Annual Festivals

Since its opening in 1984, the Jerusalem International Film Festival has become a significant platform for the presentation of Israeli cinema and the exposure of the best of world cinema. For ten days more than 150 films are screened, offering a rich and varied program. this variety of events has gradually turned this unique and intimate event into the most important cinematic gathering in Israel.

The Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival has been held annually since 1999. During the days of the Festival, over 50 films, from Israel and from all over the world, are screened that explore themes of Jewish faith and practice, history, culture, music, the Holocaust, contemporary life in Israel and the Jewish Diaspora, the relationship between Judaism and other world religions and the role of Jewish identity in the State of Israel.