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Oren Moverman was born on 4 July 1966 in Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel. He is a producer and writer, known for The Messenger (2009), Love & Mercy (2014) and Rampart (2011).

Saleh Bakri was born on 1 March 1977 in Jaffa, Israel. He is an actor, known for The Band's Visit (2007), The Teacher (2023) and The Present (2020).

Born into a family deeply rooted in the arts, Bakri's passion for acting was cultivated from a young age. He gained international acclaim for his role in the Oscar-nominated film "Omar" (2013), where he portrayed a young Palestinian freedom fighter, earning praise for his powerful and nuanced performance. Bakri's work is characterized by his dedication to portraying complex characters, often grappling with intense emotional and political landscapes. His contributions to film not only highlight his talent but also his commitment to bringing Palestinian stories to the global stage. Beyond "Omar," Bakri has expanded his repertoire with roles in various international projects, showcasing his versatility and depth as an actor.

Shmuel Levy was born on 4 December 1962 in Jaffa, Israel. He is an actor, known for Schindler's List (1993), The Quarry (1990) and Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985).

Copti is an Oscar-nominated Palestinian filmmaker born and raised in Yafa. In 2009, his first full-length feature film "Ajami" won the Camera d'Or Special Mention at the Cannes Film Festival. His film was also nominated for the 82nd Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Film category and won more than 15 awards worldwide. Formerly a mechanical engineer, he has also written, directed and edited several fiction, documentary and experimental short films. Copti was on the jury of the Tribeca film festival as well as at the Thessaloniki film festival in 2010 and President of the Human Rights Award in the Istanbul International film festival 2011. Copti was part of the team that launched the Doha Tribeca Film Festival and the Doha Film Institute (DFI) and he headed the DFI's education department until November 2011. Currently Copti is developing his next feature film project.

Academy Award Nominated and Emmy Award Winner Israeli filmmaker Guy Davidi has been directing, shooting, and editing since the age of sixteen. His documentaries have been dealing with Human-Rights issues especially around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Some of them have been touching very sensitive and controversial issues that have been making a big impact on both local and international debate around these issues such as militarization of Israeli society and Israeli occupation of Palestine. His films were shown in TV channels and festivals worldwide. Some also reached a theatrical distribution worldwide. His short films include titles such as "In Working Progress" (2006), "Women Defying Barriers" (2009) and "High Hopes" (2014), which features music by Pink Floyd. In 2010 he released his first feature documentary "Interrupted Streams" (2010). His second feature "5 Broken Cameras" (2012) was directed with Palestinian, self-taught camera-man Emad Burnat. The film had an exemplary international success. It was nominated to the Oscar 2013 in the Best Documentary section and has won the 2013 International Emmy Award for Best Documentary. Davidi won the prize for Best Director at the Sundance Film Festival as well as the Audience and Jury awards at IDFA in Amsterdam and the Best Documentary in Cinema Eye Honours. In addition, it won awards in more than 50 film festivals worldwide, it was sold to numerous TV stations and commercially distributed in theaters across Europe, Asia and North America. His third feature length "Mixed Feelings" (2016) won the Best Documentary Award in Epos film Festival in Tel Aviv. After moving to Copenhagen, in 2022 Davidi released his fourth feature documentary "Innocence" in the 79th Venice Biennale as the only documentary within the Horizon Competition. The film was then selected to festivals worldwide such as Asia's biggest festival of Busan, International Film Festival of Amsterdam (IDFA) and Chicago International film festival.

Aharon Keshales was born on 16 April 1976 in Jaffa, Israel. He is a writer and director, known for Big Bad Wolves (2013), South of Heaven (2021) and Rabies (2010).

Carol Shaya was born on 4 February 1969 in Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel. She is an actress, known for Silent Predator (1997), New York Undercover (1994) and The Word (1990). She was previously married to Charles Anthony Castro.

Leon Thau was born on 8 April 1926 in Jaffa, Israel. He was a director and actor, known for Potty Time (1973), Save the Lady (1981) and Carry on Up the Khyber (1968). He died on 16 May 2010 in Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England, UK.

Anat Waxman was born on 26 June 1961 in Jaffa, Israel. She is an actress, known for Tel Aviv Stories (1992), Nina's Tragedies (2003) and Noodle (2007).

Yoav Shamir was born in November 1970 in Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel. He is a writer and director, known for Checkpoint (2003), Defamation (2009) and The Prophet and the Space Aliens (2020).

Yafit Asulin was born on 8 May 1980 in Jaffa, Israel. She is an actress, known for Nivheret Yisrael (2011), Zaguri (2014) and Mr Predictable (2016).

Dave Kashner was born on 4 March 1896 in Jaffa, Palestine. He was an actor, known for Comanche Territory (1950), The Little Witch (1945) and The Sundowners (1950). He died on 4 February 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Shredy Jabarin was born on 2 December 1981 in Jaffa, Israel. He is an actor and director, known for I am that (2014), Disconnections (2015) and Sof Shavua B'Tel Aviv (2008).

Hilal Kaboub was born in 1975 in Jaffa, Israel. He is an actor, known for Fauda (2015), Tyrant (2014) and Homeland (2011).

Zaharira Harifai was born in December 1929 in Jaffa, Palestine [now Tel Aviv, Israel]. She was an actress, known for Jellyfish (2007), 5 and 5 (1980) and Sallah Shabati (1964). She was married to Shlomo Shva. She died on 2 January 2013 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Karolina was born on 19 March 1971 in Jaffa, Israel. She is an actress, known for It's Not in My Head (2022), The 5 Houses of Lea Goldberg (2011) and Ladies First (2014).

David Frenkel was born on 17 September 1915 in Jaffa, Palestine. He was a director, known for Mafish Fayda (1936). He died on 31 December 1994 in Montgeron, Essonne, France.

Ibrahim Abu Lughod was born on 18 February 1929 in Jaffa, Palestine. He was married to Janet. He died on 23 May 2001.

Ahmed Jibril was born in April 1937 in Jaffa, British Palestine (now Jaffa, Israel). He died on 7 July 2021 in Damascus, Syria.

Keren Cytter was born on 22 August 1977 in Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel. Keren is a director and writer, known for Vengeance: Episode 2 - The Woman Is Alone (2012), Vengeance: Episode 3 - Closing Time (2012) and Vengeance: Episode 1 - The Perfect Man (2012).

Rona Kenan was born on 26 July 1979 in Jaffa, Israel. She is a composer and actress, known for The Way Home (2009), The Cemetery Club (2006) and I Shot My Love (2009).

Nava Semel was born on 15 September 1954 in Jaffa, Israel. She was a writer, known for And the Rat Laughed, Lost Relatives (2013) and The Last Winter (1983). She was married to Noam Semel. She died on 2 December 2017 in Israel.

Mahmud Shaikhaly was born on 30 September 1917 in Jaffa, Palestine. He is an actor, known for The Desert Hawk (1950), Flame of Araby (1951) and Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950).

Aref Hajjaj was born in 1943 in Jaffa, Israel.