Israel Film Center

The Israel Film Center Festival has announced that its eighth edition will be a completely virtual experience this year, running June 7-14.

When Katriel Schory took over as topper of the Israel Film Fund some 20 years ago, its domestic cinema was at a low point.

“The late ’90s were the worst in terms of audiences in Israel for Israeli films and they had mostly disappeared from festivals,” he says. “There were zero co-productions.”

Ongoing tug of war between filmmakers and culture ministry provides backdrop for event’s seventh installment here in N.Y.C.