid Ukraine war, comedy series starring Zelenskyy soars in popularity
In "Servant of the People," former actor and comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyy plays a high school teacher propelled to the presidency after a student's video of him denouncing official corruption in Ukraine goes viral.
Fog of war leads to comical footage in Israeli evening news
Snow and vegetation that can be reasonably assumed to be in Ukraine turns out to be part of a Star Wars movie.
'Death on the Nile' pulled from movie theaters in Tunisia over Gal Gadot's role
Pro-Palestinian activists pressure government to pull adaptation of Agatha Christie novel.
Israeli actress hired for feature role in iconic police procedural
Odelya Halevi to play Assistant District Attorney Samantha Maroun on "Law&Order."
In answer to 'Fauda,' Hamas TV series glorifies fight against Israel
The 30-episode series, titled "Fist of the Free," presents the fighters as scrappy heroes outwitting a better-armed Israeli military.
Jimmy Carr's Holocaust joke lands Netflix in hot seat
After his joke that the killing of Gypsy people during the Holocaust was a "positive," British comedian Jimmy Carr vows to "go down swinging,"
Israel's Keshet, Disney to produce series on woman who sheltered Anne Frank
Miep Gies was also the one who found Anne's diary after the family was arrested by the Nazis, and guarded it until Otto Frank – Anne's father and the only surviving family member – shared it with the world.