On May 17, 1984, Le Bal, directed by Ettore Scola, opened the first Jerusalem International Film Festival. Over the course of three weeks, about one-hundred films were screened, including Israeli premieres, alongside the year’s best selection of international films. In addition, a distinguished group of guests honored the first festival, among them, the First Lady […]
Screenings – Sunday January 17 @ 1pm & 4pm @ Empress Walk Theatres (Yonge & Sheppard) TORONTO – The 2015/2016 Toronto Jewish Film Festival’s Chai Tea & A Movie screening series continues with Nitzan Gilady’s moving drama Wedding Doll. A hit at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, the film also won Best Israeli Debut […]
Remaining Screenings: Thurs, Nov 26 @ 8pm Fri, Nov 27 @ 9:30pm Sat, Nov 28 @ 1:15pm Synopsis In the age of New Media, people all around the world are posting an endless stream of video clips online. Every day, thousands of web surfers cram their video notes into virtual bottles, toss them into the […]
Festival Screening – Thursday, July 16, 2015 @ 8:30 PM Jerusalem Cinematheque In the 1980s magicians Chicko and Diko were huge stars. They were regulars on the hit TV show “Shminiyot Ba’Avir,” had hundreds of sold-out shows with Ofra Haza – Israel’s biggest pop star, won the Israeli Emmy award, received thousands of fan letters, […]
First Festival Screening – Friday, July 10, 2015 @ 2:00 PM Jerusalem Cinematheque Haim-Aaron is an ultra-Orthodox scholar living in Jerusalem, whose talents and devotion are envied by all. One evening, Haim-Aaron collapses and loses consciousness. The paramedics announce his death, but his father takes over resuscitation efforts and, beyond all expectations, Haim-Aaron comes back […]
First Festival Screening – Friday, May 1 @ 3:30pm In Budapest during the 1970s, Lazlo Polgar decided to test his theory that “geniuses are made, not born” by raising his three daughters, Susan, Sofi and Judit, to be chess champions. Isolated from the world outside their apartment, the girls spent all their time studying and […]
from GAT Erev Challoween (the night before Halloween) presented by the Toronto Jewish Film Festival Rabies Directed by Navot Papushado & Aharon Keshales **ONE NIGHT ONLY** Sunday, October 30th 8:00pm (doors open 7:30pm) Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Avenue $10 Advance tickets email tjff@tjff.ca (cash only at door, subject to availability) Israel’s first horror film […]
from GAT Sunday October 30, 2011 Restoration was nominated for 11 Israeli Academy Awards. After its participation in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival, and more recently, its Canadian premiere at TIFF, the Toronto Jewish Film Festival (TJFF) is thrilled to present Restoration, the much-celebrated drama from Israel, to kick- start […]
by Tobi Gordon for FILMbutton For many in the Diaspora, especially at this time of year. “Next year, in Jerusalem” is the prayer which has called a wandering, exiled people back home for centuries. In Eran Riklis’s new film, best known for The Syrian Bride & Lemon Tree, there’s another saying, however, that seems to […]
A Matter of Size will open the 18th Annual Toronto Jewish Film Festival on Saturday, April 17th at 9:15pm.
