‘We Are Changed Forever’: Israeli Media Shifts to War Coverage, Film and TV Production Shutters as Nation Grapples With Trauma From Hamas Terror Attacks
variety.comElsa Keslassy International Correspondent The onset of war this weekend sparked by Hamas attacks on Israel has largely shuttered Israel’s film and TV industry as the country grapples with the insurgency and a death toll that has surpassed 1,100.
Israeli theaters have gone dark and most air travel has been canceled. Many of those active in media and entertainment are impacted by the tragedy and are volunteering in extensive ways.
Some are even risking their own lives to bring food and supplies to the nation’s southern region, including the biggest hotspot in the violence, Gaza, where at least 150 Israeli citizens and soldiers were held by Hamas fighters as hostages.
Writer-producer Gideon Raff, creator of drama series “Prisoner of War,” which was adapted by Showtime as “Homeland,” told Variety that he has friends who “have lost their siblings, their brothers, their sisters, their parents — everything.” Adar Shafran, a producer and filmmaker who chairs the Israeli Producers Association, said production work across the country has halted as the nation grapples with the trauma of renewed warfare. “We’re in shock.
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