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Israeli Film Awards Return With Significant Cash Prizes After Last Year's Protests
How 2 Israeli newsrooms (in Hebrew, Russian) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By אפרת קרסנר
First reported by Mignews · 2 days ago
What happened
The Israeli Ministry of Culture and Sport is relaunching its annual film awards with one million shekels in prizes across ten categories. The awards aim to support the local film industry and honor Israeli filmmakers, with a deadline for submissions in November 2026.
- 01Israeli Film Awards return with 1 million shekels in prizes.
- 02Awards aim to strengthen the local film industry.
- 03Nominations are now open for films produced in 2025-2026.
- 04A Lifetime Achievement Award will also be presented.
- 05The deadline for submissions is November 10, 2026.
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