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Jewish International Film Festival (JIFF)
Mahjong is played throughout the Middle East and Asia.
November 28, 2023, 7:23 am
Sephardi Jews from Baghdad to Sydney
The film's title represents the mishmash of culture, Asian and Iraqi, in which Saul grew up.
By Carol Saffer
Richard James Allen in Cut. Photo: The Physical TV Company
November 8, 2023, 7:09 am
Contradictory ideas coexisting in complex ways
“It’s a piece for me that is born out of my own complexity and contradictory feelings, and I hope to share some of that feeling and some of the hope that I have found.”
By AJN STAFF
The Zone of Interest won the Grand Prix at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. Photo: A24/Mica Levi
October 30, 2023, 9:43 am
A different Jewish International Film Festival
Two new films have been added to the Jewish International Film Festival program as 'special events' - Zone of Interest and Maestro.
By Lindy Tamir
October 15, 2023, 7:23 am
Sharing Sasha’s story
When The AJN ran a story about a young Sydney filmmaker, we never anticipated that it would spawn a beautiful filmmaking relationship with an author in Melbourne. Lexee Gordoun and Anita Selzer have teamed up to produce Sasha’s Game, which follows the story of how Anita’s father survived the Holocaust. The AJN spoke to both the filmmaker and the author about how the film came to be and what they hope the future of the film holds.
By AJN STAFF
October 2, 2023, 7:06 am
Running off to Jerusalem in search of love
"People think of the ultra-Orthodox as black and white, and depressing," said Triest. "They don't know about them being fashionable or into sex."
By AJN STAFF
Chanshi
September 21, 2023, 9:15 am
A deep dive into JIFF
The Jewish International Film Festival is always a firm favourite in the yearly calendar. The AJN spoke to artistic director, Eddie Tamir, about this year's program, his favourites and why it was so important to have Australian-developed films included.
By Jessica Abelsohn
May 30, 2023, 7:22 am
Bring on the musicals
The series, which runs weekly on Sundays until December, includes blueprints of the genre like Singin’ in the Rain and The Sound of Music, as well as off-kilter cult classics...
By Lindy Tamir
Chris Bennett
March 21, 2023, 10:00 am
Two new and diverse Australian films
'Art is so often made with so few resources, and we're extremely grateful to have the support of JIFF to bring our ideas to life'
By Jessica Abelsohn
Screenshot from Karen Pearlman's I Want to Make a Film about Women.
February 3, 2023, 12:25 pm
Filmmakers need not be caught short
JIFF is committed to supporting and championing local filmmakers, and stories reflecting the global Jewish experience.
By AJN STAFF
November 23, 2022, 9:30 am
America is ‘visually gorgeous feature’
The twisting film follows Eli, a handsome swimming teacher who returns home from the US to Israel following the death of his father.
By Erin Rosenberg
Townspeople shown in the predominantly Jewish village of Nasielsk, Poland, in 1938, as seen in Bianca Stigter's Three Minutes: A Lengthening. Photo: Family Affair Films/US Holocaust Memorial Museum
October 30, 2022, 10:00 am
Three minutes becomes a documentary
Three minutes of a home movie from 1938 has been turned into an acclaimed Holocaust documentary.
By STEPHEN SILVER
October 24, 2022, 1:30 pm
Watching Fiddler on the Roof 30 years later
Banji Ganchrow reflects on watching the iconic film again three decades later, through the lens of a mother and wife.
By Banji Ganchrow
The cast of As They Made Us.
September 22, 2022, 12:35 pm
Curating a phenomenal program
Some big films and big names are coming to the JIFF screens this year, and the program definitely delivers on JIFF's promise to share films for "all tastes". The AJN spoke to artistic director Eddie Tamir about the upcoming festival.
By Jessica Abelsohn
September 15, 2022, 10:13 am
Navigating injustice in 1980s New York
Analysing the moment when America lost its way, Armageddon Time premiered to glowing reviews at Cannes. In Australia, it will open the Jewish International Film Festival.
By Jessica Abelsohn
The 75th Cannes Film Festival
June 15, 2022, 11:30 am
Planning commences for JIFF 2022
By AJN STAFF
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