Haifa IFF Int. Awards: Carmel Competition Winner - Close by Lukas Dhont Special Mention - The Beasts by Rodrigo Sorogoyen Golden Anchor Competition Winner - The Mountain by Thomas...

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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie? More like the loud angst. Several films in our program dwell on the fears and frustrations of the well-to-do middle class.   The Line Ursula...

Welcome back! We've screened previous films of no less than 21 filmmakers in our program and couldn't wait to follow up: Akira Kurosawa Alex van Warmerdam Alexander Sokurov Amalie Næsby...

The Opening Film of the 2022 Berlinale, Peter von Kant is a free adaption of The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant by Rainer Werner Fassbinder (celebrating its 50th anniversary this year). François Ozon...

Admire - Living by Oliver Hermanus Challenge - Piaffe by Ann Oren Cherish - Ikiru by Akira Kurosawa Cringe - Speak No Evil by Christian Tafdrup Cry - MoreThanEver by Emily Atef Laugh - The...

Non-professional actors add a sense of authenticity to a story by being present and natural in their roles: The whole cast of Alcarràs, from 8 to 80, is phenomenal; The boys and girls of The Worst...

Inspiration comes from many places (we have a films inspired by a podcasts, true crime and family history) but books remain the most frequently visited well for cinematic inspiration. We have no less...

Pride – real pride – requires self-knowledge, and with the call for diverse movie representation growing louder than ever, there are a lot of great movies that help us better understand sexual...

Industry Events! The #HaifaIFF is holding meetings with a delegation of Italian producers for professional collaborations and co-productions for feature films, documentaries, animation and television...