Israel’s Culture Minister Vows to Defund ‘Israeli Oscars’ After Film About Palestinian Boy Wins Big | News Channel 3-12

Israel threatens national film awards after Palestinian story wins top prize

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

Israel may defund own film awards after movie about Palestine wins top prize

Under Israel's protocol, The Sea, a film critiquing the country's occupation of Palestine, will be put forth as its Oscar contender.

Israel’s culture minister vows to defund ‘Israeli Oscars’ after film about Palestinian boy wins big | News Channel 3-12

By Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s minister of culture has vowed to cut funding for the country’s film academy and its annual awards show after a movie about a Palestinian boy’s dream of seeing the ocean won big. On Tuesday night in Tel Aviv, the Israeli Academy of Film and Television awarded the 2025 Best Picture award to “The Sea” at the Ophir Awards, known as the “Israeli Oscars.” The film, directed and written by Shai Carmeli Pollak and pro…

Israel’s national film awards face funding cuts after win for Palestinian-perspective picture - The Jewish Chronicle

The Sea by Shai Carmeli-Pollak, which tells the story of a Palestinian boy trying to get to Tel Aviv, was labelled a “slap in the face” by Culture Minister Miki Zohar

Israeli Film Academy Awards Face Government Defunding After Anti-War Movie ‘The Sea’ Wins Top Prize

The Israeli culture minister has vowed to defund the Ophir Awards which gave the top prize to 'The Sea,' a drama about a Palestinian boy.