Atlanta Jewish Film Festival

Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (AJFF)
Location Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Founded 2000
Website www.ajff.org

The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is the largest Jewish film festival in the world[1] and the largest film festival of any kind in the state of Georgia. The 23-day festival is held in late winter at multiple venues in Atlanta, Georgia and in the suburbs of Alpharetta, Marietta and Sandy Springs. Contemporary and classic independent Jewish film from around the world feature at the festival.

The festival was founded in 2000 by the Atlanta regional office of American Jewish Committee and continues to grow each year, having incorporated as an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit in 2014.[2] In 2015, more than 38,600 attended the festival. The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival remains the oldest such event, with reported attendance figures of approximately 35,000.[3] Kenny Blank (son of Atlanta businessman Arthur Blank) serves as the executive director of the organization.

Audience Award winners

Year Narrative Documentary
2002 All My Loved Ones —
2003 — Strange Fruit
2004 — Paper Clips
2005 Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi Rene and I
2006 Live and Become 39 Pounds of Love
2007 Olga Rape of Europa
2008 Nina's Journey I Have Never Forgotten You
2009 The Little Traitor Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh
2010 Who Do You Love? Where I Stand: The Hank Greenspun Story
2011 The Round Up Crime After Crime
2012 Wunderkinder Nicky's Family
2013 Süskind Joe Papp in Five Acts
2014 The Third Half Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
2015 Apples from the Desert Above and Beyond

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pousner, Howard (15 March 2015). "After 15 years, Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is No. 1 in attendance". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Staff, ArtsATL (18 December 2014). "Leaving founders' nest, Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is now an independent nonprofit". ArtsATL.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Cohen, Abra (14 August 2014). "Jewish film festival again 'a place to be together'". Jweekly.com. Retrieved 26 March 2015.

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