Cinema of Israel

Cinema of Israel
No. of screens286 (2011)[1]
 • Per capita4.4 per 100,000 (2011)[1]
Main distributorsUnited King
Globus Group
Forum Cinemas[2]
Number of admissions (2011)[4]
Total12,462,537
 • Per capita1.5 (2012)[3]
Gross box office (2012)[3]
Total€94.6 million (₪454.8 million)

Cinema of Israel (Hebrew: קולנוע ישראלי, romanizedKolnoa Yisraeli) refers to film production in Israel since its founding in 1948. Most Israeli films are produced in Hebrew, but there are productions in other languages such as Arabic and English. Israel has been nominated for more Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film than any other country in the Middle East.

  1. ^ a b "Table 8: Cinema Infrastructure - Capacity". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Table 6: Share of Top 3 distributors (Excel)". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Annual Report 2012/2013" (PDF). Union Internationale des Cinémas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Table 11: Exhibition - Admissions & Gross Box Office (GBO)". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.