{"id":1228,"date":"2026-10-19T17:51:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T14:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/netania.info\/index.php\/new-israeli-cinema-2026-en\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T17:58:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T14:58:24","slug":"new-israeli-cinema-2026-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/netania.info\/index.php\/new-israeli-cinema-2026-en\/","title":{"rendered":"New Israeli Cinema Festival 2026: four short films with Russian subtitles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The festival is scheduled across Israeli cities and abroad in November and December 2026. Four contemporary Hebrew-language shorts will screen with Russian subtitles. Their combined running time is 64 minutes; including discussion, the event lasts approximately two hours.<\/p>\n<h2>Film programme \/ Programme \/ \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0631\u0646\u0627\u0645\u062c \/ \u1355\u122e\u130d\u122b\u121d<\/h2>\n<h3>Shishbarak<\/h3>\n<p>May Drora Sayag, 2025, 20 minutes, comedy. Zohar inherits her injured grandmother&#8217;s magical powers, and together they open a Syrian-Jewish dumpling stall in Kiryat Ono.<\/p>\n<h3>Leave Me There<\/h3>\n<p>Shirit Gal Kedar, 2025, 12.5 minutes, drama. An elderly father shocks his family by announcing a solo journey across America and asking to be left there if he dies.<\/p>\n<h3>Bimba<\/h3>\n<p>Tomer Refaeli, 2025, 18.5 minutes, comedy-drama. Omri finds himself caught in a family dispute over a neighbour&#8217;s children&#8217;s ride-on toy, leading to a late-night hospital visit.<\/p>\n<h3>Mazal Tov<\/h3>\n<p>Noa Maiman, 2026, 13 minutes, comedy. After the birth of their first child, a young couple discover that parenthood is not what they expected.<\/p>\n<p>Audiences can vote for their favourite film. A separate jury award is also planned, with trophies and cash prizes for the winners.<\/p>\n<h2>Screening dates and venues (confirm exact details and tickets with the organiser):<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>08.11.2026 \u2014 Ramat Gan: Planet Ayalon<\/li>\n<li>09.11.2026 \u2014 Beersheba: Planet<\/li>\n<li>17.11.2026 \u2014 Netanya: see dedicated opening programme<\/li>\n<li>18.11.2026 \u2014 Afula: Movieland<\/li>\n<li>22.11.2026 \u2014 Jerusalem: Planet Jerusalem<\/li>\n<li>16.12.2026 \u2014 Lod: Ganei Aviv community centre<\/li>\n<li>16.12.2026 \u2014 Ashdod: Cinema City, hall 14<\/li>\n<li>21.12.2026 \u2014 Hadera: Rene Shani<\/li>\n<li>28.12.2026 \u2014 Arad: Dolev Hall, closing ceremony<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Netanya has a separate opening event on 17 November; confirm its programme with the organiser.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osehaim.co.il\/kinolife?ref=21191\">Festival details and tickets \/ \u05e4\u05e8\u05d8\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05db\u05e8\u05d8\u05d9\u05e1\u05d9\u05dd<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osehaim.co.il\/ru\/grand-opening-israeli-film-festival-netanya\">Netanya 17.11 \u2014 opening details<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: Ose Haim, festival organiser.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The festival is scheduled across Israeli cities and abroad in November and December 2026. 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