Jerusalem Film Festival

NAME OF FESTIVAL: Jerusalem Film Festival

SINCE: 1984

WHERE: Jerusalem, Israel

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

The Jerusalem Film Festival emphasizes bold cinematic achievements, exciting works by new directors, the latest contributions by contemporary masters of cinema, films concerned with questions of freedom and human rights, the history and tradition of the seventh art, and of course, Israeli film.

Jerusalem Film Festival

Eliran Malka’s THE UNORTHODOX to Open + Wes Anderson’s ISLE OF DOGS to Close 35th Jerusalem Film Festival

The Unorthodox, the first feature film directed by Eliran Malka, will make its world premiere as the opening film for this year’s 35th edition of the Jerusalem Film Festival

TIKKUN, HOTLINE Win Top Awards at 32nd Jerusalem Film Festival

TIKKUN, directed by Avishai Sivan is the winner of the The Haggiag Award for Best Israeli Feature Film at the 32nd Jerusalem Film Festival. Tikkkun also won the awards for The Anat Pirchi Award for Best Script, The Haggiag Award for Best Actor to Khalifa Natour for his role in Tikkun, and The Van Leer Award for Best Cinematography to Shai Goldman. Tikkun follows Haim-Aaron, a bright, Ultra-Orthodox religious scholar living in Jerusalem. His talents and devotion are envied by all. One evening, […]

Nanni Moretti’s MY MOTHER Starring John Turturro to Open 32nd Jerusalem Film Festival

My Mother (Mia Madre), Nanni Moretti’s latest film, will open the 32nd Jerusalem Film Festival, at the Sultan’s Pool on July 9th, only months after its screening in the official competition at Cannes. The opening ceremony will be attended by John Turturro, who stars in the film. My Mother tells the story of Margherita, a famous Italian director who, while shooting her new film, has to deal with her lead actor (John Turturro) – an annoying but […]

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