JNS.org/Jan. 15, 2026
At the outdoor entrance to Jerusalem’s International Convention Center—convenient for the artsy types arriving from Tel Aviv by train—roughly 200 protesters gathered on Dec. 30, with bullhorns and signs to protest the national Israel Film Awards ceremony about to take place inside. The crowd, in non-red carpet attire, consisted largely of filmmakers and aspiring ones.
Students, including from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design and the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, took turns on the bullhorn, passionately shouting phrases such as, “You’re ruining my future,” “Film is the pride of Israel” and “This ceremony is bullying.”
Some mildly harassed guests at the entrance fence with chants of “Shame on you” as security personnel scanned their digital invitations.
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