A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors.
90-848: The UK Jewish Film Festival is an annual film festival dedicated to world cinema that explores Jewish life, history and culture worldwide. It was founded in 1997 and takes place in November, in London and in other cities in the United Kingdom. The festival is part of UK Jewish Film , which also runs film education programmes for young people exploring racism, antisemitism and interfaith themes; provides training and networking opportunities for new and emerging filmmakers through its Film Lab programme; commissions two new short films each year through its Pears Short Film Fund at UK Jewish Film; and organises film festivals abroad including, since 2011,
180-529: A Special Prize . Vilsmaier was nominated for Best Cinematographer for Comedian Harmonists at the 1998 European Film Awards . The U.S. Miramax release contains at least one difference from the original: in the original, there is a scene, when the Harmonists arrive in New York and perform in front of the U.S. Navy , where the camera singles out one African American navy man who is visibly enjoying
270-480: A debut movie by US television writer Jill Soloway , and Hava Nagila (The Movie) . The festival closed with the UK premiere of Eytan Fox 's film Cupcakes . The 18th Festival, which featured 95 films from 27 countries, opened on 7 November 2014 at London's Southbank Centre and ran until 23 November. The festival organisers claim that it attracted more than 14,500 visitors. The films were screened at Arthouse Crouch End,
360-627: A film about the acclaimed Polish-Israeli writer, Ida Fink . Israeli/French film The Band's Visit opened the Festival at the Vue West End. Alan Yentob was the guest of honour. Other events included: a Sing-A-Long-A Joseph production; an event looking at the future for independent cinema; and promotion of the Zagreb Jewish Film Festival , which was held for the first time in 2007, under licence and in collaboration with
450-618: A gala screening of The Jewish Cardinal , a historical drama about Jean-Marie Lustiger , the Jewish-born head of the French Church and close confidant of Pope John Paul II . Perrier Award -winning comic Arnold Brown was joined by Miriam Margolyes, Bill Paterson , David Schneider and Jes Benstock to unveil their new film project. The festival's programme included The Congress , Ari Folman's animated follow-up to his Lebanon war film, Waltz with Bashir , Afternoon Delight ,
540-737: A national film festival, changing its name from the Brighton Jewish Film Festival to the UK Jewish Film Festival. This Festival, the seventh, ran from 25 October to 6 November 2003 and opened with Wondrous Oblivion , directed by Paul Morrison , who attended the screening and took part in a question and answer session afterwards. Zoë Wanamaker was the Celebrity Interviewee. The eighth Festival, held from 16 to 21 October 2004, opened with Sam Gabarski's Rashevski's Tango and also screened
630-727: A networking session took place at the London Film Museum in Covent Garden. The Emerging Filmmakers Day included "Life’s a Pitch" where top UK film commissioners explained how to get a treatment, script or project green lit for production, and " Tim Bevan in Conversation with Michael Kuhn " in which the two film producers discussed their careers and the UK film industry. The 17th festival, which featured 81 films from 21 countries, took place from 31 October to 17 November 2013. It opened on 31 October at BFI Southbank with
720-466: A new generation of filmmaking talent, included a session on virtual reality and an industry reception and panel discussion. The Dorfman Best Film Award Jury was headed up by Academy Award-winning producer Simon Chinn , and also comprised actor Henry Goodman , documentary director Daniel Gordon , producer Danielle Lux, screenwriter and journalist Kate Muir and director Ben Steele. The Award went to An Act of Defiance . The Best Debut Feature Award Jury
810-527: A pianist. Naming themselves the "Comedian Harmonists", they meet international fame and popularity. However, they eventually run into trouble when the Nazis come to power, as half the group is Jewish. Comedian Harmonists succeeded in Europe and was the highest-grossing German film of 1998 with a gross of over $ 16 million. U.S. President Bill Clinton told critic Roger Ebert it was among his favorite films of
900-451: A question and answer session with art director and illustrator David Polonsky ). The 13th Festival ran from 7 to 19 November 2009. Ronit Elkabetz attended the UK premiere of Jaffa as celebrity guest. To celebrate its thirteenth year, the festival included films with barmitzvah themes. Maureen Lipman introduced the television play Bar Mitzvah Boy , directed by her late husband Jack Rosenthal . The Coen brothers ' A Serious Man
990-626: A screening at the Barbican Centre of the 1925 Edward Sloman silent film, His People , accompanied by a live score played by violinist Sophie Solomons. Zaytoun , the first film produced by the Israel-British film co-production treaty, was screened twice during the festival to full houses. Set in 1982 Lebanon, the film is directed by Israeli filmmaker Eran Riklis and produced by Gareth Unwin , producer of The King's Speech . A full day of professional workshops, training and
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#17327872029721080-510: A specific filmmaker, genre of film, such as horror films , or subject matter. Several film festivals focus solely on presenting short films of a defined maximum length. Film festivals are typically annual events. Some film historians, including Jerry Beck , do not consider film festivals as official releases of the film. The oldest film festival in the world is the Venice Film Festival . The most prestigious film festivals in
1170-488: Is Raindance Film Festival . The British Urban Film Festival (which specifically caters to Black and minority interests) was officially recognized in the 2020 New Year Honours list. A few film festivals have focused on highlighting specific issues, topics, or subjects. These festivals have included mainstream and independent films . Some examples include military films , health-related film festivals , and human rights film festivals . There are festivals, especially in
1260-469: Is Jewish ). There were special previews of This Must Be The Place starring Sean Penn , and Footnote , directed and written by Joseph Cedar . Other screenings included The Flood , 1981's Chariots of Fire , Barney's Version , The Rabbi's Cat and Episodes 1, 4 and 5 of the Israeli version of The Office . Boyd Hilton, TV & reviews editor of Heat magazine, interviewed Robert Popper ,
1350-596: Is North America’s longest-running competitive film festival. The 60th Chicago International Film Festival, scheduled during the month of October, will host over 40,000 attendees from around the world. The Festival's program, screening 175+ films from more than 50 countries, is presented in sections including the International Competition, New Directors Competition, Documentary, Black Perspectives, City & State, and Special Presentations. The Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF), founded in 1977,
1440-596: Is a 1997 German film, directed by Joseph Vilsmaier , about the popular German vocal group of the 1920s and '30s, the Comedian Harmonists . The film was supported by the German and Austrian film fund. In 1927, unemployed German-Jewish actor Harry Frommermann is inspired by the American group The Revelers to create a German group of the same format. He holds auditions and signs on four additional singers and
1530-615: Is a popular international film festival based in Kolkata which showcases international cult films. YathaKatha International Film & Literature Festival (YKIFLF) is an annual film & literature festival in Mumbai showcasing literature collaboration in cinema via various constructive discussions and forums. 1st edition of the festival is being held from 25–28 November in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Comedian Harmonists (film) Comedian Harmonists (English title: The Harmonists )
1620-643: Is accredited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences , which makes all its jury-award-winning narrative short and animated short films eligible for an Academy Award. There are several significant film festivals held regularly in Africa. The Cairo International Film Festival in Cairo was established in 1976, the biannual Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) in Burkina Faso
1710-578: Is behind the current conflict. It greatly saddens me that the UKJFF have unwisely politicised a celebration of Jewish culture". However, in a joint statement on 15 August, the UKJFF and Tricycle Theatre said: "Some weeks ago the UKJFF fell out, very publicly, with the Tricycle over a condition imposed by the Tricycle regarding funding. This provoked considerable public upset. Both organisations have come together to end that. Following lengthy discussions between
1800-919: Is held in the last week of each July in the two colonial cities of San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato . Other Mexican festivals include the Guadalajara International Film Festival in Guadalajara , Oaxaca Film Fest , the Morelia International Film Festival in Morelia, Michoacan Mexico , and the Los Cabos International Film Festival founded by Scott Cross , Sean Cross , and Eduardo Sanchez Navarro, in Los Cabos , Baja Sur , Mexico are considered
1890-919: Is largest film festival in Ohio and among the longest-running in the United States. The film festival is held at the Playhouse Square , which are a series of elegant theaters built in the early 1920s, and the largest performing arts center in the United States outside of New York City (only Lincoln Center is larger). The Ottawa Canadian Film Festival , abbreviated OCanFilmFest, was co-founded by Ottawa-based filmmakers Jith Paul, Ed Kucerak, and Blair Campbell in 2015. It features films of various durations and genres from filmmakers across Canada. The Sundance Film Festival founded by Sterling Van Wagenen (then head of Wildwood, Robert Redford's company), John Earle, and Cirina Hampton Catania (both serving on
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#17327872029721980-504: Is one of the largest film festivals in North America. It focuses on East Asian films, Canadian films, and nonfiction films. In 2016, there was an audience of 133,000 and 324 films. The Toronto International Film Festival , founded by Bill Marshall, Henk Van der Kolk, and Dusty Cohl, is one of North America's most important film festivals, and is the most widely attended. The Chicago International Film Festival , founded in 1964,
2070-726: Is the longest-running festival in Great Britain as well as the longest continually running film festival in the world. Australia's first and longest-running film festival is the Melbourne International Film Festival (1952), followed by the Sydney Film Festival (1954). North America's first and longest-running short film festival is the Yorkton Film Festival , established in 1947. The first film festival in
2160-610: Is the most popular festival in North America. Time wrote it had "grown from its place as the most influential fall film festival to the most influential film festival, period". The Seattle International Film Festival is credited as being the largest film festival in the United States, regularly showing over 400 films in a month across the city. The festivals in Berlin , Cairo , Cannes , Goa , Karlovy Vary , Locarno , Mar del Plata , Moscow , San Sebastián , Shanghai , Tallinn , Tokyo , Venice , and Warsaw are accredited by
2250-578: The International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) in the category of competitive feature films. As a rule, for films to compete, they must first be released during the festivals and not in any other previous venue beforehand. Ann Arbor Film Festival started in 1963. It is the oldest continually operated experimental film festival in North America and has become one of the premier film festivals for independent and, primarily, experimental filmmakers to showcase work. In
2340-725: The Venice Film Festival (late summer to early autumn), the Cannes Film Festival (late spring to early summer), and the Berlin International Film Festival (late winter to early spring), founded in 1932, 1946, and 1951 respectively. The Edinburgh International Film Festival , founded in 1946, is the world's oldest continually running film festival. Many film festivals are dedicated exclusively to animation. Various regional festivals occur in various countries. The Austin Film Festival
2430-852: The 2019 BAFTAs. Other films in the festival included the Venice Film Festival Silver Lion Winner, Foxtrot , as well as The Waldheim Waltz, Death of a Poetess, Unsettling, The Prince and the Dybbuk and winner of FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Closeness . The Dorfman Best Film Award jury was headed up by film producer Michael Kuhn and also comprised Picturehouse Managing Director Clare Binns, actor Henry Goodman , talent agent Anita Land, journalist Andrew Pulver and film producer Michael Rose. The award went to Three Identical Strangers , directed by Tim Wardle. The Best Debut Feature Award jury
2520-558: The BFI Southbank with a gala premiere of the film Closer to the Moon . Other films screened during the festival included UK premieres of 5 to 7 , Experimenter , The Farewell Party , Amir Wolf's Fire Birds , I Smile Back , Labyrinth of Lies , Look at us now Mother! , My Nazi Legacy and Son of Saul . In 2015 Chief Executive Michael Etherton launched a Best Debut Feature Award with a jury headed by producer and then director of
2610-761: The Barbican Centre, BFI Southbank, Cine Lumiere, Everyman Cinema , JW3 , Odeon Swiss Cottage, Odeon South Woodford, Phoenix, East Finchley (all in London), and the Cornerhouse in Manchester and Broadway in Nottingham. In August 2014, the Tricycle Theatre informed the UK Jewish Film Festival (UKJFF) that it could not host the Festival in 2014 (as it had done for the previous eight years) if
2700-775: The Dominican International Film Festival occurs annually in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic . As well as the Havana Film Festival was founded in 1979 and is the oldest continuous annual film festival in the Caribbean. Its focus is on Latin American cinema . The Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival , founded in 2006, is dedicated to screening the newest films from the English-, Spanish, French- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean and
2790-701: The Festival included the Barbican Centre , the Everyman Hampstead, BFI Southbank and Vue West End . The films shown included Mensch (a film from France, screened at the West End gala), The Debt , starring Helen Mirren and Jessica Chastain , and the Israeli documentary Gay Days (screened at an event that explored LGBT activism through filmmaking). At the 15th Festival, from 1 to 20 November 2011, 75 films were shown, from 16 countries including Norway ( Strictly Confidential ), Russia ( I Shall Remember ) and Poland ( Joanna , My Australia , The Moon
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2880-719: The Government of Kerala held annually at Thiruvananthapuram is acknowledged as one of the leading cultural events in Indian. The International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK), hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, is a major documentary and short film festival. The Mumbai Women's International Film Festival (MWIFF) is an annual film festival in Mumbai that features films made by women directors and technicians. The Calcutta International Cult Films Festival (CICFF)
2970-490: The Israeli drama Working Woman by director/screenwriter Michal Aviad . The film's themes chimed closely with prevailing Me Too movement against sexual harassment and sexual assault of women in the workplace. Women filmmakers and issues were a prominent part of the festival and female directors accounted for 38% of all directors at the 2018 Festival. The festival also included the UK premiere of Three Identical Strangers , which went on to be nominated for Best Documentary at
3060-760: The Israeli/Swiss film The Dybbuk of the Holy Apple Field and marked Israel's 50th anniversary with a selection of films on Israeli life called "Israel at 50". The festival also screened its first gay film, Rosalind Haver's Oy Gay , a documentary on gay Jewish life in Britain. Film director Férid Boughedir was a special guest at the Festival and, in the first of UKJFF's annual Celebrity Interview series, Sir Sydney Samuelson interviewed film director Lewis Gilbert . The third Brighton Jewish Film Festival ran from 12 to 27 November 1999. The Celebrity Interview
3150-469: The Lord Collins of Mapesbury , Vanessa Feltz , Henry Goodman , Michael Grabiner, Romaine Hart OBE, Stephen Hermer, Zamir Joory, Dame Maureen Lipman , Lord and Lady Mitchell, Tracy-Ann Oberman , Lord Puttnam of Queensgate , Rick Senat, Jason Solomons , Paul Morrison and Chaim Topol . In 1997 Judy Ironside founded the Brighton Jewish Film Festival. Her principal motivation to create the festival
3240-667: The Mountains and Hills , with Best Debut Feature Award going to One Week and a Day by Asaph Polonsky. Who's Gonna Love Me Now? , directed by the Heymann Brothers, picked up the Audience Choice Award. The festival programme included an innovative live music and film event based around the 1963 crime thriller, The Small World of Sammy Lee , directed by Ken Hughes. Key scenes from the film were accompanied by music from Gareth Lockrane and Band, inspired by
3330-532: The National Film and Television School, Nik Powell. The jury also included actors Kerry Fox and Jason Isaacs, film producer Michael Kuhn and film director Mike Newell. The winning film was Son of Saul which subsequently went on to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2016 . Chief Executive Michael Etherton commented that "Our commitment to supporting new creative talent has been at
3420-515: The Roof . Rabbi Lionel Blue 's first film, a documentary looking at how spirituality can help people face old age, had its cinema premiere. After its screening, Rabbi Blue was interviewed by Simon Fanshawe . The festival closed with a showing of Matej Mináč 's film All My Loved Ones , inspired by the story of Nicholas Winton , who saved hundreds of Czech Jewish children from the Nazis. Minac attended
3510-689: The Tricycle and UKJFF, the Tricycle has now withdrawn its objection and invited back the UK Jewish Film Festival on the same terms as in previous years with no restrictions on funding from the Embassy of Israel in London." The 2014 festival did not take place at the theatre, but the Tricycle had hoped to hold some UKJFF-related events later in the year. In May 2015 the Tricycle Theatre's chair, Jonathan Levy, issued an apology in an article published in The Jewish Chronicle , saying that
3600-406: The Tricycle's position and deplored those who had misrepresented that position. Hytner also said "Rubasingham and the Tricycle board could not have made clearer their commitment to Jewish culture ... It is entirely understandable that they felt obliged to insist that no government agency should sponsor the festival. The Tricycle ... has a clear responsibility to make no statement about the dispute that
3690-403: The U.S., Telluride Film Festival , Sundance Film Festival , Austin Film Festival , Austin 's South by Southwest , NYC 's Tribeca Festival , and Slamdance Film Festival are all considered significant festivals for independent film. The Zero Film Festival is significant as the first and only festival exclusive to self-financed filmmakers. The biggest independent film festival in the UK
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3780-399: The UK Jewish Film Festival. The 12th Festival, from 8 to 20 November 2008, opened with Eran Riklis ' controversial film Lemon Tree . It included a Sing-A-Long-A Hairspray event, the UK premiere of Sacred Language, Spoken Language (followed by a question and answer session with film director Nurit Aviv) and a special preview of award-winning animation Waltz with Bashir (followed by
3870-466: The UK premiere of Le Grand Role , attended by its director, Steve Suissa , and lead actor Bérénice Bejo . Forty films were shown, including 30 films at London's Screen on the Hill (now Everyman Belsize Park). Sydney Samuelson, with Maureen Lipman , introduced a tribute to Jack Rosenthal , including a special screening of Bye Bye Baby ; Bill Nighy was a special guest. The festival toured other parts of
3960-568: The UK premiere of The First Time I Was Twenty , a tale of antisemitism in Paris. Venues for the Festival included London's The Screen On The Hill, the Tricycle Theatre , Phoenix and the Curzon Soho. Films were also shown in Belfast, Brighton, Cardiff , Glasgow , Leeds , Liverpool , Manchester and Southampton . The 10th Festival ran from 4 to 16 November 2006. The Annual Audience Award
4050-539: The UK was actively involved in military conflicts. In an editorial, The Guardian said that the Tricycle had made "a bad error of judgment". Sajid Javid , the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport was reported as saying that the theatre had been "misguided" in demanding the festival drop its sponsorship by the Israeli Embassy. Theatre directors Nicholas Hytner and Richard Eyre both supported
4140-647: The UK, including venues in Edinburgh , Manchester , and Belfast . The UK premiere of Live and Become opened the ninth Festival, which ran from 5 to 27 November 2005. The screening was at the Vue West End cinema in Leicester Square , with Lord Puttnam in attendance. The film was introduced by the director, Radu Mihăileanu . 2005 also saw the creation of the first Short Film Fund, which promoted film making on Jewish themes. The first winner of
4230-596: The US, that highlight and promote films made by or about various ethnic groups and nationalities or feature the cinema from a specific foreign country. These include African-Americans , Asian-Americans , Mexican-Americans , Arabs , Jews , Italian, German , French , Palestinian , and Native American . The Deauville American Film Festival in France is devoted to the cinema of the United States . LGBTQ+ and Women's film festivals are also popular. Tribeca Festival , one of
4320-400: The United States was the Columbus International Film & Video Festival , also known as The Chris Awards , held in 1953. According to the Film Arts Foundation in San Francisco , " The Chris Awards (is) one of the most prestigious documentaries, educational, business and informational competitions in the U.S.; (it is) the oldest of its kind in North America and celebrating its 54th year". It
4410-485: The Utah Film Commission at the time) is a significant festival for independent film. The Woodstock Film Festival was launched in 2000 by filmmakers Meira Blaustein and Laurent Rejto to bring high-quality, independent films to the Hudson Valley region of New York . In 2010, Indiewire named the Woodstock Film Festival among the top 50 independent film festivals worldwide. The Regina International Film Festival and Awards (RIFFA) founded by John Thimothy, one of
4500-481: The annual Geneva International Jewish Film Festival in Switzerland. UK Jewish Film, whose president is its founder, Judy Ironside MBE, is chaired by Jonathan Lewis. Its chief executive is Michael Etherton. Sir Sydney Samuelson was the festival's honorary president from 1997 to 2005. From 2014, he became an Honorary Life Patron. UK Jewish Film's Honorary Patrons include David Kustow OBE, Louise and Hilton Nathanson, Tim Angel OBE, Dame Hilary Blume, The Right Honourable
4590-437: The award was Jes Benstock with his short film Holocaust Tourism: Whatever Happened to Never Again , which was premiered at the festival. Other films in the 2005 UKJFF included Everything is Illuminated , starring Elijah Wood , In Her Shoes , starring Cameron Diaz , Toni Collette and Shirley MacLaine , and Bee Season , starring Richard Gere . Bee Season was introduced by Anthony Minghella . The festival also hosted
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#17327872029724680-486: The awards for Best Fiction Film , Best Editing (for Peter R. Adam), Best Actor (for Ulrich Noethen), Best Supporting Actress (for Meret Becker), and Best Production Design (for Rolf Zehetbauer). Joseph Vilsmaier was nominated for Best Direction , losing to Wim Wenders for The End of Violence . At the 1998 Bavarian Film Awards Joseph Vilsmaier won the awards for Best Director . Ben Becker, Heino Ferch, Ulrich Noethen, Heinrich Schafmeister, Max Tidof and Kai Wiesinger won
4770-407: The border of Western Sahara , is notable as the only film festival in the world to take place in a refugee camp. The festival aims to provide cultural entertainment and educational opportunities to refugees and raise awareness of the plight of the Sahrawi people, who have been exiled from their native Western Sahara for more than three decades. The International Film Festival of India , organized by
4860-598: The cost of production could be lowered significantly, and internet technology allowed for the collaboration of film production. Film festivals have evolved significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic . Many festivals opted for virtual or hybrid festivals. The film industry, which was already in upheaval due to streaming options, has faced another major shift, and movies showcased at festivals have an even shorter runway to online launches. The "Big Five" film festivals are considered to be Venice , Cannes , Berlin , Toronto , and Sundance . The Toronto International Film Festival
4950-422: The decision as "open racism". Rubasingham drew attention to her own and the Tricycle's record, adding: "I am not anti-Semitic or anti-Israeli." Nick Cohen , writing in The Spectator , accused the Tricycle of inconsistency, as other groups' or events' funding had not, he claimed, previously been examined in this way. Cohen also pointed out that the Tricycle itself accepted Arts Council funding during times that
5040-458: The festival continued to pursue a £1,400 grant it had sought from the Israeli Embassy in London . The theatre offered to make up the loss itself but the festival's then chairman Stephen Margolis dismissed this offer as a "publicity stunt", saying that the Tricycle's artistic director Indhu Rubasingham had also demanded to scrutinise the list of films to be shown. The decision led to accusations of antisemitism and The Jewish Chronicle described
5130-509: The festival showcased a number of workshops and exhibitions, including an introduction to film-making, a photographic exhibition of Jewish weddings and a pre- Chanukah arts and craft class for children. Holocaust Day was also remembered on 10 November; the day of events was attended by more than 180 children and included a screening of the film Understanding the Holocaust and a talk by a Holocaust survivor . The second Brighton Jewish Film Festival ran from 14 to 22 November 1998. It opened with
5220-507: The festival's first touring programme, films were screened at the Curzon Soho and City Screen cinemas in Aberdeen , Cambridge , Oxford and York . The sixth Brighton Jewish Festival took place from 12 to 24 October 2002. Many of the films focused on the conflict in the Middle East. There was a performance by the Jewish music ensemble The Burning Bush and Sydney Samuelson interviewed Maureen Lipman and her husband Jack Rosenthal as part of The Celebrity Interview feature. The UKJFF became
5310-410: The first time short films were shown: these included films focusing on Israeli/Arab relations and a 10-minute short called The Worst Jewish Football Team in the World . A screening of psychological thriller Time of Favor was attended by its director, Joseph Cedar . A documentary about faith, sexuality and religious fundamentalism, Trembling Before G-d , was followed by a panel discussion. In
5400-446: The government of India, was founded in 1952. Chennai International Film Festival has been organized since 2002 by the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation (ICAF), the Government of Tamil Nadu, the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce, and the Film Federation of India. The Jaipur International Film Festival , founded in 2009, is India's most prominent international film festival. The International Film Festival of Kerala organised by
5490-410: The heart of this year’s festival. We were thrilled that the jury recognised the extraordinary achievement of the winner, as well as giving a much deserved special commendation for the funny, profound and warm-hearted Israeli feature The Farewell Party ." In 2016 a further Award was launched for Best Feature Film with a jury headed up by broadcaster and film critic Jason Solomons. In 2017 a third Award
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#17327872029725580-481: The largest international cinema event in coastal Southern California , attracting over 56,000 attendees to Orange County, CA . The Festival partners with over 40 non-profit organizations and pairs each with a film that aligns with their mission. The films featured include World, North America, U.S. and West Coast premieres as well as the International Spotlight Series which celebrates foreign language films. The Vancouver International Film Festival , founded in 1958,
5670-407: The most important film festivals in Latin America. In 2015, Variety called the Los Cabos International Film Festival the "Cannes of Latin America". The Cartagena Film Festival , founded by Victor Nieto in 1960, is the oldest in Latin America . The Festival de Gramado (or Gramado Film Festival) Gramado , Brazil . The Lima Film Festival is the leading film festival in Peru and one of
5760-460: The most important in Latin America. It is focused on Latin-American cinema and is organized each year by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru . The Valdivia International Film Festival is held annually in the city of Valdivia . It is arguably the most important film festival in Chile . There is also Filmambiente, held in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil, an international festival on environmental films and videos. For Spanish-speaking countries,
5850-528: The most prestigious in North America, ranks first worldwide in terms of audience attendance and 11th in terms of media attendance. The San Francisco International Film Festival , founded by Irving "Bud" Levin in 1957, is the oldest continuous annual film festival in the United States. It highlights current trends in international filmmaking and video production with an emphasis on work that has not yet secured U.S. distribution. The Newport Beach Film Festival , founded by Gregg Schwenk in 1999, has emerged as
5940-413: The music, until he gets a stinging look of rebuke from a superior officer. This segment was cut from the American release. The film led to the writing of a musical play, Veronika, der Lenz ist da – Die Comedian Harmonists , which opened at the Komödie on the Kurfürstendamm in Berlin on 19 December 1997. When this production closed, the actors who had played the original sextet formed themselves into
6030-601: The organisation's film industry profile including through the new UK Jewish Film Festival Jury Awards. In 2021 he founded the UK Jewish Film Short Doc Fund, which commissions 5 five-minute documentary films each year reflecting different aspects of contemporary British-Jewish life. The five commissioned films are premiered at the annual UK Jewish Film Festival. In 2024 the fund was renamed the Dangoor UKJF Short Doc Fund. The first UK Jewish Film Festival took place in Brighton from 8 to 16 November 1997, with tickets available for £4. Along with screening various films and documentaries,
6120-691: The original be bop jazz tracks of Kenny Graham. The event was presented in partnership with the 606 Club and Sound on Screen.work The 21st UK Jewish Film Festival ran from 9 to 26 November 2017, with screenings in Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester, as well as in London. Key films included the Opening Night Gala film from South Africa, An Act of Defiance ; A Tale of Love and Darkness starring and directed by Natalie Portman, Andrei Konchalovsky's Paradise ; Israeli-German feature The Cakemaker ; Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story ; The Women's Balcony . Archive screenings included The Governess, Mr Emmanuel and Lenny. The FilmLab industry strand, aimed at nurturing
6210-555: The region's diaspora. It also seeks to facilitate the growth of Caribbean cinema by offering a wide-ranging industry programme and networking opportunities. The Lusca Fantastic Film Fest (formerly Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest) was also founded in 2006 and is the first and only international fantastic film festival in the Caribbean devoted to sci-fi , thriller , fantasy , dark humor , bizarre, horror , anime , adventure , virtual reality , and animation in short and feature films . The most important European film festivals are
6300-447: The screening. The fifth Brighton Jewish Film Festival, which ran from 10 to 25 November 2001, screened Egyptian director Khaled El Hagar 's controversial film The Gulf Between Us , about a relationship between an Egyptian man and a Jewish girl in Britain. The Celebrity Interview was with Miriam Margolyes . At a filmmakers event, "Writing Jewishly for the Screen", Gary Synyor and Paul Morrison were interviewed by Judy Ironside. For
6390-482: The theatre had taken the wrong decision when it had asked UKJFF to return to the Israeli Embassy the £1,400 funding it had received and that it was now seeking ways to rebuild mutual trust with the Jewish community. The 19th UK Jewish Film Festival was the first to be overseen by UK Jewish Film's new chief executive Michael Etherton, and ran from 7 to 22 November 2015 with 127 screenings of 84 films in London, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow and Nottingham. The festival opened at
6480-489: The top leading international film festivals in western Canada ( Regina, Saskatchewan ) represented 35 countries in 2018 festival. RIFFA annual Award show and red carpet arrival event are getting noticed in the contemporary film and fashion industries in Western Canada . Toronto's Hot Docs , founded by filmmaker Paul Jay, is a North American documentary film festival. Toronto has the largest number of film festivals in
6570-459: The world, ranging from cultural, independent, and historic films. The Seattle International Film Festival , which screens 270 features and approximately 150 short films, is the largest American film festival in terms of the number of feature productions. The Expresión en Corto International Film Festival is the largest competitive film festival in Mexico . It specializes in emerging talent and
6660-554: The world, known as the "Big Five", are (listed chronologically according to the date of foundation): Venice , Cannes , Berlin (the original Big Three ), Toronto , and Sundance . The Venice Film Festival in Italy began in 1932 and is the oldest film festival still running. Mainland Europe 's biggest independent film festival is ÉCU The European Independent Film Festival , which started in 2006 and takes place every spring in Paris, France. Edinburgh International Film Festival
6750-490: The world—from high-profile festivals such as Sundance Film Festival , Newport Beach Film Festival , and Slamdance Film Festival ( Park City, Utah ), to horror festivals such as Terror Film Festival ( Philadelphia ), and the Park City Film Music Festival , the first U.S. film festival dedicated to honoring music in film. Film Funding competitions such as Writers and Filmmakers were introduced when
6840-609: The writer and producer of Channel 4's Friday Night Dinner . The 16th UK Jewish Film Festival opened at the NFT1, BFI Southbank with the UK premiere of Sophie Lellouche's debut feature film Paris Manhattan . The Opening Night Gala was attended by many VIPs including French film director Sophie Lellouche, Israeli actor Ohad Knoller , British actor Maureen Lipman, journalist and film critic Jason Solomons , playwright Amy Rosenthal as well as UKJF Honorary Life Patron Sir Sydney Samuelson. The festival, which ran from 1 to 18 November 2012,
6930-524: The year, although the movie did not get widespread release, hence reception in the United States. Bernd Reinhardt of the World Socialist Web Site called it "an exciting film which is well worth seeing and which pays proper attention to the sextet's music." He also remarked on the film's attention to historical detail and the importance of its theme of musical internationalism. At the 1998 German Film Awards , Comedian Harmonists won
7020-743: Was added for Best Screenplay and the Best Feature Film Award became known as the Dorfman Best Film Award with a jury headed up by double Academy Award-winning producer Simon Chinn. The prize went to An Act of Defiance . The 2016 UK Jewish Film Festival ran from 5 to 20 November 2016. and opened with Indignation , directed by James Schamus, and based on the novel by Philip Roth. The Best Feature Film Award included Jason Solomons (head of jury), Kim Bodnia , Dave Calhoun, Peter Bradshaw and Tracy-Ann Oberman . The top prize of Best Feature went to Eran Kolirin 's Beyond
7110-434: Was also shown. The 14th Festival, from 4 to 21 November 2010, particularly emphasised comedy, with a night of live comedy from Shazia Mirza and Josh Howie , who challenged Jewish and Muslim stereotypes, and an evening at the Everyman Hampstead, where Tracy-Ann Oberman , David Baddiel , David Schneider and other leading British comedians discussed the role of comedy in tackling racism and prejudice. The London venues for
7200-432: Was appointed as chief executive of UK Jewish Film. He focused on increasing the profile and reach of the organisation as well as on supporting new creative talent through a new FilmLab programme and the creation of Film Festival Jury Awards. He expanded the year-round cinema programme through partnerships with key venues in London, Manchester and Glasgow, developed a year-round education programme for young people, and improved
7290-611: Was brought to the Festival ;– Green Fields , made in 1937. Other films screened included Didi Danquart's Jew Boy Levi , which was introduced by the film's producer Martin Hageman, and the UK premiere of Anne Frank's Diary of a Young Girl , an animated feature film produced by Stephane Dykman. The fourth Festival ran from 11 to 25 November 2000 in Brighton. The Celebrity Interview was with Chaim Topol , star of Fiddler on
7380-582: Was established in 1969 and accepts competition-only films by African filmmakers and chiefly produced in Africa. The annual Durban International Film Festival in South Africa and Zanzibar International Film Festival in Tanzania have grown in importance for the film and entertainment industry, as they often screen the African premieres of many international films. The Nairobi Film Festival (NBO), which
7470-572: Was established in 2016 with a special focus on screening exceptional films from around the world that are rarely presented in Nairobi's mainstream cinema and spotlighting the best Kenyan films, has also been growing in popularity over the years and has improved the cinema-going culture in Kenya. The Sahara International Film Festival , held annually in the Sahrawi refugee camps in western Algeria near
7560-557: Was followed four years later by the San Francisco International Film Festival , held in March 1957, which emphasized feature-length dramatic films. The festival played a major role in introducing foreign films to American audiences. Films in the first year included Akira Kurosawa 's Throne of Blood and Satyajit Ray 's Pather Panchali . Today, thousands of film festivals take place around
7650-430: Was headed up by TV producer Claudia Rosencrantz and also comprised film producer Chris Auty , actor Ben Caplan, director Paul Morrison , producer Dainne Nelmes and screenwriter Carol Russell. The Award went to Driver, directed by Yehonatan Indursky. Film festival Films may be of recent date and depending upon the festival's focus, can include international and domestic releases. Some film festivals focus on
7740-614: Was headed up by film producer Michael Kuhn , and also comprised TV producer Archie Baron, film producer Finola Dwyer, editor of Little White Lies , David Jenkins, producer Tracy Josephs and film journalist Andrew Pulver. The Award went to Scaffolding . The Best Screenplay Award was headed up by film producer Nik Powell, and also comprised playwright Ryan Craig , film critic Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, producer Marsha Lee, screenwriter Nicholas Martin and screenwriter Carol Russell. The Award went to The Women's Balcony . The 22nd UK Jewish Film Festival ran from 8 to 22 November 2018, and opened with
7830-554: Was introduced, where the audience could vote for their favourite film. The festival opened at the Curzon Mayfair with a screening of the film Sixty Six , introduced by its director Paul Weiland and attended by its leading actors Eddie Marsan and Gregg Sulkin . The Moroccan film Marock also had its UK premiere during the festival. The 11th Festival ran from 3 to 15 November 2007. The Festival collaborated with Jewish Book Week , screening The Garden that Floated Away ,
7920-412: Was the strongest year to date. Attendance went up 16 per cent on the previous year and over 10,000 tickets were sold. The 2012 festival featured the first simultaneous screenings in four other UK cities: Leeds, Liverpool, Glasgow and Manchester. There were 58 screenings and events in London, 16 regional screenings, 54 UK premieres and two world premieres from 23 different countries. The highlights included
8010-400: Was to promote respect and understanding about Jewish cultures worldwide. The festival became a national event in 2003 and was renamed the UK Jewish Film Festival. Over the years, the organisation developed a wide variety of film-based activities and collaborations that were offered year round. In 2011 it was renamed UK Jewish Film to recognise its all year round activity. In 2015 Michael Etherton
8100-527: Was with Stephen Fry , again interviewed by Sydney Samuelson. The festival opened with the 1997 German film Comedian Harmonists (directed by Joseph Vilsmaier), which was introduced by journalist and author David Winner . The programme contained films from Canada, the Netherlands, Israel, France and South Africa and many other countries. The South African film was Inside Out , a romantic coming-of-age tale directed by Neal Sundstrom. A second Yiddish film
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