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EXCLUSIVE: The 34th Israel Film Festival Los Angeles has confirmed its line-up for this year's edition, which will be held entirely online for the first time. Running December 13 – 27, the fest will screen 23 features, including two U.S. premieres, Israel's Oscar submission this year, Asia, as well as a number of past…

The Ophir Awards, Israel's top film awards, have crowned Ruthy Pribar's Asia as Best Picture, per The Jerusalem Post. The film now automatically becomes the country's entry for the 2021 International Oscar race. The year's ceremony was held via a special broadcaster of the show Culture Agent, hosted by Kobi Meidan…

EXCLUSIVE: Menemsha Films has picked up North American rights to Tribeca Film Festival entry Asia, starring Unorthodox actress Shira Haas. The Israeli drama, directed by Ruthy Pribar and co-starring Alena Yiv, is a mother-daughter story of a young, free-spirited single mother named (Yiv) and her daughter (the…