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Annual Festival
A fourteen plus day event each November showcasing the best contemporary films from around the world on Jewish themes, accompanied by visiting filmmakers, panel discussions, musical events and more!
Annual Spring Encore Series
Each spring, with the support of the Dorot Foundation, we bring back several of the past year’s fall Festival hits to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston for our annual Encore series. It’s the perfect chance to catch something you may have missed, or bring a friend to see a favorite.
Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center Summer Institute Presents The Boston Jewish Film Festival
Add a little bit of The Boston Jewish Film Festival to your summer vacation! Every year between June and August, The Boston Jewish Film Festival curates a special series of films-on-video in conjunction with the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center Summer Institute.
Work-in-Progress Event
Take a look behind the camera at this special screening and reception that brings a filmmaker to present and discuss work from a new, in-process film. We offer this event each spring as a thank you to those who purchase their fall Festival Friends Pass early.
Fall Gala
The fall Gala event is our pre-Festival kick-off and your opportunity to join us for an elegant dinner and a unique film experience.
Pre-release and Word-of-Mouth Screenings
If there’s a new Jewish-themed film opening in the Boston area, we want you to know about it! Often, we’ll present a special advance screening, sometimes with a visiting filmmaker or actor. Other times, we’re able to offer our members free tickets to a word-of-mouth screening at a local theater. These screenings are your chance to see the film before anyone else does.
Co-presentations
The Boston Jewish Film Festival is proud to work with other film festivals throughout the year to bring quality films to the Boston area. Some of our recent and ongoing partners include the Boston French Film Festival, the Boston Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, the Independent Film Festival of Boston, the Roxbury Film Festival, the Color of Film Collaborative, and many more.
Curated Series and Programs
From time to time, The Boston Jewish Film Festival will curate a special series either on our own or in conjunction with another organization. These series are often thematically-based, and have included in the past a series focusing on the question of censorship and freedom of expression as part of the New Center for Arts and Culture’s multi-disciplinary city-wide exhibition Words on Fire, as well as a series celebrating pioneering Jewish women in America in conjunction with Jewish Women’s Archive.