Film festivals are one of the most popular expressions of Jewish culture today, providing unparalleled opportunities for moviegoers to plumb every aspect of the Jewish psyche and experience. The first one made its debut in 1981, when the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, supported by the Judah L. Magnes Museum, the American Film Institute in Washington, DC and the UCLA Film Archives, invited audiences to view 10 independently produced “Jewish films” from around the world. Today, the Jewish film festival scene is vibrant and a genre unto itself. From São Paulo, Brazil, to Salt Lake City, Utah, more than 100 Jewish film festivals inform, entertain and provoke audiences in cities large and small. Herewith we present the first annual Moment Magazine Jewish Film Festival Guide, your 2009-10 calendar to selected events around the globe. We include Israeli film festivals, too. Enjoy!—Diana Cohen Altman
NORTH AMERICA
UNITED STATES:
NORTHEAST/MID-ATLANTIC
Maine Jewish Film Festival
Portland, ME
mjff.org
(207) 831-7495
Check website for dates
Hartford Jewish Film Festival
West Hartford, CT
hjff.org
(860) 236-4571
March 13-23, 2010
Berkshire Film Festival
Pittsfield, MA
knessetisrael.org/film_festival.php
(413) 445-4872, ext. 11
Check website for dates
Boston Jewish Film Festival
Boston (and suburbs), MA
bjff.org
(617) 244-9899
Nov. 4-15, 2009
Pioneer Valley Jewish Film
and Arts Festival
Agawam, Amherst, Chicopee, Longmeadow, Northampton, Springfield, South Hadley, West Springfield MA
pvjff.org
(413) 439-1984
March 10-24, 2010
New Jersey Jewish Film Festival
West Orange, Morristown, Parsippany, Caldwell, NJ
njjff.org
(973) 530-3473
March 2010
Rutgers New Jersey Jewish Film Festival
North Brunswick, NJ
jewishstudies.rutgers.edu
(732) 940-8343
Nov. 1-10, 2009
Israel Film Festival
New York, NY
israelfilmfestival.com
(877) 940-8343
Oct. 22-Nov. 5 2009
New York Jewish Film Festival
New York, NY
thejewishmuseum.org/NYJFF
(212) 423-3200
Jan. 13-28, 2010
Jewish Women’s Film Festival
New York, NY
ncjwny.org/film_festival.htm
(212) 687-5030, ext. 14
Fall 2010
New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival
New York, NY
americansephardifederation.org
(212) 294-6170
Feb. 4-11, 2010
Other Israel Film Festival
New York, NY
otherisrael.org
(212) 764-7900
Nov. 12-19 2010
Brooklyn Jewish Film Festival
Brooklyn, NY
brjff.org
(718) 230-0505
Check website for dates
Randi & Bruce Pergament
Jewish Film Festival
East Hills, NY
sjjcc.org
(516) 484-1545, ext. 144
Check website for dates
Buffalo International Jewish
Film Festival
Getzville, NY
bijff.com
716-688-4114, ext. 337
Check website for dates
Westchester Jewish Film Festival
Pleasantville, NY
burnsfilmcenter.org
(914) 773-7663
March-April 2010
Allentown JCC and Israeli Film Series
Allentown, PA
lvjcc.org
610-435-3571
Check website for dates
Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival
Philadelphia, PA
pjff.org
(215) 446-3019
Oct. 24- Nov. 14, 2009
Jan. 11-25, 2010,
Feb. 1-15, 2010
May 1-18, 2010
Pittsburgh Jewish/Israeli Film Fest
Pittsburgh, PA
ujf.net/section.aspx?id=560
(412) 681-8000
March 4-21, 2010
Washington Jewish Film Festival
Washington, DC
wjff.org
(202) 777-3248
Dec. 3-13, 2009
Baltimore Jewish Film Festival
Baltimore, MD
baltimorejff.com
(410) 542-4900, ext. 239
Check website for dates
International Jewish Film Festival
Rockville, MD
jccgw.org
(301) 348-3805
April 22-May 2, 2010
SOUTH
Northern Virginia Jewish Film Festival
Fairfax, VA
jccnv.org
(703) 537-3026
Check website for dates
Virginia Festival of Jewish Film
Norfolk, VA
jewishva.org
(757) 321-2338
Check website for dates
Triangle Jewish Film Festival
Cary, NC
tjffnc.org
(919) 533-8032
Nov. 7-8, 2009
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
Atlanta, GA
ajff.org
(404) 806-9913
Jan. 13-24, 2010
Central Florida
Jewish Film Festival
Maitland, FL
enzian.org/festivals/jewish_film_festival
(407) 629-0054
Nov. 22-23, 2009
Broward County Jewish Film Festival
Davie, FL
dpjcc.org
(954) 434-0499, ext. 336
Feb. 6-10, 2010
Jewish Film Festival of Southwest Florida
Fort Myers, FL
www.jewishfederationlcc.org
(941) 481-4449
Jan. 24, 26, 31; Feb. 2, 4, 9, 11
Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival
West Palm Beach, FL
palmbeachjewishfilm.org
(561) 689-7700, ext. 158
Dec. 2-13, 2009
Tampa Bay Jewish Film Festival
Tampa, FL
festivalfocus.org
(813) 264-9000, (813) 846-6660
March 1-15, 2010
Israel Film Festival
Miami, FL
israelfilmfestival.com
(877) 966-5560
Dec. 8-17, 2009
Miami Jewish Film Festival
Miami, FL
caje-miami.org/mjff
(305) 573-7304
Jan. 16-24, 2010
Jackson Jewish Film Festival
Jackson, MS
msje.org
(601) 956-6215
Jan. 20-21, 23-24, 2010
Baton Rouge Jewish Film Festival
Baton Rouge, LA
brjff.com
Jan. 20-21, 23-24, 2010
3 Stars Jewish Cinema
Dallas, TX
3starscinema.org
(214) 443-1957
Year-round
International Jewish Film Festival of Dallas
Dallas, TX
jccdallas.org
(214) 239-7115
Check website for dates
MIDWEST
St. Louis Jewish Film Festival
St. Louis, MO
stljewishfilmfestival.org
(314) 442-3179
June 2010
Dayton International
Jewish Film Festival
Dayton, OH
tinyurl.com/lc5sf2
(937) 610-1555, (937) 853-0372
April 13-27, 2010
Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival
West Bloomingfield, MI
jccdet.org/ff
(248) 967-4030
April 18-29, 2010
The Sabes Foundation Minneapolis Jewish Film Festival
Minneapolis, MN
sabesjcc.org/arts_film_festival.htm
(952) 381-3499
April 8-18, 2010
Kansas City Jewish
Film Festival
Overland Park, KS
jcckc.org
(913) 327-8000
March 6-7, 2010
Milwaukee Jewish Film Festival
Milwaukee, WI
jccmilwaukee.org
(414) 967-8235
Check website for dates
WEST
Tucson Jewish Film Festival
Tucson, AZ
tucsonjewishfilmfestival.org
(520) 299-3000
Jan. 14-24, 2010
Salt Lake City
Jewish Film Festival
Salt Lake City, UT
slcfilmcenter.org
(801) 581-5291
Check website for dates
Denver Jewish Film Festival
Denver, CO
maccjcc.org
(303) 316-6319
Feb. 11-20, 2010
Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival
Las Vegas, NV
desertspace.org
(702) 898-0511
Check website for dates
Contra Costa Jewish Film Festival
Oakland, CA
eastbayjewishfilm.org
(510) 839-2900, ext. 253
Feb. 20-26, 2010
Israel Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA
israelfilmfestival.com
(323) 966-4166
June 2010
Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA
lajfilmfest.org
(323) 938-2531
Check website for dates
Pacific Jewish Film Festival
Irvine, CA
jccoc.org/cultural-arts/film-festival
(949) 435-3400
February 12-22, 2010
Sacramento Jewish Film Festival
Sacramento, CA
sacjff.org
(916) 442-5189
Check website for dates
San Diego Jewish Film Festival
La Jolla, CA
sdcjc.lfcc.org/sdjff
(858) 362-1338
Feb. 10-21, 2010
Santa Cruz Jewish Film Festival
Santa Cruz, CA
tbeaptos.org
(831) 479-3444
Check website for dates
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
San Francisco, CA
sfjff.org
(866) 558-4253
July 22-Aug. 9, 2010
Los Angeles Sephardic Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA
sephardicfilmfestival.com
(310) 441-9361
Nov. 2009
Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival
Cupertino, CA
svjff.org
(408) 899-6013
Oct.17-Nov. 22, 2009
Sonoma County Jewish Film Series
Petaluma and Santa Rosa, CA
jccsoco.org/jewishfilmfestival.html
(707) 528-4222
Sep. 30-Dec. 3, 2009
Portland Jewish Film Festival
Portland, OR
nwfilm.org
(503) 221-1156
Check website for dates
Seattle Jewish Film Festival
Seattle, WA
seattlejewishfilmfestival.org
1-800-838-3006
May 2010
CANADA
Toronto Jewish Film Festival
Toronto, Ontario
tjff.com
(416) 967-1528
April 17-25, 2010
Montreal Jewish Film Festival
Montreal, Quebec
(514) 987-9736
Call for dates
Vancouver Jewish Film Festival
Vancouver, BC
vjff.org
604-266-0245
Oct. 30-Nov. 11, 2009
SOUTH AMERICA
São Paulo Jewish Film Festival or Festival de Cinema Judaico de São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil
fcjsp.com.br
55-11-814-5275
Check website for dates
Caracas International Jewish Film Festival or Festival de Cine Judio Caracas
Caracas, Venezuela
festivaldecinejudiocaracas.com
Check website for dates
EUROPE
Berlin JFF/Jüdische Volkshochschult
Berlin, Germany
jffb.de/festival.php?lang=eng
Check website for dates
Jüdische Filmwoche
Vienna, Austria
jfw.at
43-1-894-33-06 or 43-1-894-33-0
Nov. 14, 2009
Warsaw Jewish Film Festival
Warsaw, Poland
wjff.pl/en
Nov. 24-29, 2009
Macabi Barcelona/
Barcelona Jewish Film Festival
Barcelona, Spain
fcj.barcelona.org
Check website for dates
Stockholm Jewish Film Festival
Stockholm, Sweden
stockholmjff.org
Check website for dates
U.K. Jewish Film festival
Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom
ukjewishfilmfestival.org.uk
44-0-20-3176-0048
Nov. 7-19, 2009
AFRICA
Israeli Documentary Film Festival
Cape Town, South Africa
labia.co.za
021-424 5927
Check website for dates
AUSTRALIA
Festival of Jewish Cinema
Melbourne and Sydney
jewishfilmfestival.com.au
03-9670-3500
Check website for dates
ASIA
Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival
Central Hong Kong
hkjewishfilmfest.org
852-6771-8070
Nov. 14-22, 2009
ISRAEL
Jerusalem Film Festival
Jerusalem, Israel
jff.org.il
972-2-673-8359
Check website for dates
Eilat International Film Festival
Eilat, Israel
eilatfilmfest.com
972-644-5701
Check website for dates
Haifa International Film Festival
Haifa, Israel
haifaff.co.il/index.php
04-8363863
Oct. 3-10, 2009
The Third Annual International
Spiritual Film Festival
Tel Aviv, Israel
cinema.co.il
Sept. 9-12, 2009
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