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 ...

An Israeli government official has slammed and threatened to defund the Ophir Awards — the region's equivalent to the Oscars — for naming a film about a Palestinian as the best movie of 2025 and, on ...

The Israeli culture and sports minister Miki Zohar has vowed to cut funding for the Israeli Film Academy’s Ophir Awards after its top prize was given to “The Sea,” an Arabic-language drama about a ...

After “The Sea” won Israel’s top award on Tuesday, the country’s culture minister said he would cut funding to the Ophir Awards. Israel’s culture minister says he will eliminate funding to the country ...

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 ...

'The Sea' is an Arabic-language drama about a Palestinian boy from the West Bank who risks his life to go to the beach in Tel Aviv The Israeli culture and sports minister Miki Zohar has vowed to cut ...