Foreign Language Film Submissions from Israel to the Academy Awards to Compete for an Oscar Nomination or Win in the Best International Feature Film Category
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This list is chronologically sorted in reverse by years of participation!
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- DirectorEran KolirinStarsAlex BakriJuna SuleimanSalim DawA gently satirical tale of a man and his family trapped by military blockade inside a tiny Arab village in Israel.94th ACADEMY AWARDS (2021) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorRuthy PribarStarsAlena YivShira HaasTamir MulaDespite living together, Asia barely interacts with her daughter Vika. Their routine is shaken when Vika's health deteriorates rapidly. Asia must step in and become the mother Vika so desperately needs93rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2020/21) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorYaron ZilbermanStarsYehuda Nahari HaleviAmitay Yaish Ben OusilioAnat RavnitzkiDetails the year leading to the assassination of Israel's Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin (1922-1995), from the point of view of the assassin.92nd ACADEMY AWARDS (2019) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorOfir Raul GraizerStarsTim KalkhofSarah AdlerRoi MillerA German pastry maker travels to Jerusalem in search of the wife and son of his dead lover.91st ACADEMY AWARDS (2018) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorSamuel MaozStarsLior AshkenaziSarah AdlerYonatan ShirayA troubled family must face the facts when something goes terribly wrong at their son's desolate military post.90th ACADEMY AWARDS (2017) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorElite ZexerStarsLamis AmmarRuba BlalHitham OmariWhen their entire lives shatter, two Bedouin women struggle to change the unchangeable rules, each in her own individual way.89th ACADEMY AWARDS (2016) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorYuval DelshadStarsNavid NegahbanAsher AvrahamiDavid DiaanThe son of a family of Iranian farmers in Israel rebels against his strong-willed father.88th ACADEMY AWARDS (2015) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorRonit ElkabetzShlomi ElkabetzStarsRonit ElkabetzSimon AbkarianGabi AmraniAfter a lukewarm marriage of over twenty years, a woman appeals to her husband's compassion to obtain the desirable divorce document in front of a court, which proves to be more challenging than she would expect.87th ACADEMY AWARDS (2014) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorYuval AdlerStarsTsahi HaleviShadi Mar'iHitham OmariTells the story of the complex relationship between an Israeli Secret Service officer and his teenage Palestinian informant. Shuttling back and forth between conflicting points of view, the film is a raw portrayal of characters torn apart by competing loyalties and impossible moral dilemmas, giving an unparalleled glimpse into the dark and fascinating world of human intelligence.86th ACADEMY AWARDS (2013) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorRama BurshteinStarsHadas YaronYiftach KleinIrit ShelegWhen the older sister of Shira, an 18-year-old Hasidic Israeli, dies suddenly in childbirth, Shira must decide if she can and should marry her widowed brother-in-law, which also generates tensions within her extended family.85th ACADEMY AWARDS (2012) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorJoseph CedarStarsShlomo Bar-AbaLior AshkenaziAliza RosenEliezer and Uriel Shkolnik are father and son as well as rival professors in Talmudic Studies. When both men learn that Eliezer will be lauded for his work, their complicated relationship reaches a new peak.84th ACADEMY AWARDS (2011) ▓▓▓▓ Status: nominated
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorEran RiklisStarsMark IvanirGuri AlfiNoah SilverA tragi-comedy centered on the HR manager of Israel's largest industrial bakery, who sets out to save the reputation of his business and prevent the publication of a defamatory article.83rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2010) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorScandar CoptiYaron ShaniStarsFouad HabashNisrin SiksikElias SabaAjami is the religiously mixed community of Muslims and Christians in Tel Aviv. These are five stories about the everyday life in Ajami.82nd ACADEMY AWARDS (2009) ▓▓▓▓ Status: nominated
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorAri FolmanStarsAri FolmanRon Ben-YishaiRonny DayagAn Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.81st ACADEMY AWARDS (2008) ▓▓▓▓ Status: nominated
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorJoseph CedarStarsOshri CohenItay TiranEli EltonyoThe story of a group of Israeli soldiers stationed in an outpost prior to the withdrawal of forces of 2000.80th ACADEMY AWARDS (2007) ▓▓▓▓ Status: nominated
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorEran KolirinStarsSasson GabayRonit ElkabetzSaleh BakriA band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force head to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves lost in the wrong town.80th ACADEMY AWARDS (2007) ░░░░ Status: submitted, but withdrawn and replaced
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorDror ShaulStarsTomer SteinhofRonit YudkevitzShai AviviSet in mid-70's, 12-year old Dvir Avni navigates between the equality values of his home-born Kibbutz and the relationship with his undermined mother, whom the Kibbutz members will to denounce.79th ACADEMY AWARDS (2006) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorEyal HalfonStarsUri GavrielEvelyn KaplunAvi OriahSergey works for Franko and is responsible for the girls, Franko pays him to watch the girls. Sergey does not treat them very well.78th ACADEMY AWARDS (2005) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorJoseph CedarStarsMichaela EshetHani FurstenbergMoshe IvgyThe story of one woman's personal battle for acceptance, but also a portrait of a political movement that has forever affected millions of lives in the Middle East.77th ACADEMY AWARDS (2004) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorSavi GabizonStarsAyelet ZurerYoram HattabAlon AboutboulThe taboo relationship between young Nadav and his Aunt Nina transcends definition on its way to odd highs and lows.76th ACADEMY AWARDS (2003) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorNir BergmanStarsOrly SilbersatzMaya MaronNitai GvirtzDaphne and her four children try to cope with the abrupt death of husband/father. As the family seems to fall apart, a sudden incident gives them a chance to heal their 'broken wings'.75th ACADEMY AWARDS (2002) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorDover KoshashviliStarsLior AshkenaziRonit ElkabetzMoni MoshonovZaza is a 31-year old Israeli bachelor, handsome and intelligent, and his family wants to see him married. But tradition dictates that Zaza has to choose a young virgin. She must be beautiful and from a good family, preferably rich. Zaza's parents, Yasha and Lily drag Zaza to meet potential brides and their families. Zaza has no choice. He plays along with his family, advocates of the suffocating traditions of their Georgian Jewish heritage. But Zaza always manages to somehow get out of being engaged. What his parents don't know is that Zaza is already in love. Judith is sensuous, strong and intriguing. She's also a divorcée with a 6-year-old daughter. So Zaza has kept Judith a secret from his family. He will have to choose between respect of the strict confines of family and tradition, or the love of his life.74th ACADEMY AWARDS (2001) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorJoseph CedarStarsAki AvniTinkerbellIdan AltermanIs today's fanaticism tomorrow's policy? In a West Bank settlement, Rabbi Meltzer has a grand design: he's building a movement "to pray at the Temple Mount." His yeshiva has scholars, and the settlement is getting its own military company to be commanded by Menachem, a disciple of the rabbi. He also wants his daughter, Michal, to marry Pini, the yeshiva's best scholar. Michal has no interest in Pini, but she is attracted to Menachem. When she rebuffs Pini, he hatches a bold and secret plan. Is jealousy the motivation or something else? Meanwhile, the army and Mossad are closely watching the rabbi's activities and Menachem's military training. Who is trustworthy?73rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2000) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorArik KaplunStarsEvelyn KaplunNir LevyShmil Ben AriThree parallel strories of immigrants in Tel Aviv during the Gulf War and about coming together while sealed in a room during the Scud attacks.72nd ACADEMY AWARDS (1999) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorEyal HalfonStarsEvgenia DodinaYoram HattabAmos LaviWhen a small, run-down circus comes to a Palestinian town, it changes the lives of the West Bank villagers.71st ACADEMY AWARDS (1998) ░░░░ Status: submitted
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