Jerusalem Film Festival unveils its international lineup, from Cannes winners to Steven Soderbergh

The Jerusalem Film Festival on Wednesday revealed the main international titles for its 43rd edition, which will run from July 9 to 19, following the earlier announcement of its Israeli slate. The festival will open with the Israeli film “Independence,” directed by Moshe Rosenthal, and will also showcase a broad international program packed with prizewinners from major festivals, Israeli premieres, and new work from leading filmmakers.

Among the headline selections are Christian Mungiu’s much praised “Fjord,” winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, and Ilker Çatak’s “Yellow Letters,” which won the Golden Bear in Berlin. Other notable titles include Paweł Pawlikowski’s “Homeland,” Pedro Almodóvar-produced “The Black Ball,” which also earned directing awards for Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi at Cannes, and “Paper Tiger,” James Gray’s new film starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson.

The lineup also includes “Broken Voices,” a Karlovy Vary best actress winner, Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s new film “The Samurai and the Prisoner,” Steven Soderbergh’s “The Christophers” with Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel, the animated film “New Dawn,” which competed in Berlin’s official competition, and “Noga,” the documentary on Israeli musician Noga Erez, which premiered at Tribeca.

Alongside its main competitions, the festival will again run sections for the international competition, debut films, the “In the Spirit of Freedom” competition, and the Chantal Akerman competition for experimental work. This year’s program will also feature masterworks, experimental cinema, midnight screenings, gala films, and notable documentary and narrative titles from the past year. The classics section will spotlight Italian neorealist pioneer Roberto Rossellini, along with restored screenings of “3:10 to Yuma” and Andrzej Wajda’s “The Promised Land.”