The annual Jewish International Film Festival is set to return for another year, with 47 films making their Australian premiere.
A total of 49 award-winning features, documentaries and shorts have been hand-picked to screen at this year’s festival. Following the spectacular success of JIFF last year, the festival expands to Perth, the Gold Coast and New Zealand for the first time. Opening the film festival in Sydney is the acclaimed drama Gett, The Trial of Viviane Amsalem, which was recently named Best Picture at both the 2014 Ophir Awards (the ‘Israeli Oscars’) and Jerusalem Film Festival.
The Jewish International Film Festival opens at Event Cinemas in Bondi Junction on Wednesday October 29 and runs till Sunday November 16. Tickets are on sale Thursday October 2 fromtheir official website.
