Jewish Motifs International Film Festival
jewish motif international film festival polish międzynarodowy festiwal filmowy żydowskie motywy major jewishthemed film festival held annually warsaw poland festival held every year since biggest european festival focused jewish theme contemporary cinematography—according polish embassy bern th edition scheduled take place midseptember initially festival date around anniversary warsaw ghetto uprising precise date changing always season usually april since festival take place late may september exceptional change date occurred festival moved september festival organizer declare aim objective raising awareness subject related jewish identity experience throughout history preservation jewish culture tradition source judeochristian civilization – art cinema promote film jewish culture reach young audience confronted today complex problem time terrorism intolerance hatred artistic expression form film want find way communicating religious national cultural community order better know better understand diverse motif especially emphasizing common element present nonprofit production pioneer seeking new way expression clash universal requirement truth artistic work special focus festival film produced centraleastern european region active participation audience specialty festival organizes direct meeting film director screening organizer expert participate also debate meeting accompanying show postfestival show give opportunity direct interaction festival often described direct networking meeting festival red carpet festival partner similar jewish film festival brighton vienna stockholm festival organized first time according director mirek chojecki supposed onetime event aiming presenting tradition jewish cinema prewar yiddish movie made poland modern cinema st century festival received positive attention international guest polish local audience closing ceremony chojecki said see next year promise keep continuing jewish motif festival became annual event since international film festival jewish motif international film festival traditionally opening closing ceremony led andrzej wajda polish film director polishjewish writer józef hen beginning festival taken place regularly spring around anniversary warsaw ghetto uprising – celebrated according hebrew julian calendar group organizer first event founded jewish motif association nonprofit organization responsible organizing edition festival association organizes also postfestival show promotes festival movie cultural event poland program consists following section feature documentary experimental animation short film presented regardless competitive noncompetitive category eligible audience award different educational aspect learningthroughparticipation volunteership internship program offered festival year participant volunteer internship program edition th edition festival organized masterclass workshop film making led israeli document film director producer barak heymann year festival also accompanied additional event kosher cuisine cooking workshop expert debate recent topic claude lelouch artur brauner janusz morgenstern adam holender edward żebrowski na gila almagor józef hen andrzej wajda miron chernyenko michael handelzalts kurt weber leo kantor edward zebrowski akos engelmayer aryeh golanskornik włodek goldkorn sławomir grunberg tadeusz lubelski izabela cywińska aleksander jochwed dmitriy kabakow marek rozenbaum witold stok alona frankel peter fudakowski peter mostovoy yoram golan aleksander kwiatkowski ewa kuryluk tomasz jastrun haim schreiber andrzej titkow aleksander gutman andrzej wolski tadeusz sobolewski vita żelakeviciute wanda kościarostowska yossi wein irina rubanova petruška šustrova barbara hollender ami drozd ludwik lewin na benjamin freidenberg tatiana kosinowa gabriele lesser lukáš přibyl andrzej titkow alexandra szacka danae elon jacek blawut olena babiy rafal listopad alon garbuz łukasz gutt maria zmarzkoczanowicz michał bregant paweł felis borys lankosz magdalena łazarkiewicz jacek petrycki anna kazejak paweł łoziński łukasz maciejewski joanna koskrauze fr andrzej luter anna zamecka beata chmiel andrzej jakimowski adam bajerski beata chmiel cezary harasimowicz natalia korynckagruz award several category warsaw phoenix golden warsaw phoenix grand prix warsaw phoenix best feature film best documentary film best experimental film best short audience award since special award ger mandolin orchestra award awarded year – antoni marianowicz award best polish film funded association author zaiks award funded jewish community warsaw best presentation contemporary jewish life film golden warsaw phoenix grand prix warsaw phoenix best feature film warsaw phoenix best documentary film warsaw phoenix best short film warsaw phoenix best experimental film warsaw jewish film festival official website