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 ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s culture minister has cut funding for the country’s most prestigious film awards ceremony, saying this year’s best feature winner “spits” on Israeli soldiers. Miki Zohar said ...

A drama about a Palestinian boy who sneaks into Israel won the top prize at Israel’s version of the Oscars. The country’s culture minister called the ceremony “shameful.” By Derrick Bryson Taylor ...

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 ...

Shai Carmeli-Pollak’s The Sea, about a Palestinian boy, will be Israel’s entry to the Best International Feature Film category of the 98th Academy Awards after it won Best Film in the country's Ophir ...

LOS ANGELES, March 2 (Reuters) - "No Other Land," a film about Israeli displacement of a Palestinian community, won the documentary feature film Oscar on Sunday, and its directors appealed to the ...