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"From the tension and disputation of life in Israel emerges, perhaps not surprisingly, really good TV." The New York Times lead TV critic Mike Hale includes ChaiFlicks exclusive series The Lesson in his list of Best International TV Shows of the year?— with an honorable mention for our latest drama release, Unsilenced. We are proud to be the home of some of Israel's best films and TV series, and will continue to bring them to global audiences going into 2025. Read the full article below:

ChaiFlicks is proud to be releasing the fourth season of Checkout, concurrently with the newest season of the series releasing in Israel. Known in Hebrew as Kupa Rashit, the supermarket sitcom is Israel's most popular comedy of the past decade. Read Haaretz.com writer Adrian Hennigan's insightful interview with creator Yaniv Zohar here:

ChaiFlicks is proud to launch Picture This, a new documentary series dedicated to telling the stories of October 7. Hosted by veteran Israeli journalist Ben Shani, the series features 8 intimate one-on-one interviews with those who endured the events of that day — including survivors from the Nova party, a hostage who has been freed from Hamas captivity, a first response unit commander, and more. Each interview is accompanied by vivid illustrations from some of Israel’s top artists (Waltz with Bashir, Where Is Anne Frank, Legend of Destruction). One year after the attacks, we are still praying for those affected by the war and the hostages who are still in captivity.?#BringThemHome The series will be streaming exclusively on ChaiFlicks in North America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom with new episodes coming every Sunday this Fall. Produced by Beyond Creative Distributed internationally by The Ripple Effect - HOME OF INTERNATIONAL CONTENT With special thanks to the The Ripple Effect team for working tirelessly to bring this series to audiences across the world. Adva Avichzer Viviana Hadid ???Elizaveta Makarova https://lnkd.in/eVm3g4nU

Not one, but two ChaiFlicks series included in Kveller's Jewish TV to Watch roundup for September! Read more on the Kveller site here:

From Academy Award winner Ida to recent audience favorite Golden Voices —?our first Summer Film Series is going to be a great one! TheWrap breaks it down in an exclusive first:

The New York Times includes ChaiFlicks exclusive series KAFKA in today's 5 International Shows Worth Watching, From Kafka to a Human Kaiju: "The series takes a meta-fictional, Wes Anderson-ish approach to the life of the writer Franz Kafka." Read the full write up on the Times website, and then head on over to ChaiFlicks to stream KAFKA!

NPR Fresh Air's David Bianculli "ended up loving 'Kafka,' and for some of the strangest reasons," he says in his new review of the newest ChaiFlicks series. "I loved the structure of the miniseries, which is loose enough to have characters break the fourth wall and talk to the narrator and bold enough to slip from scenes of Kafka's life to imagined scenes from his stories." Listen to or read the full piece on NPR's site below, and then continue to watch Kafka, streaming exclusively on ChaiFlicks:

NPR's Morning Edition shows Kafka some love! Featuring interviews with creator David Schalko and lead actor Joel Basman, the deep ranging segment dug into why the Kafka we see on the screen is so different from the pop culture perception of the writer: "He's a funny man. He's got humor. And of course, he's got his issues, and we all got them in our lives, but he was far away from depressed," said Basman. Visit NPR for the full write up below — and don't miss Kafka as episode 2 drops this Thursday, exclusively on ChaiFlicks in the U.S.

Today is the U.S. premiere of our newest series, 'Kafka'. Marking the excitement surrounding the series, The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Roxborough asks 'Kafka' creator David Schalko and leading man Joel Basman about their approach to interpreting one of world literature's most iconic authors. “First and foremost we wanted to break with the clichés,” says?Joel Basman, who plays Franz Kafka in the series. Read the full interview below via The Hollywood Reporter, and then go tune in to 'Kafka' on ChaiFlicks! https://lnkd.in/enDq4fau

The Wall Street Journal's John Anderson reviews Kafka ahead of tomorrow's U.S. premiere: “The filmmakers combine the fantastical with the incongruously sober, the fictional with fact.” Read the full review on The Wall Street Journal, online and in today's print edition: