Free screenings for eleven films and one extended preview include the feature-length works Cloudy Sunday; The Queen of Rebetiko: My Sweet Canary; and Magic Men, as well as documentaries that look at the Jewish communities of Thessaloniki, Ioannina, Kastoria, Zakynthos, and Rhodes. Several films trace the experience of Jews who …
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“In Search of Ladino”, lucha por el cuidado de las lenguas minoritarias
22 Festival de Cine Judío de Barcelona Una parte importante de los judíos sefardíes que vivían en los territorios de la Corona de Castilla y la Corona de Aragón, y que fueron expulsados de la Península Ibérica en 1492, mantuvieron su mejor herramienta de comunicación, el idioma castellano antiguo, el …
Read More »23rd NY Sephardic Jewish Film Festival (NYSJFF) – 22 to 29 FEB 2020
Lights, Camera, Action! The NYSJFF showcases contemporary voices steeped in the history, traditions, and rich mosaic culture of Greater Sephardic communities. This year’s festival includes premiere film screenings, intriguing stories, evocative documentaries, powerful narratives, Q&As with filmmakers, as well as special honoree, dignitaries, and diplomats. The Pomegranate Awards Ceremony celebrates …
Read More »18th NY Sephardic Jewish Film Festival (NYSJFF) – Program and Tickets
The 18th Annual NY Sephardic Jewish Film Festival will be held between March 12th and March 19th, 2015. Through the poignant medium of film, the Festival provides viewers with an understanding of the rich mosaic culture of Jews from the Middle East and greater Sephardic Diaspora. Contemporary voices steeped in …
Read More »Tres filmos sefaradis en el Festival Djudio de Miami por Elias Barrocas
Este alhad eskapo el 16en Festival de Filmos Djudios de Miami. Este anyo se amostraron 26 filmos, entre eyos amostraron tres kon tema sefaradi, dos referados a la tema de la Shoa i el otro a la tema del folklor de los sefaradis marokanos. El primer filmo fue Besa, la …
Read More »11th Los Angeles Sephardic Jewish Film Festival
The Sephardic Educational Centers 11th Los Angeles Sephardic Jewish Film Festival Gala at Paramount Studios. Featuring: Silent Auction & Dinner Buffet Award Presentation Film Competition Feature Film Screening Honorees Member of Knesset Rabbi Haim Amsalem Star of NCIS – LA Daniela Ruah Sephardic Community Pillars- Joe and Sue Cohen Movie Screenings November …
Read More »Two films with Sephardic themes in the Seattle Jewish Film Festival
Free Men | Les Hommes Libres SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 8:00 PM AT AMC PACIFIC PLACE 11 DIRECTOR(S): ISMAËL FERROUKHI COUNTRY: FRANCE YEAR: 2011 LENGTH: 99 MINUTES FORMAT: LANGUAGE: FRENCH W/SUBTITLES SPECIAL GUEST(S) INFORMATION: ISMAËL FERROUKHI, DIRECTOR AND LEAD ACTOR TAHAR RAHIM (INVITED). GREETINGS FROM MR. JACK A. COWAN, HON. CONSUL OF FRANCE IN SEATTLE. …
Read More »"Trees Cry For Rain: A Sephardic Journey" in Seattle Jewish Film Festival
Sunday, March 13, 3:00 PM at AMC PACIFIC PLACE 11 Director(s): Bonnie Burt Country: United States Year: 1989 Length: 40 MINUTES Format: Language: English and Ladino with English subtitles Special Guest(s) Information: Rachel Bortnick, Founder of «Ladinokomunita» and the film’s subject Named for a folk song sung in Ladino, TREES …
Read More »15th NY Sephardic Jewish Film Festival (NYSJFF)
Sponsored by the American Sephardi Federation; Co-sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum Opening Night: Thursday, March 10, 2011 This year’s special focus on Morocco will bring feature films and documentaries to entertain and enlighten our audiences. As always, we will have a breadth of film surveying the richness of Sephardic Jewish …
Read More »10th Los Angeles Sephardic Jewish Film Festival 2010
The «Los Angeles Sephardic Jewish Film Festival» was established in 1997 by the Sephardic Educational Center (SEC) to heighten the awareness and understanding of the rich historical and cultural diversity of the Sephardic Jewish People. The Cinema Sepharad Award is presented at the Festival to individuals for outstanding achievement in …
Read More »Shearith Israel in the Youth Competition of the Los Angeles Sephardic Film Festival 2010
Shearith Israel Youth Department is excited to participate in the Youth Competition of the Los Angeles Sephardic Film Festival 2010, sponsored by the Sephardic Educational Center. Filmmaking Workshp Sundays, September 12 19 and October 3, 12pm-2pm Attend this series of the three workshops to learn de basis of filmmaking from …
Read More »SEPHARDIC JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL – Re-scheduled Films
Due to the snow storm on February 10th these films have been re-scheduled for Wednesday March 3rd, same time & same place If available, tickets may be purchased at the door one hour prior to screening. All screenings will take place at the Center for Jewish History 15 West 16th Street, …
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