Jerusalem Film Festival

Jerusalem Film Festival
Jerusalem Film Festival, July 2009
LocationJerusalem
Founded17 May 1984; 40 years ago (1984-05-17)
AwardsWolgin / Haggiag Award for Israeli Cinema

Spirit of Freedom Award
Anat Pirchi Drama Award
Best International Film
Jewish Experience Awards

International Debut Award
Websitewww.jff.org.il Edit this at Wikidata

The Jerusalem Film Festival (Hebrew: פסטיבל הקולנוע ירושלים, Arabic: مهرجان القدس السينمائي) is an international film festival held annually in Jerusalem, It was established in 1984 by the Director of the Jerusalem Cinematheque and Israeli Film Archive, Lia Van Leer, and has since become the main Israeli event for filmmakers and enthusiasts.[1] Over the course of ten days every summer, over 200 films from 60 countries are screened at the Festival, along with a variety of special events, panels, and meetings with prominent local and international filmmakers, as well as professional industry workshops and events.[2]

  1. ^ Nirit Anderman (14 July 2008). "Cinematheques' queen mother". Haaretz. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  2. ^ About us Official website