LONDON: Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar intends to end funding for the country’s national film awards starting in 2026, after a film featuring the story of a Palestinian boy won the best feature film prize. Zohar, who recently described the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land” as a “sabotage” against Israel, said on Wednesday that the Ophir Awards held in Tel Aviv was a “pathetic ceremony” after “The Sea,” a film about a 12-year-old Palestinian boy, won the prize.

Ministro della Cultura annuncia tagli agli Ophir Awards

El Ministerio de Cultura de Israel deja de financiar los Ophir, los 'Óscar' israelíes, por premiar un filme sobre un niño palestino.

Claiming That the Film 'Defames' Israeli Soldiers, Israel's Culture Minister Announced the Withdrawal of Government Funding for the Ophir Awards After the 'Embarrassing Ceremony'.…

Miki Zohar says he will cancel funding for the Ophir awards after The Sea, about a 12-year-old Palestinian boy who is denied entry to Tel Aviv, wins best picture

The Sea follows a boy from the occupied West Bank who wants to visit Tel Aviv to see the sea for the first time.

LONDON: Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar intends to end funding for the country’s national film awards starting in 2026, after a film featuring the story of a Palestinian boy…

Il film sulla storia di un bambino palestinese in Cisgiordania è film dell’anno agli Ophir awards, i premi nazionali del cinema israeliano. Il ministro della C…

La pellicola che attacca e critica l'operato dell'esercito israeliano a Gaza vince il prestigioso premio Ophir. Il ministro della Cultura Zohar: «Disgustoso». E taglia i fondi al…

‘The Sea’, which follows a 12-year-old Palestinian boy, won several awards at the Ophirs