Jewish International Film Festival 2021 Programme

Star-studded features, gripping historical dramas and stories of iconic Jewish trailblazers make up the 2021 programme for the Jewish International Film Festival (JIFF).

This year’s programme features 51 films across 19 countries, building on 30 years of bringing the best Jewish cinema to Australia.

“I am delighted to present our vibrant 2021 programme, now back in cinemas,” JIFF Artistic Director Eddie Tamir says. “This year’s programme celebrates the richness and diversity of Jewish culture around the world. The line-up includes Australian premieres of fifty films and three series; as usual split equally between Israeli and diaspora productions, with nineteen countries represented on screen.”

“From deeply personal documentaries on the trailblazers who changed the world, to touching true stories illuminating the untold stories from our history, as well as some truly impressive star-studded films, JIFF 2021 will reach all ages across the full spectrum of politics and religion.”

Best Film at the Ophir Awards, ‘Incitement’, will open the festival. It’s a timely film mirroring the radicalised final days of the Trump era. Then, to close things will be the first two episodes of season three of ‘Shtisel’, starring Shira Haas. It follows a Haredi family in Jerusalem as they reckon with love, loss and the daily doldrums of life.

Read the article in Frooty.