The 41st Jerusalem Film Festival announces its lineup of Israeli films, a bountiful harvest that includes features, documentaries, short films, and experimental cinema. The festival will take place from July 18 – 27, 2024, headed by the Jerusalem Cinematheque CEO and Jerusalem Film Festival Executive Director Roni Mahadav-Levin, Outgoing Artistic Director Elad Samorzik, and Incoming Artistic Director Or Sigoli. The central character Hilmi is portrayed by Tuncel Kurtiz, who was awarded the Silver Bear at the 36th Berlin International Film Festival for his performance. The Jerusalem Film Festival will screen 8 films in the Haggiag Competition for Feature Films, 8 films in the Diamond Competition for Documentary Films, 17 films in the Diamond Competition for Short Films, 1 Documentary as a special screening, 8 films in the Israeli Video Art and Experimental Film Competition, a digitally restored print of Shimon Dotan’s The Smile of the Lamb (1986), and films participating in the Wim van Leer Competition for High School Students. (Jonathan Omer Mizrahi) PLANET OF LUCK (Roy Menachem Markovich) WHO AM I WITHOUT MY STORY (Shalom Hai)The full program and additional information may be found on the Jerusalem Film Festival website.