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Avi Ludmir

film critic

Avi Ludmir is a filmmaker and screenwriter with extensive experience in the Israeli film industry. He has served as a film critic for Srugim and Jfeed, specializing in the analysis and review of both Israeli and international cinema. He is also the host of the podcast CINEMA SHOOT, which explores questions and insights from the world of film.

The Things That Were Lost

Great achievement

Israeli Mini-Series “The Things That Were Lost” Wins Prestigious International Award

Israeli mini-series The Things That Were Lost wins top international youth drama award at the BANFF World Media Festival, gaining global recognition for its powerful portrayal of national trauma and loss after October 7.

Israel Film Festival, 6 June 2025

Cinema Honors Courage, Memory, and Hope

LA Israel Film Festival Honors Debra Messing and Rabbi Marvin Hier

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From Wonder Woman to Jerusalem's Queen

Gal Gadot Takes Center Stage at Jerusalem Film Festival

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"she was cold"

Viral Moment: Netanyahu Removes His Jacket to Warm Elderly Woman

Kan 11's Intifada

Soldiers Remember. A Nation Reawakens.

Kan 11's 'Intifada': The Conflict That Changed Everything, By The Soldiers Who Lived Through It

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Fireflies

Secrets buried deep. Desert won’t forget.

"Fireflies": New Israeli Mystery Drama Brings Ninet Tayeb and Dana Ivgy to the Judean Desert

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Karate Kid: Legends

Legends return. Belts clash. Hearts kick.

Wax on, kick off! Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio join forces in Karate Kid: Legends

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Kan 11's The Jackal Speaks

Terrorist speaks, history listens

Inside the Mind of a Monster: BBC Broadcasts Kan 11's Chilling "The Jackal Speaks" Based on Actual Interviews With Carlos

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Space Education

Israel’s Space Olympiad Goes Global: Azerbaijani Students Join Final Round in Tel Aviv

Yahav Wiener, Shay-Li and Dr Atzmon

600 Days After Son-in-Law’s Murder on October 7

Singer Shay-Li Atari's father dies of a broken heart

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Arabella Stanton, Dominic McLaughlin and Alastair Stout

Meet the Spellbinding Trio

Hogwarts’ New Heroes: HBO’s Harry Potter unveils New Wizarding Trio Cast

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Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning

Tom Cruise saves the world, again

"Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning": Does the Last Mission Justify Itself?

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Hooligans

One misfit, one football mob, one final shot at belonging

Why Are European Networks Rushing to Buy This New Israeli Series?

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Amy Schumer.

Now More Than Ever

‘Now More Than Ever’: The Jewish Rom-Com That’s Anything But Cute

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10 Years After

From Oscars to Tribeca 2025: “Dead Language” Marks Israeli Filmmakers’ Comeback

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A moving drama that refuses to compromise

"Bad Boy": How Netflix's Teen Prison Show Became this Year's Most Important TV Series

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We Will Dance Again

Another International Achievement

"We Will Dance Again" Nominated for Two American Emmy Awards

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Israeli filmaker Nadav Lapid

Israeli Cinema Shines Against All Odds

A major achievement for Israeli cinema: Two Israeli films selected for Cannes Film Festival

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