The Jerusalem Film Festival opened for the 39th time and is considered one of Israel's largest and most important cultural events. The opening event was held as a celebratory ceremony in the Sultan's Pool under the open sky with about 5,000 spectators.

Considered one of the country's largest and most important cultural events, the opening event was held as a festive ceremony in the Sultan's Pool under the starlight with about 5,000 spectators and guests, including the festival's judges, managers, directors, creators, and ambassadors.

The festival's guest of honor, the director, and the grand winner of the Cannes Film Festival, Ruben Ostlund, whose film "Triangle of Sorrows" arrived at the festive evening and is the opening film of the festival. In addition, the Italian ambassador Sergio Brabanti, the consul general of Sweden Julius Leistorm, the actors and creators Shlomi Elkebats, Maor Zagori, and many others participated in the opening event.

During the opening ceremony, which was also attended by President Yitzhak Herzog and his wife Michal and Minister of Culture and Sports Hili Troper, the president's wife said that "Cinema has the power to take us out of our everyday lives or to make our stay within the veins of the soul. It has a wounding power but also a healing power. Like Every art, in cinema, there is a force."

Also participating in the thrilling event are the French actress and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg and her director partner Ivan Atal with their son Ben Atal. The couple's film, "The Blame", is part of the film festival.

The festival will take place until the end of July and is expected to host thousands of spectators from Israel and worldwide. During the festival, approximately 200 films from 50 countries will be screened. According to the organizers, the event reflects "The best of Israeli and international film work in the past year, including films screened and won awards at leading international festivals in the world, like Berlin, Cannes, Venice, Sundance, and more."