25th TJFF Wraps w/ Record Attendance
The Toronto Jewish Film Festival took place from May 4-14, 2017.
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Toronto Jewish Film Festival
Starting May 5, the 24th edition of the Toronto Jewish Film Festival will feature 4 World Premieres, 11 North American and 31 Canadian Premieres, while 12 films will be seen in Toronto for the first time. The 24th TJFF boasts an impressive feature film slate, including: Atomic Falafel, which has been called an Israeli Dr. […]
TJFF 15 – THE POLGAR VARIANT
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 […]
2015 TJFF Opening & Closing Night Films
TORONTO – Now in its 23rd year the Toronto Jewish Film Festival (TJFF) is thrilled to announce that the Ontario Premiere of Eran Riklis’s A Borrowed Identity (aka Dancing Arabs) will kick off the Festival on April 30. Ten film-filled days later, the Ontario debut of Álvaro Brechner’s Mr. Kaplan will close the Festival on […]
23rd Annual Toronto Jewish Film Festival Full Lineup
TORONTO – Anarchists and superheroes, mother-daughter relationships, The Twilight Zone, Canadian archival gems, Robert Redford’s first big role…. All this and much more will be unleashed at the 2015 Toronto Jewish Film Festival (TJFF), running April 30 to May 10, at various venues across the city. Showcasing 110 films from 18 countries, two International Premieres, […]
Hartley Film Foundation Announces New Award Category & Selection
HARTLEY FILM FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES NEW AWARD CATEGORY On a vote by Hartley’s Board of Directors, the Elda and Irving Hartley Award will be presented annually in May to two documentaries creating buzz within the industry that are in the rough- or fine-cut stage of production. The award will go to films focused on the relevance […]
Toronto Jewish Film Festival Celebrates 20 years
from GAT TJFF celebrates 20 years of ground-breaking cinema on May 3 – 13, 2012 It’s an exciting time for Toronto film lovers because one of the year’s most anticipated events, the Toronto Jewish Film Festival, is here again and it’s celebrating 20 years of fantastic films. One of the largest festivals of its kind […]