New York Jewish Film Festival 2013
Presented by the Jewish Museum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the 22nd annual New York Jewish Film Festival showcases world, U.S., and New York premieres of dramatic feature films, fascinating documentaries, enjoyable comedies and a wide variety of shorts exploring the Jewish experience.
Join us for the 22nd annual New York Jewish Film Festival, a preeminent showcase for world cinema exploring the Jewish experience. Dramatic features, fascinating documentaries, enjoyable comedies and a wide variety of shorts are presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Jewish Museum. The Festival includes world, U.S. and New York premieres.
This year’s New York Jewish Film Festival was selected by Rachel Chanoff, Independent Curator; Scott Foundas, Associate Director of Programming, Film Society of Lincoln Center; Marcela Goglio, Programming Associate, Film Society of Lincoln Center; and Aviva Weintraub, Associate Curator and Director of The New York Jewish Film Festival, the Jewish Museum; with assistance from Jaron Gandelman, Curatorial Assistant for Media and Film Festival Coordinator, the Jewish Museum.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Laurie Cearley, Olli Chanoff, Nadine Goellner, The Office; Nicola Galliner, Berlin JFF; Stuart Hands, Toronto JFF; Andrew Ingall, Foundation for Jewish Culture; Annette Insdorf, Columbia University; Judy Ironside, UK Jewish Film; Aviva Kempner; Lexi Leban, Jay Rosenblatt, San Francisco JFF; Sharon Rivo, Lisa Rivo, National Center for Jewish Film; Ilya Tovbis, Washington JFF; Isaac Zablocki, The JCC in Manhattan; the Film Society of Lincoln Center staff; the Jewish Museum staff; Intern: Elizabeth Horkley; Volunteers: Marlene Josephs, Linda Lipson.
The New York Jewish Film Festival is supported, in part, through public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; The Liman Foundation; Mimi and Barry Alperin; and the Martin and Doris Payson Fund for Film and Media.
Additional support is provided by the Polish Cultural Institute; the Office of Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of Israel in New York; the Netherland-America Foundation; and the French Embassy.
Still from The Ballad Of The Weeping Spring, directed by Beni Torati, Israel, 2012.
Films
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Still from The Ballad Of The Weeping Spring, directed by Beni Torati, Israel, 2012.
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Still from AKA Doc Pomus, directed by Peter Miller and Will Hechter, Canada/U.S., 2012.
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Still from In Case I Never Win The Golden Palm, directed by Renaud Cohen, France, 2011.