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Israeli Shorts Female Students - Program 1
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Lee | Theatrical Release
16:30
Israeli Shorts Female Students - Program 2
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Highway 65
17:30
Shorts Pitching Competition
6pm
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Israeli Shorts Female Students - Program 3
18:30
Eid | Theatrical Release
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Two to One
20:00
The Persian Version
20:30
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Schoumann Award for Jewish Cinema Winner and Jury

Schoumann Award for Jewish Cinema Winner and Jury

The Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival announces the recipient of the Schoumann Award for Jewish Cinema is

Portrayal, Dir.: Billie Mintz 

Jury Statement:

This moving and fascinating film about a young man's investigation into his family's unspoken secret unfolds like a taut thriller, placing the viewer beside him on his harrowing journey to get to the heart of this profound mystery. Both historical and deeply personal, "Portrayal" is a powerful human tale about the meaning of family, legacy, authorship, and the porous nature of truth.

Our Jury Members:

 
Eyal Datz

Israeli director and documentary filmmaker. Director of Hidden Face (2018), producer and writer of Tomorrow’s Gone (2019), content editor of the documentary series Stories (2020) and of Rabbenu, a series on the life of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov. These days he is working on his third film for Kan11

Katia Malatesta
Katia Malatesta holds a PhD in History of the Visual Arts from the University of Pisa and works in the public administration for Cultural Heritage of the Province of Trento, Italy. She is a member of the Trento Centre for International Cooperation, the Trentino Forum for Peace and Human Rights and of the National Coordination of Religions for Peace.
Igor  Shteyrenberg

Executive Director of the Miami Jewish Film Festival and is responsible for the overall programming and administration of the Festival.