UK International Jewish Film Festival 2016 Programme by UKJF

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(Le voyage de Fanny) + Q&A with Fanny Ben-Ami DIRECTOR Lola Doillon CAST Léonie Souchaud, Fantine Harduin, Juliane Lepoureau COUNTRY France

LANGUAGE French, German w/ English subs GENRE Drama YEAR 2016 LENGTH 94 mins

GALA SCREENING Regent Street Cinema Sun 20 Nov Reception: 6.30pm, Film + Award Ceremony: 7.30pm + Q&A with Fanny Ben-Ami OTHER SCREENINGS Cineworld Didsbury Thu 17 Nov, 8pm SPONSORED BY Manchester Jewish Philanthropic

Bristling with suspense and moving in equal measures, Fanny’s Journey tells the true story of exceptional bravery and survival against all odds. As war is raging in Europe, Fanny’s father is arrested and she and her sister are sent to a boarding school in the countryside. As the Germans advance, 13-year-old Fanny finds herself in charge of a group of young children and endeavours to reach the Swiss border in order to save all their lives.

“A handsome, compelling period piece that deftly portrays events through the eyes of its young protagonists.” VARIETY

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DIRECTOR Eyal Halfon CAST Detlev Buck, Norman Issa, Moshe Ivgy COUNTRY Israel/Germany

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Keep Quiet Page 17

Mountain Page 18

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Wed 9 Nov 8.30pm Sun 13 Nov 4pm

Phoenix + Q&A MAZCC Leeds HOME Manchester + Q&A Broadway Nottingham

Sun 6 Nov 5pm

Phoenix Odeon Wimbledon + Short How to Be Alone JW3 + Short How to Be Alone

Wed 9 Nov 9pm Sun 20 Nov 6pm

Odeon Wimbledon + Q&A JW3

Sun 13 Nov 6pm

JW3 Hall + Q&A

Thu 10 Nov 7pm

Mon 7 Nov 7.30pm Tue 8 Nov 6.25pm Sun 13 Nov 6.30pm

Sat 19 Nov 8.45pm

Wed 16 Nov 6.30pm

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Rabbi Wolff – A Gentleman before God

+ Short Gloomy Sabbath + Panel Phoenix + Short Gloomy Sabbath + Panel

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BELIEVE

Germans and Jews

UK PREMIERE

+ Discussion (Wed 9 Nov) with Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger DBE, author Thomas Harding, Prof. Catherine Hezser and Janina Quint. Introduced by producer Tal Recanti. DIRECTOR Janina Quint COUNTRY USA LANGUAGE English, German w/ English subs

GENRE YEAR LENGTH

Documentary 2016 76 mins

There are more than 200,000 Jews living in Germany today, including thousands of young Israelis. How has Germany progressed from the Nazi aim to obliterate Jewish life forever to being the country with the fastest growing Jewish community in Europe? Can Germans today accept Jews as merely fellow citizens rather than the children or grandchildren of victims? And why is philosemitism just as dangerous as antisemitism? Bringing together Germans and Jews, this fascinating documentary explores the dramatic changes in German-Jewish relations since 1945.

SPONSORED BY Stella and Zamir Joory SCREENINGS HOME Manchester Wed 9 Nov, 8.30pm + Short Gloomy Sabbath + Discussion SPONSORED BY University of Manchester Centre for Jewish Studies Phoenix Sun 13 Nov, 4pm + Short Gloomy Sabbath + Discussion

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DIRECTORS Sam Blair, Joseph Martin COUNTRY Hungary, UK LANGUAGE English and Hungarian w/ English subs

GENRE YEAR LENGTH

Documentary 2016 97 mins

Keep Quiet is the remarkable story of Hungarian politician Csanád Szegedi, who – as a vocal antisemite and Holocaust denier – came up through the ranks to become vice-President of Jobbik, Hungary’s far-right party. When he discovers that he is in fact Jewish and that his beloved grandmother survived Auschwitz, he goes on an astonishing journey that takes him from the dark depths of hatred to repentance, self-acceptance and reconciliation. But is his transformation truly sincere or merely an act of a man looking for a new self?

SPONSORED BY Karen and Lawrence Lever Sara and Paul Phillips

“The film raises more troubling questions than it answers, but it’s fascinating throughout...” THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER NOMINATED

BEST DOCUMENTARY JURY AWARD

TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL

NOMINATED

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

DOCAVIV FILM FESTIVAL

SCREENINGS Phoenix Sun 6 Nov, 5pm + Q&A with Sam Blair and Alex Holder MAZCC Leeds Mon 7 Nov, 7.30pm HOME Manchester Tue 8 Nov, 6.25pm + Q&A with Sam Blair, Alex Holder & Daniel Gordon SPONSORED BY Liz and Philip Shapiro Charles Rosen Broadway Nottingham Sun 13 Nov, 6.30pm

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Keep Quiet + Q&A with Sam Blair and Alex Holder

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UK PREMIERE

BELIEVE

Mountain Film Review by The Guardianʼs Jordan Hoffman The enormous Jewish cemetery overlooking Jerusalem takes centre stage in this quiet, slowly unfolding family drama where a woman questions her isolated existence.

UK PREMIERE NOMINATED FOR BEST DEBUT FEATURE AWARD

Mountain LANGUAGE Hebrew w/ English subs GENRE Drama YEAR 2015 LENGTH 81 mins

A stunning film with a powerful punch from first-time Israeli writer-director Yaelle Kayam. Tzvia is a devout woman, married with children, yet inside she feels empty and trapped. Left alone most days in the family’s Mount of Olives home, she has a deadening routine. One evening she goes for a stroll in the nearby cemetery where she observes the prostitutes and drug addicts who inhabit it at night. This encounter awakens in her new unspoken desires and an urgent need for change, no matter what the cost.

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DIRECTOR Eran Kolirin CAST Alon Pdut, Shiree Nadav-Naor, Noam Imber, Mili Eshet COUNTRY Israel, Germany, Belgium

After Eran Kolirin’s break-out hit The Band’s Visit, he returned to the 2016 Cannes Film Festival's 'Un Certain Regard’ competition with a compelling and intelligent new feature about an Israeli family in crisis. Lieutenant-Colonel David Greenbaum is discharged after serving for 27 years, returning to his family who are more used to his absence than his presence. When a friend suggests working as a salesman, he sees this as an opportunity to get his foot in the door of the business world and make something of himself. But things don’t turn out as he expects. An accomplished and impressive film from one of Israel’s leading young directors about decent people living in a difficulty reality.

LANGUAGE Hebrew w/ English subs GENRE Drama YEAR 2016 LENGTH 92 mins

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM HAIFA

WINNER

Regent Street Cinema Sat 19 Nov, 9pm + Short Blessed

Documentary 2015 67 mins

Supported by her famous parents – poet Natan Alterman and actress Rachel Marcus – Tirza Atar also became a well-known artist in Israel the 1960s and 70s. She started out as an actress but made her name as a poet, lyricist and the author of children’s books. Her success, beauty and young family, however, were not enough to save her from recurring bouts of depression and a premature death. Bird in the Room is both a celebration of remarkable creativity and a moving portrayal of a tortured soul.

ISRAELI ACADEMY AWARD

SCREENINGS Cineworld Didsbury Wed 16 Nov, 8pm + Short Blessed SPONSORED BY Nigel Alliance OBE

GENRE YEAR LENGTH

"An alternately profound and problematic film that forces audiences to question their own complicity in the dysfunctionality of Israeli society." VARIETY SCREENING Phoenix Thu 10 Nov, 8.20pm

WINNER

NOMINATED

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

ISRAELI ACADEMY AWARDS

UN CERTAIN REGARD

BEST FILM

UK INTERNATIONAL JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2016

A beautifully filmed tale of father/son struggles set in the sweeping landscape of the Negev. Moti is ten years old and wants to build motor cars. But his father wants him to work on the family turkey farm, as he was forced to by his own father. When Uncle Darius arrives from America, showing Moti another way, the family threatens to unravel. Written and directed by Yuval Delshad, Baba Joon is set in a Persian-immigrant moshav of the 1980s powerfully capturing the challenges of preserving tradition in the face of modernity.

DIRECTOR Ari Davidovich COUNTRY Israel LANGUAGE Hebrew w/ English subs

UK Jewish Film is delighted to welcome the Pears Foundation in their 10th year as sponsors of the Pears Short Film Fund at UK Jewish Film. It is with great pleasure that we screen the Premiere of the two winners of 2016. PEARS SHORT FILM FUND RECEPTION AND FILMS Memory Songs and Mordechai at the JW3 Hall Sun 13 Nov, 7pm + Q&A with the winning teams and Asher Tlalim

STRANDSHORT PEARS NAMEFILM FUND

2016 Winning Pears Short Film Fund Shorts

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DIRECTOR David Bezmozgis CAST Alex Ozerov, Sasha K. Gordon, Deanna Dezmari, Genadijs Dolganovs, Igor Ovadis, Aidan Shipley, Aya-Tatyana Stolnits

DIRECTOR Jérôme Cohen-Olivar CAST Gad Elmaleh, Hassan El Fad, Avishay Benazra COUNTRY Morocco

LANGUAGE Arabic, English and French w/ English subs GENRE Drama YEAR 2016 LENGTH 102 mins

COUNTRY Canada LANGUAGE Russian and English w/ English subs GENRE Drama YEAR 2015 LENGTH 96 mins

Based on celebrated director/writer David Bezmozgis’ short story this is a heartfelt comingof-age drama, which explores first love as well as the conflicted Jewish immigrant experience. Mark, the 16-year old son of Jewish-Russian immigrants, is asked by his mother to chaperone Natasha, the rebellious daughter of his uncle’s new wife, who has just moved to Toronto from Moscow. Though younger than him, Natasha is sexually experienced, and the two begin a passionate affair without their parents’ knowledge, which inevitably leads to trouble. Warning: the film includes some scenes

“Plunges you into the heart of a story of a sexual nature about the quest for identity, love, and brotherhood that’s sprinkled with “Bezmozgis draws us in as if we were humor. Faultless casting.” L’ECONOMISTE eavesdropping on a secret world. The movie succeeds because of its haunting lead performances.” SCREENINGS Odeon Swiss Cottage Sun 6 Nov, 8.30pm Seven Arts Leeds Tue 15 Nov, 7.30pm CCA Glasgow Sat 19 Nov, 7.30pm

THE TORONTO STAR SCREENINGS Everyman Hampstead Thu 17 Nov, 6.30pm

LANGUAGE Hebrew w/ English subs GENRE Short YEAR 2016 LENGTH 40 mins

From the Diary of a Wedding Photographer takes us on a journey into the dark recesses of the photographer’s mind. Not quite Suzie Gold, celebrated Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid’s new film explores the often ignored, more sinister, aspects of falling in love and tying the knot.

SCREENINGS Odeon Swiss Cottage Tue 15 Nov, 8.30 pm + Short Anna

SEMAINE DE LA CRITIQUE DU FESTIVAL DE CANNES

JW3 Cinema Sat 19 Nov, 6.45pm + Short Aya

UK PREMIERE

Anna DIRECTOR Or Sinai COUNTRY Israel LANGUAGE Hebrew w/ English subs

Aya GENRE YEAR LENGTH

Short drama 2015 24 mins

Finding herself alone for the first time in years, single mother Anna roams the hot, deserted streets of her desolate town, seeking excitement – and a man’s touch. Young Israeli filmmaker Or Sinai wrote and directed this stunning short, which won the First Prize at the WINNER Cinéfondation Selection at this CINÉFONDATION SELECTION year’s Cannes Film Festival. CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

DIRECTOR Oded Binnun, Mihal Brezis CAST Sarah Adler, Ulrich Thomsen COUNTRY Israel, France

(‫)איה‬ LANGUAGE English, Hebrew, Danish w/ English subs GENRE Short YEAR 2012 LENGTH 39 mins

Waiting for her partner at the airport, Aya decides, on the spur of the moment, to collect a stranger instead. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short, Aya is a beautiful WINNER BEST SHORT meditation on the role that FEATURE FILM ISRAELI ACADEMY AWARDS chance and randomness play in our lives.

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A Wall Street trader, son of a celebrated Moroccan Jewish singer, arranges to meet his ageing father in Casablanca, which begins a journey to discover why his father left Morocco suddenly all those years ago and the extraordinary legacy of what he left behind. Aided by an eccentric cab driver, his resulting search for the former members of his father’s famous band unexpectedly transforms his life forever. With a brilliant cameo appearance from comedian Gad Elmaleh.

DIRECTOR Nadav Lapid CAST Ohad Knoller, Naama Preis, Dan Shapira COUNTRY Israel

One Week and a Day Cannes Review by Screen Dailyʼs Wendy Ide

NOMINATED FOR BEST DEBUT FEATURE AWARD

One Week and a Day DIRECTOR Asaph Polonsky CAST Shai Avivi, Evgenia Dodina, Tomer Kapon, Alona Shauloff, Uri Gavriel, Sharon Alexander, Carmit Mesilati-Kaplan

COUNTRY Israel LANGUAGE Hebrew w/ English subs GENRE Drama YEAR 2016 LENGTH 98 mins

"A bittersweet comedy-drama in which the pain is as real as the frequent chuckles." THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

(‫)שבוע ויום‬ SPONSORED BY Anonymous on behalf of

NOMINATED CRITICS WEEK GRAND PRIZE

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

NOMINATED GOLDEN CAMERA

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

NOMINATED BEST ISRAELI FEATURE

JERUSALEM FILM FESTIVAL

"A shaggy hangout movie that puts the "high" in l'chayim." VARIETY

SCREENINGS Phoenix Sun 6 Nov, 8pm + Short Mordechai Cineworld Didsbury Thu 10 Nov, 8pm SPONSORED BY Avril and Jonny Manson

There is an abrasive, snarling humour to this impressive first feature from US-born, Israeliraised writer-director Asaph Polonsky. It occasionally evokes something of the simmering rage that powers the comedy of television show Curb Your Enthusiasm. So when this portrait of a couple mourning the recent death of their son delivers its emotional payload in the third act, it is an unexpectedly devastating moment which more than makes up for the slight dip in momentum which came before. Polonsky resists easy sentimentalisation [and] moments of stillness have real potency This is an accomplished debut which juggles its tonal contrasts adroitly. A tragicomic stoner movie about bereavement, it is a curiosity which should pique the interest of festival audiences. The title refers to the traditional Jewish week of mourning, known as Shiva, which follows immediately after the funeral of the deceased and takes place at the home of an immediate family member. In this case, the home is that of Eyal (Shai Avivi) and Vicky Spivak (Evgenia Dodina), who are coping with the aftermath of their son’s death from cancer in starkly contrasting ways. Vicky, numbed by grief, is clinging to the quotidian routines of normal life to keep afloat. Eyal, the main focus of the film, is rather more unpredictable. Clearly suffering

from temporary impulse control issues, he slaps his female neighbour, brawls with her husband and decides to blaze a trail through the large bag of medicinal marijuana that he retrieves from the hospice when looking for his son’s missing blanket. The first of several skilfully handled moments of physical comedy comes when Eyal attempts to roll his first ever joint. After numerous failed attempts, he admits defeat and enlists the help of Zooler (Tomer Kapon), the deadbeat son of his detested next-door neighbours and a childhood friend of Eyal’s son Ronnie. But while the smokefuelled encounter between Eyal and Zooler, which unfolds over the course of the day after the end of the Shiva period, provides closure for both, Polonsky resists easy sentimentalisation. But the moments of stillness have a real potency: Eyal and Vicky lie wordlessly on their son’s bed next to Zooler, who has passed out. And later, having snapped yet again in the cemetery, Eyal stumbles onto the funeral of the woman who is to be buried next to Ronnie. The voice of the cantor, the official who sings the prayers, is mellifluous and melancholy. But it is the achingly lovely eulogy which follows, accompanied by a glimpse of the life of the man who delivers it, which floors us. The sharing of another man’s grief helps Eyal to finally make sense of his own. This is an abridged version of the article. The full version is available on screendaily.com

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Receiving standing ovations and strong reviews following its premiere in Cannes this year, One Week and a Day is on its way to becoming one of Israel’s biggest films of 2016. First-time director Asaph Polonsky tackles heavyweight issues of the heart in a quirky, humorous way. It’s the day after the shiva for their only son, and Eyal and Vicky are not quite sure how to go back to their daily lives. While Vicky insists on keeping to her routine, Eyal is intent on finding the remainder of their son’s medical cannabis at the hospice and getting high with his neighbour’s grown up son. Irreverent yet sensitive, Polonsky’s debut proves there are no rules when dealing with loss.

DISCOVER

“Polonsky resists easy sentimentalisation [and] moments of stillness have real potency”

UK PREMIERE NOMINATED FOR BEST DEBUT FEATURE AWARD

The Origin of Violence (L’Origine de la violence) + Q&A with Élie Chouraqui DIRECTOR Élie Chouraqui CAST Richard Berry, Stanley Weber, César Chouraqui COUNTRY France, Germany

LANGUAGE French, German w/ English subs GENRE Drama YEAR 2016 LENGTH 110 mins

SCREENINGS Odeon Swiss Cottage Sun 6 Nov, 5.30pm + Q&A with Élie Chouraqui Odeon South Woodford Thu 10 Nov, 8.30pm Cineworld Didsbury Tue 15 Nov, 8.30pm SPONSORED BY The Emanuel Trust Regent Street Cinema Sun 20 Nov, 4pm

SPONSORED BY Jeffrey Gruder QC and Gillian Gruder Based on a best-selling novel of the same name, The Origin of Violence is a gripping and stylish thriller, full of unexpected twists and turns, which explores grand themes of love, betrayal and revenge. During a school trip to Germany, a young Catholic teacher stumbles upon a picture of a Jewish prisoner in Buchenwald who bears a striking resemblance to his own father. His discovery prompts him to look into his family’s past, and the secrets he uncovers calls into question everything he thought he knew about them, and himself. A memorable and expertly handled drama premiere from veteran FrenchJewish filmmaker Élie Chouraqui.

FilmLab UKJF’s FilmLab is open to anyone who is curious about filmmaking. Discover the secrets of filmmaking from world-class actors and filmmakers at the top of their profession and enjoy the latest film projects from the next generation of filmmaking talent. FilmLab sessions, including masterclasses, training and networking events, continue once per month throughout the year. If you would like to hear about FilmLab events please email your details to: filmlab@ukjewishfilm.org

JW3 Sun 13 Nov, 3pm A selection of the finest new UK shorts including Taubman, Kitty’s Fortune and Far. Meet the filmmakers and discuss with them the behindthe-scenes process that goes into creating and producing successful shorts. Includes discussion with Danish-Jewish actor Kim Bodnia (The Bridge) discussing his striking new short, Far.

Leading Actors Panel How do Actors Work with Directors? JW3 Sun 13 Nov, 5pm

In this series FILM

VENUES

Family Commitments

JW3 Wed 9 Nov 8.30pm + Short Hi, It’s Your Mother JW3 Wed 16 Nov 8.30pm + Short Hi, It’s Your Mother

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World Premiere of the Winning Pears Short Film Fund at UKJF Films

The Last Laugh

Tue 15 Nov 8.40pm

Phoenix

Tue 8 Nov 6.30pm

Odeon South Woodford + Short Shoshanna’s Skateboard Odeon Swiss Cottage + Short Shoshanna’s Skateboard + Q&A HOME Manchester + Q&A

Sun 6 Nov 6pm

Odeon Swiss Cottage + Short The Five Lives and Wives of Melvyn Pfferberg Reel Borehamwood + Short The Five Lives and Wives of Melvyn Pfferberg JW3 Hall + Short The Five Lives and Wives of Melvyn Pfferberg

Sun 13 Nov 5pm

JW3 Hall

Sun 20 Nov 4pm

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+ Drinks Reception World Premiere screening of the Pears Short Film Fund at UK Jewish Film winning films Memory Songs and Mordechai (pictured above).

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SCREENING JW3 Sun 13 Nov, 7pm Followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers

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Ciné Lumière

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The Writer

Photograph by Jeremiah Quinn

DATES

Thu 10 Nov 7.30pm

Sun 13 Nov 4pm

Tue 15 Nov 8.30pm Sun 20 Nov 7pm

UK INTERNATIONAL JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2016

Find out how world-class actors work with directors and discover how directors can get most out of their actors on film and TV. We will be joined for a fascinating conversation with an international panel of celebrated actors including Kim Bodnia (The Bridge, Far), Burghart Klaussner (The People vs Fritz Bauer, The White Ribbon, Good Bye, Lenin!), Maureen Lipman (The Pianist, Solomon & Gaenor) and Christina Hilla Fameli (Cloudy Sunday).

Laugh Because that’s one of the things we do best

Short Films in Discussion

LAUGH

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Family Commitments The Jews (Familie Verpflichtet)

(Ils Sont Partout)

DIRECTOR Hanno Olderdissen CAST Max von Pufendorf, Omar El-Saeidi, Maren Kroymann COUNTRY Germany

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“An ethnic comedy that benefits from [...] an irresistibly warm spirit.” THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

*Excludes special screenings.

SCREENINGS Odeon Swiss Cottage Sun 13 Nov, 5pm + Short The Five Wives & Lives of Melvyn Pfferberg

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Reel Borehamwood Tue 15 Nov, 8.30pm JW3 Hall Sun 20 Nov, 7pm + Short The Five Wives & Lives of Melvyn Pfferberg

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All the President's Men Page 55

JW3 Cinema

Tue 8 Nov 8.20pm

Disturbing the Peace

Odeon Swiss Cottage

Tue 15 Nov 6.30pm

Courthouse Hotel

Wed 16 Nov 7.30pm

JW3

Tue 8 Nov 3.30pm

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CCA Glasgow Odeon Swiss Cottage Odeon South Woodford

Tue 8 Nov 7.30pm Tue 8 Nov 8pm Wed 16 Nov 8.30pm

Weiner

JW3

Tue 8 Nov 6.20pm

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Rabin in His Own Words

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Disturbing the Peace

For the Love of Spock

DIRECTORS Stephen Apkon, Andrew Young COUNTRY USA

DIRECTOR Adam Nimoy COUNTRY USA LANGUAGE English

LANGUAGE English, Hebrew, Arabic w/ English subs GENRE Documentary YEAR 2016 LENGTH 83 mins

WINNER

EBERT HUMANITARIAN AWARD

As TV and film icons go, it would be near impossible to find one bigger than Mr Spock, the science officer aboard the starship Enterprise in Star Trek. Despite Jewish actor Leonard Nimoy’s long career, he will forever be remembered as the unforgettable, pointy-eared Spock. Nimoy, who died last year, is the subject of this intimate and moving documentary, directed by his son, Adam. It charts his fascinating life and career, and includes one priceless anecdote on the very Jewish origins of the Vulcanic greeting.

“The countless devoted fans of Nimoy and his character virtually guarantee that For the Love of Spock will live long and prosper.” THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER WINNER

AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY

2016 FANTASIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

SCREENING Odeon Swiss Cottage Tue 15 Nov, 6.30pm

Documentary 2016 105 mins

“Leonard Nimoy was an artist who defined a timeless character.” NEW YORK TIMES

SCREENING Courthouse Hotel Wed 16 Nov, 7.30pm

UK INTERNATIONAL JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2016

Established ten years ago, Combatants for Peace is a group of Israelis and Palestinians who have come together to fight for peace and co-existence in a non-violent way. Disturbing the Peace follows the stories of this remarkable organisation and some of its members, who, prior to their joining CFP, had wholly identified with their leaders’ call for armed fight as IDF soldiers or would-be suicide bombers. While portraying a sad picture of an ongoing and bitter conflict, both the film and the organisation it celebrates prove there is another, hopeful, way.

GENRE YEAR LENGTH

UK PREMIERE

ELECTION NIGHT SPECIAL LEAD

On the eve of the US Presidential Election, we bring you a selection of carefully curated films that encapsulate the incredible highs and lows of being – or running for – the post of the leader of the free world (or in the case of Weiner, Mayor of New York, but you get the idea).

Rabin in His Own Words (‫)רבין במילותיו שלו‬

Weiner

All The President's Men

SPONSORED BY

DIRECTOR JOSH KRIEGMAN, ELYSE STEINBERG COUNTRY USA

DIRECTOR Alan J. Pakula CAST Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden COUNTRY USA

DIRECTOR Erez Laufer COUNTRY Israel LANGUAGE Hebrew w/ English subs

GENRE YEAR LENGTH

Documentary 2016 100 mins

“Fascinating” HA’ARETZ

WINNER

BEST DOCUMENTARY

HAIFA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

DIRECTOR Mike Nichols CAST John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Adrian Lester

COUNTRY USA LANGUAGE English GENRE Drama YEAR 1998 LENGTH 143 mins

A hilarious study of the mad world of American politics in the 1990s and the power couple who came to define it. Travolta is presidential hopeful Jack Stanton and Thompson is his equally ambitious wife, Susan. Together they embark on a journey through America and all the way to the White House. Based on a novel inspired by the Clintons, Primary Colors is an early showcase of Hillary’s (sorry, Susan’s) steely determination, which might help her make history this year as the first female US President.

SCREENINGS CCA Glasgow Tue 8 Nov, 7.30pm

WINNER JURY PRIZE

CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES FILM FESTIVAL

WINNER

GRAND JURY PRIZE (US DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY)

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

It was the mother of all political scandals, the one that gave us “deep throat” and the “-gate” suffix, which has adorned every shocking incident, big or small, ever since. The story of Watergate – exposed by two Washington Post journalists, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein and prompting Nixon’s impeachment – is thrillingly told in this classic film. Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford shine in what is a true testament to the power of investigative journalism, and cinema.

NOMINATED

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

JERUSALEM FILM FESTIVAL

“Amazing – almost Shakespearean. I can’t say one bad thing about this film” THE WALL STREET JOURNAL “One of the most vital documentaries of our time” LITTLE WHITE LIES ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ ⋆

Odeon Swiss Cottage Tue 8 Nov, 8pm Odeon South Woodford Wed 16 Nov, 8.30pm SPONSORED BY The Steen Family

A no-holds-barred documentary on American politician Anthony Weiner’s campaign to become mayor of New York City in 2013, two years after he resigned from congress due to a sexting scandal. With his wife, Huma Abedin, a long-time aide to Hilary Clinton, on his side, he seemed at one point to win over voters but a second scandal involving would-be porn star Sydney Leathers killed off any chance he might have had. This fascinating documentary explores questions of loyalty, morality and hypocrisy, in politics and beyond.

SCREENINGS JW3 Cinema Tue 8 Nov, 3.30pm

SCREENINGS JW3 Cinema Tue 8 Nov, 6.20pm

SCREENINGS JW3 Cinema Tue 8 Nov, 8.20pm

UK INTERNATIONAL JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2016

Based on rare archival materials, including off-the-record interviews, home videos, family photos and letters, Rabin in His Own Words offers a candid and intimate portrait of the late Prime Minister. Chiefly narrated by Rabin himself, we are taken on a journey from his childhood, through his days as a farm worker, to a career in the army and, later on, as a diplomat and politician. This is a nuanced and detailed study of an influential statesman, whose life – and death – have come to define a nation.

Primary Colors

LANGUAGE English GENRE Documentary YEAR 2016 LENGTH 96 mins

LANGUAGE English GENRE Drama YEAR 1976 LENGTH 133 mins

UK PREMIERE

LONDON PREMIERE LOVE

Love The pleasures and aches of our romantic lives

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DATES

The Book of Gabrielle

JW3 + Q&A JW3 + Q&A

Thu 10 Nov 8.30pm Mon 14 Nov 8.30pm

Odeon Swiss Cottage +Q&A

Sun 13 Nov 7.30pm

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Harold and Lillian: A JW3 Hollywood Love Story JW3

Thu 10 Nov 6.30pm Sun 13 Nov 8pm

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The Book of Gabrielle

Cloudy Sunday

+ Q&A and a live drawing introduction by Lisa Gornick

(Ouzeri Tsitsanis) + Q&A with Christina Hilla Fameli

DIRECTOR Lisa Gornick CAST Lisa Gornick, Allan Corduner, Anna Koval, Ruth Lass, Joni Kamen

SPONSORED BY

“This emotionally intelligent first feature [...] boasts alluring desert visuals, muscular acting and intricate psychology” VARIETY

WINNER

GRAND JURY PRIZE

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

WINNER

FIRST LOOK ROTOR FILM AWARD

LOCARNO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

WINNER

NEW DIRECTORS COMPETITION

SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

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SCREENING Ciné Lumière Sun 13 Nov, 6.30pm

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Rebel Fight for what you believe in

DIRECTOR Elad Keidan CAST Itay Tiran, Uri Klauzner, Michaela Eshet COUNTRY Israel, France

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Afterthought

Odeon Swiss Cottage

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Sun 20 Nov 8pm

Odeon Swiss Cottage

Thu 17 Nov 8.45pm

Ciné Lumière + Q&A

Wed 16 Nov 6.30pm

Odeon Swiss Cottage + Panel

Mon 14 Nov 7.30pm

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UK PREMIERE WITNESS

Forever Pure

(‫)טהורה לעד‬

(Ein deutsches Leben)

SPONSORED BY Arthur Matyas & Edward Wojakovski Charitable Foundation DIRECTOR Maya Zinshtein COUNTRY Israel, UK LANGUAGE Hebrew, Russian, Chechen w/ English subs

GENRE YEAR LENGTH

Documentary 2016 85 mins

WINNER

BEST DIRECTOR

JERUSALEM FILM FESTIVAL

SCREENINGS Odeon Swiss Cottage Mon 7 Nov, 7.30pm Everyman Hampstead Wed 16 Nov, 8.30pm

DIRECTOR Christian Krönes, Olaf S. Müller, Roland Schrotthofer, Florian Weigensamer COUNTRY Austria

LANGUAGE German, English w/ English subs GENRE Documentary YEAR 2016 LENGTH 109 mins

Brunhilde Pomsel joined the Nazi party in 1942 not out of strong conviction but because it allowed her to take a lucrative job as the secretary of Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi minister for propaganda. She was hardly an antisemite but merely an ordinary citizen with little interest in politics. Now 105, Pomsel gives a mesmerising account of the war years. Though she denies any wrongdoing, she has been wrestling with a persistent sense of guilt ever since the war ended. A remarkably powerful documentary that explores both the near inevitable state of becoming silent accomplices that so many Germans found themselves in during the war, and the inner workings of the Nazi propaganda machine.

NOMINATED DOCUMENTARY

EUROPEAN FILM AWARD

“The film confronts the viewers with timeless questions about morals and humanity.” THE JERUSALEM POST

SCREENING Odeon Swiss Cottage Wed 9 Nov, 6.30pm

NOMINATED FOR BEST FEATURE FILM AWARD

The People vs. Fritz Bauer + Q&A with Burghart Klaußner DIRECTOR Lars Kraume CAST Burghart Klaußner, Ronald Zehrfeld, Lilith Stangenberg, Jörg Schüttauf, Sebastian Blomberg

COUNTRY Germany LANGUAGE German, English and Yiddish w/ English subs GENRE Drama YEAR 2015 LENGTH 105 mins

Having received intelligence about Adolf Eichmann’s whereabouts, German-Jewish public prosecutor Fritz Bauer needs to tread carefully. On one side, there are German officials who would do all they can to thwart his operation. On the other, there is the Israeli Mossad, where priorities are given to more immediate threats. Bauer does what he must for the benefit of both his nation and his fellow Jewish people. A stylish and thrilling film that uncovers the politics behind the capture of the architect of the Holocaust.

SPONSORED BY Fiona and Peter Needleman

WINNER

OUTSTANDING FEATURE FILM

GERMAN FILM AWARDS

WINNER

AUDIENCE AWARD

LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL

“From start to finish, it's absorbing.” THE NEW YORK TIMES SCREENING Cineworld Didsbury Sun 6 Nov, 6.30pm + Short Mordechai + Post-screening reception SPONSORED BY Beaverbrooks Phoenix Sun 13 Nov, 6.30pm + Q&A with Burghart Klaußner Odeon Swiss Cottage Sat 19 Nov, 8pm

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Beitar Yerushalyim is Israel’s most high profile and controversial football team, traditionally supported by a fiercely loyal fanbase of Jews originating from Arab countries. For years the team languished at the bottom of the league until Russian oligarch, Arcadi Gaydamak, bought the club and invested $100 million. However the signing of two Muslim players from Chechnya tests the power and loyalties of the fans and their beloved team to its limits, releasing a disturbing and violent strain of xenophobia and racism that threatens to tear them apart. A fascinating and uncomfortable insight into the connections between football, politics and money.

A German Life

Submissions are now open for 2017 Two grants of £10,000 each are available for the production of a short film – drama, animation or documentary – with a theme of significance to both Jewish and general audiences. Suggested themes are interfaith, assimilation, integration, asylum seekers and issues that connect with Jewish life, history or cultures worldwide.

Application deadline: 9 January 2017

Maximum length: 10 minutes

The Pears Short Film Fund at UKJF was established in 2006.The fund’s goal is to create opportunities for emerging filmmakers, and to encourage the making of short films focusing on Jewish themes and topics that engage with Jewish life, history and culture around the world.

The judging panel is drawn from experienced professionals from the British film and television industry. The fund is open to all filmmakers who are residents of the UK.

For further enquiries, please email: shortfilmfund@ukjewishfilm.org

A kaleidoscopic range of life experiences from around the world

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On the set of Mordechai

To download applications, please go to: ukjewishfilm.org/pears-short-film-fund

Shorts

SHORTS

Pears Short Film Fund at UKJF

Gloomy Sabbath

The Last Blintz

DIRECTOR Casimir Nozkowski COUNTRY USA

DIRECTOR Amit Epstein COUNTRY Germany

DIRECTOR Dori Berinstein COUNTRY USA

LANGUAGE English YEAR 2013 LENGTH 10 mins

The story of a building in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, from its origins as a synagogue in the 19th century to its current use as retail space. An intriguing meditation on Jewish identity, childhood memories and gentrification.

Blessed DIRECTOR Prague Benbenisty COUNTRY Israel

LANGUAGE Hebrew w/ English subs YEAR 2014 LENGTH 16 mins

A stolen wedding blessing intended for her younger sister transforms Zohara’s life and brings her love.

Far DIRECTOR Alexander Bodin Saphir COUNTRY UK

LANGUAGE English YEAR 2015 LENGTH 18 mins

The Five Wives & Lives of Melvyn Pfferberg DIRECTOR Damian Samules COUNTRY UK

LANGUAGE English YEAR 2016 LENGTH 18 mins

An intensive search for his future wife, using a sophisticated time machine, leads heartbroken and jaded Melvyn Pfferberg to an unexpected conclusion.

Selling a valuable painting to raise money for their son’s new Berlin flat, Christian’s parents unleash a dark family secret about its origins.

Hi, It’s Your Mother DIRECTOR Daniel Sterlin-Altman COUNTRY Canada

LANGUAGE English YEAR 2016 LENGTH 5 mins

A shocking tragicomic stop motion film about a mother’s love for her child (and also some carnal pleasure).

How to Be Alone DIRECTOR Erez Eisenstein COUNTRY Israel

LANGUAGE Hebrew w/ English subs YEAR 2016 LENGTH 22 mins

Winner of best Israeli short film at the Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival, How to be Alone asks whether life wouldn’t be much simpler if we could learn how to survive without love.

Kitty’s Fortune DIRECTOR Adam Baroukh COUNTRY UK

LANGUAGE Polish and German w/ English subs YEAR 2016 LENGTH 12 mins

Based on the true story of Holocaust survivor Kitty Hart-Moxon, now 90, this is a harrowing account of her first night in Auschwitz-Birkenau.

LANGUAGE English YEAR 2015 LENGTH 29 mins

The story of the legendary Café Edison (also known as The Polish Tea Room) in New York, which was forced to close down in 2014 after 34 years of serving Ashkenazi delicacies to the city’s show business community.

The Love Archive DIRECTOR Ofir Feldman COUNTRY Israel

LANGUAGE Hebrew w/ English subs YEAR 2014 LENGTH 16 mins

DIRECTOR Jeremy Dylan Lanni COUNTRY USA

LANGUAGE English YEAR 2010 LENGTH 4 mins

Warring Jewish sides argue about what really sets them apart: what goes inside their Reuben sandwich.

Shoshannah’s Skateboard DIRECTOR Kate Ascott-Evans COUNTRY UK/USA

LANGUAGE English YEAR 2016 LENGTH 14 mins

Shortly before Ofir and his boyfriend move to a new flat, Ofir digitises letters and photos from his past relationships, reflecting on how they have changed him.

A determined teenage girl dreams of becoming a Youtube skateboard star against the wishes of her Orthodox family.

Operator

Taubman

DIRECTOR Ben Hakim COUNTRY Israel

LANGUAGE Hebrew w/ English subs YEAR 2015 LENGTH 15 mins

DIRECTOR Ben Price COUNTRY UK

LANGUAGE English YEAR 2016 LENGTH 17 mins

A single mother’s job as a drone operator takes a toll on her own and son’s lives.

UK, the future: a man is refused a passport because of Jewish roots he didn’t know he had.

The Pioneers

Valentina

DIRECTOR Gaby Ohayon COUNTRY France

DIRECTOR Dan Kastoriano COUNTRY Israel

LANGUAGE French w/ English subs YEAR 2016 LENGTH 9 mins

Two boys – one Muslim, the other Jewish – strike up a friendship when they discover they’re both circumcised.

LANGUAGE Hebrew w/ English subs YEAR 2015 LENGTH 16 mins

Valentina, 87, is looking forward to a Shabbat family lunch with her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren but her daughter forgets to pick her up.

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An idyllic father (Kim Bodnia – The Bridge) and son camping trip takes a turn when the son discovers his father’s dark secret.

LANGUAGE German w/ English subs YEAR 2013 LENGTH 15 mins

A Reuben by any Other Name

SHORTS

70 Hester Street

GUESTS

Guests KARIN ALBOU is a French actress,

SAM BLAIR is a graduate of the

screenwriter and director. Her directorial debut film, Little Jerusalem, debuted at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Her latest feature My Shortest Love Affair will be showing at this year’s festival and Karin will be attending a Q&A afterwards.

National Film and Television School. His debut feature, Personal Best, was supported by the BFI and played in cinemas nationwide. In 2014 he directed Maradona ’86 for ESPN’s acclaimed 30 for 30 series. Since completing work on Keep Quiet, Blair has been directing an episode of the Netflix original series, Captive.

JOSH APPIGANANESI is a British writer and director. He earned critical acclaim for his 2005 film Song of Songs. He also directed The Infidel (2010), a comedy about an adopted Muslim discovering he has Jewish roots. His latest work The New Man turns the camera on himself and his wife Devorah Baum as they document their journey of starting a family.

DEVORAH BAUM is a lecturer in English at the University of Southampton. Her academic interests encompass religion and Jewish studies. Together with husband Josh Appigananesi, she co-wrote and co-directed The New Man, which explores the couple’s transition to parenthood.

BENJAMIN BEE is a Newcastle-

FANNY BEN-AMI is a Germanborn, French-Israeli artist and author, whose childhood memories of growing up in Nazi-occupied France formed the basis for her autobiographical work Fanny's Journey. The film adaptation of the book will be screened at this year’s festival.

studying acting at the Danish National School of Performing Arts in Copenhagen. The son of Kim Bodnia and Lotte Andersen (Danish actress/singer), Far is his acting debut on camera - he has also performed as a musician, actor and dancer in venues around the world.

ALEXANDER BODIN SAPHIR is a British filmmaker and writer, currently Author in Residence at Great Ormond Street Hospital. He is the co-director and producer of the Heymann Brothers documentary Who’s Gonna Love Me Now?, an intimate portrait of a family coping with their son’s positive HIV diagnosis. Alexander will be taking part in a Q&A following its screening and also the screening of his short fiction film Far with Kim Bodnia and Louis Bodnia Andersen.

KIM BODNIA is an iconic Danish actor, best known internationally for his role in the hugely successful Scandinavian crime television series The Bridge and for playing the title role in Jon Stewart’s debut film, Rosewater. He has kindly agreed to take a seat on this year’s Best Feature Film Jury.

PHILIP DESMEULES is a British-

critic of The Guardian. He has also written for Esquire, London Review Of Books and The Spectator and is a regular guest on Film 2016 and BBC Breakfast. He has written three novels including his latest, Night Of Triumph.

Canadian actor of stage and screen. Born and raised in Toronto, Philip trained at The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He will join us for a Q&A after the screening of Louis-Ferdinand Céline.

DAVE CALHOUN is Global Film

DAVID EVANS is an Emmy-

Editor of the Time Out Group. He was previously Deputy Editor of Dazed & Confused magazine. He has written about film for publications including The Guardian, The Observer, The Times and Sight & Sound magazine. He regularly broadcasts on BBC Radio and Sky News and interviews filmmakers for organisations including BAFTA, AMPAS and the BFI.

nominated, multi-award winning director of film and television. His work in documentaries includes a BAFTA-award-winning film about the English author Angela Carter. He directed My Nazi Legacy, Fever Pitch (starring Colin Firth) as well as TV dramas such as Downton Abbey. David will be on this year’s Best Feature Film Jury.

MARIA CARUANA GALIZIA Maria roduces films through her company Candle & Bell Limited. She has produced a number of award winning short films and has produced Mordechai – winner of the Pears Short Film Fund at UKJF.

journalist and Guardian columnist, and has written books on fashion, women’s popular culture, and the cinema of the 1980s. Hadley will be introducing our screening of Everything is Copy, a tribute to the much-loved Nora Ephron.

DEBBIE CHAZEN is an actress,

LISA GORNICK is a British actress,

best known for the roles of Annie in the BBC comedy The Smoking Room, Big Claire in Mine All Mine and various others in the BBC sketch show Tittybangbang. She will be joining us for the panel discussion of The Last Laugh.

ÉLIE CHOURAQUI is a leading French filmmaker, best known for Man on Fire (1987) and Harrison’s Flowers (2000). His latest film, The Origin of Violence, will be screened at this year’s Festival.

HADLEY FREEMAN is a fashion

screenwriter, director, producer, and the founder of Valiant Doll, a production company that made micro budget feature films. Her latest work is an ambitious crossplatform piece The Book of Gabrielle, which comprises a book, live performance and a feature film. The film, preceded by a live show, will be screened at this year’s festival.

JOB GOSSCHALK is a Dutch director, writer, producer and casting director. Having transitioned from a long career in casting, Job is now focused on producing and directing. Job will join us for a Q&A following the screening of his second film as director, Moos.

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based writer/director. His short Step Right Up was long-listed for a BAFTA in 2014. Benjamin is the director of Mordechai funded by The Pears Short Film Fund at UKJF and 1987 funded by Creative England and the BFI.

LOUIS NATHAN BODNIA ANDERSEN is a Danish artist

PETER BRADSHAW is the chief film

GUESTS

Guests DORIT HAKIM is an award-winning

JOSH HOWIE is a stand-up comedian.

Israeli writer and director. Best known internationally for her short films, she will be bringing her feature directorial debut, Moon in the 12th House, to this year’s festival.

Most recently he starred in BBC Radio 4, Josh Howie’s Losing It, a sitcom in which he comes to terms with the impending birth of his first child. He will be joining us for the panel discussion of The Last Laugh.

THOMAS HARDING is a British/

LUCY KAYE Born in London, Lucy

American non-fiction author, journalist, and former documentary maker. His international bestseller Hanns and Rudolf: The German Jew and the Hunt for the Kommandant of Auschwitz earned huge critical acclaim and has been translated into 18 languages. Thomas will be taking part in a panel discussion following our screening of Germans and Jews.

Kaye graduated from The National Film and Television School. She has worked for the BBC, Channel 4, Vice, The Guardian with subjects ranging from PTSD to horse whispering. Lucy is the director and cinematographer of Memory Songs – winner of the Pears Short Film Fund at UKJF.

CATHERINE HEZSER is a professor

actor who has appeared in over 50 films, including last year’s Bridge of Spies alongside Tom Hanks and Mark Rylance. Klaußner will be discussing his role in the film The People Vs. Fritz Bauer at the festival.

of Jewish Studies and has been teaching in the Department of Religions and Philosophies at SOAS since 2005. She is an expert in the social history of Jews in Roman Palestine in late antiquity and has published widely in her field, including the book Jewish Slavery in Antiquity (Oxford University Press, 2005).

CHRISTINA HILLA FAMELI is a

ALEX HOLDER has produced many documentary films with a focus on the Holocaust over the past five years, Keep Quiet, his first feature documentary had its world premiere at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival. A Q&A with Alex Holder and Keep Quiet’s co-director Sam Blair will follow the London screening of the film.

ERAN KOLIRIN is a prominent Israeli director and screenwriter. He earned widespread acclaim as well as several prestigious awards for his directorial debut The Band’s Visit. His latest film Beyond the Mountains and Hills was selected for Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival.

MAUREEN LIPMAN CBE is a prominent British film, theatre and television actresses. She is also a prolific writer, having written several books and contributed columns to numerous publications. She will be participating in this year’s festival Film Lab.

LISA MORGENTHAU is a British

pianist and musicologist whose mission is to discover and record music written by Jews during the Second World War. The Maestro, a film documenting his decadeslong project, will be screening at this year’s festival and followed by a Q&A with Lotoro.

documentary filmmaker. With a background as an advertising creative, she decided to turn her hand to directing. Lisa’s film A Queer Country will be showing at this year’s festival and she will be in attendance for a Q&A afterwards.

IVANA MACKINNON produces through her company Stray Bear Films. Her credits include The Scouting Book for Boys, The Descent and War Book, and her upcoming film Beast will be released in cinemas in 2017.

SAAR MAOZ is an Israeli AIDS activist, former Londoner and protagonist of the documentary Who’s Gonna Love Me Now?, screened at this year’s festival. He will be attending a Q&A alongside the film’s co-director Alexander Bodin-Saphir following the screening.

LEON MARR is a Canadian director and screenwriter. He won a Genie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and earned a nomination for Best Director in 1987 for Dancing in the Dark. Since then he has worked primarily in television. His second feature film, The Second Time Around, was co-written with Sherry Soules.

SEAN MCALLISTER is a British documentary filmmaker. A graduate of National Film and Television School, Sean is renowned for earnest and intimate portraits of the inner lives of people caught in conflict. He won the Special Jury Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival for the Liberace of Baghdad. His recent film A Syrian Love Story was nominated for a BAFTA in 2016. He will be on this year’s jury for Best Debut Feature Award.

RABBI BARONESS JULIA NEUBERGER DBE is Senior Rabbi of the West London Synagogue. The second woman in Britain to become a Rabbi, and the first to have her own synagogue, she has long held active charity and philanthropic roles. She will be participating in a panel discussion of the documentary Germans and Jews.

RALITZA PETROVA is a Bulgarian writer and director. Having previously directed and written several short films, her feature debut Godless has received great critical acclaim, winning the Golden Leopard Grand Prix at the Locarno International Film Festival and the Special Jury Prize at the Sarajevo Film Festival. Ralitza will be on this year’s Best Feature Film Award Jury.

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Greek actress. She stars in Cloudy Sunday, an adaptation of the classic novel Ouzeri Tsitsanis, which will be featuring at this year’s festival and followed by a Q&A.

BURGHART KLAUßNER is a German

FRANCESCO LOTORO is an Italian

GUESTS

Guests NIK POWELL will be heading this

JAMES SCHAMUS is an award-

RABBI WILLIAM WOLFF is

ALEXIS ZEGERMAN is an award-

year’s Best Feature Debut Jury. Producer and Director of The National Film and Television School, Nik has been prominent in the music and film industry since the 1970s. His production companies created a host of films, many of which won Oscars and Golden Globes, including Mona Lisa, Scandal and The Crying Game. Nik is also the Chairman of the Board of the European Film Academy, and a member of the BAFTA Board of Trustees.

winning American screenwriter, producer and director, contributing to, among many others, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Brokeback Mountain, Lost in Translation, Milk and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. He is a respected educator, having held posts at Yale, Rutgers and currently Columbia Universities. His directorial feature debut, Indignation, is in competition for this year’s Best Feature Film Award and Best Debut Feature Award.

nearly 90 and perhaps the most unconventional rabbi in the world. As the State Rabbi of North-East Germany, he looks after the Jewish communities in Schwerin and Rostock, but still lives in a bungalow near Henley-on-Thames.

winning writer and actress. She won the Westminster Prize for Noise and her most recent play The Steingolds was nominated for the international Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. As an actress she is probably best known for her role in Mike Leigh's HappyGo-Lucky earning her a British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. She will be on this year’s Best Feature Film Jury.

BEN PRICE is an actor, director and

JACK P SHEPHERD started his

writer. He has played leading roles in a number of major long-running UK dramas, including Coronation Street. His first short I’m Sorry to Tell You premiered at New York Independent Film Festival 2015 and went on to be shown at many other festivals. Taubman is Ben's second short as director and writer.

acting career at the age of 10 in Leeds. With a broad spectrum of performances in west end shows, film and dramas, Jack landed the role of David Platt in ITV1's flagship continuing drama Coronation Street. Opening his own drama school in 2013, 13 Performing Arts, has given Jack the chance to mentor and teach young actors from various backgrounds.

JANINA QUINT grew up in Germany. B.A. Courtauld Institute (London), M.A. New School for Social Research (New York). Her internationally recognized videos from the 1990’s address the tension between technology and authenticity. She is the co-director of the film festival Senza Frontiere/ Without Borders and serves on the board of Film Ohne Grenzen. She will be joining us for a discussion following Germans and Jews.

TAL RECANATI was born in the US and raised in both the US and Israel. She is an entrepreneur and the former chair of the Advisory Board of the Arnhold Institute For Global Health at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. She is a member of the board of Seeds of Peace. She will be introducing Germans and Jews.

JASON SOLOMONS is a British film critic, journalist, broadcaster and author. A regular reviewer for BBC News, BBC Radio 4 and BBC London, he also hosts In Conversation on Sky Arts and the weekly Movie Talk show on London Live TV, syndicated worldwide. He will be heading this year’s Best Feature Film Jury. SHERRY SOULES is a Canadian screenwriter and producer, who co-wrote The Second Time Around with Leon Marr. Before embarking on a career as a filmmaker, Sherry had been a marketing and public relations specialist, a travel writer and a poet. The Second Time Around follows her 2007 debut Orange Sarong, a short film she wrote, directed and produced.

UKJF Team MICHAEL ETHERTON is Chief

JUDY IRONSIDE MBE is Founder

Executive of UK Jewish Film and a Member of the Board of Trustees. Over the last ten years he has been integral in developing the UK Jewish Film Festival into a major cultural event of national significance, and a year-round film and education provider. He has been involved in UK Jewish Film’s expansion onto the international stage, producing film festivals in Geneva, Montreal, Zurich and Tel Aviv. A graduate in law of Balliol College, Oxford, he is also Musical Director of Mosaic Voices, and Deputy Chair of the Young Actors Theatre.

and President of UK Jewish Film. She founded the Brighton Jewish Film Festival in 1997, before adding the Pears Short Film Fund and educational projects, to promote understanding of Jewish life and cultures through the medium of film. In 2011, Judy established the Geneva International Jewish Film Festival which is now in its seventh successful year. Judy previously worked as a Drama Therapist with children and young adults. As an ambassador for The Forgiveness Project, Judy helps to promote conflict resolution.

KATIE GILBERT is Head of

NIR COHEN is UK Jewish Film's

Marketing and Membership at UK Jewish Film and has over ten years experience of PR and Marketing in the film and fashion industries. She has worked for the British Film Institute and Everyman Cinemas as well as for brands such as Converse and Ted Baker. She brings her knowledge and passion for film to UKJF where she is responsible for raising the profile and driving the advocacy of the brand through marketing, membership, partnerships, social media and PR.

Film’s Education Manager. After graduating in English from UCL, she taught English and Media for fifteen years in inner London schools before becoming Head of Education at the Holocaust Educational Trust. After a career break to have children, Rachel joined Film Education in 2009 as Secondary Education Advisor, and is now UKJF’s Education Manager developing a range of highly acclaimed education projects.

MARIA SIKORA is UK Jewish Film’s Operations Manager. Over the last six years she has helped to produce film festivals and screenings in the UK, Switzerland, Israel, Canada and Hong Kong. Maria holds an MA in Politics and Cinema as well as an MA in Translation Studies, previously she has worked as a translator and freelance photographer in the UK, France and Poland.

Asher Tlalim

EDUCATION ASSISTANT Sam Pallis

THE PEARS SHORT FILM FUND AT UKJF PANEL Gabbie Asher, Jason Solomons, Jonny Persey, Michael Etherton, Judy Ironside

PROGRAMMING CONSULTANTS

Ariel Applebaum, Noga Applebaum, Federico D'Accinni, Sivan Glickman, Jane Grabiner, Brigit Grant, Edd Kahn, Gillian Keve, Patti Langton, Carol Laser, Sabrina Lemer, Linda Majors, Stephanie Marcus, Roslyn Rawson, Asta Sabaliauskaite, David Solomons, Francine Wolfisz

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Chairman: Jonathan Lewis Michael Etherton, Judy Ironside MBE, Michael Kuhn, Jonathan Lewis, Stephen Margolis, Keren Misgav Ristvedt, Errol Rudnick

ADVISORY BOARD

Chairwoman: Judy Ironside MBE, Linda Berkowitz, Alexander BodinSaphir, Lana Citron, Sharon DeutschNadir, Luke Holland, Julia Pascal, Sarig Peker, Alan Reich, Amy Rosenthal, Barry Skolnick, Raphael Smith

PRESIDENTS CIRCLE

Linda Majors

Nadine and Sami Aysoy, David and Judy Dangoor Denise Esfandi, Wendy Fisher, Alan Howard, Louise and Hilton Nathanson, Erica and Stuart Peters, Bianca and Stuart Roden, Isabelle and Ivor Seddon

OFFICE INTERNS

PATRONS

CONSULTANT

Vida Green, Jake Herman, Michael Chung

PROGRAMME DESIGNERS

Creative Interpartners www.creativeinterpartners.co.uk Caryl Harris, Kathryn Robinson, Rob Cronshaw, Natasha Smith

PRINTERS

PrintHouse Dan Jacobs, Tom Clarke

TRAILER DESIGNERS

Pure Sync Julian Goodkind, Samantha Neal

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untitled communications Laura Pettitt, Megan Dobson, Piers McCarthy

ACCOUNTANT Sopher + Co.

BOOKKEEPING Denise Miller

HONORARY PATRONS

Tim Angel OBE, Dame Hilary Blume, The Right Honourable the Lord Collins of Mapesbury, Vanessa Feltz, Michael Grabiner, Romaine Hart OBE, Stephen Hermer, Zamir Joory, Maureen Lipman CBE, Lord and Lady Mitchell, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Lord Puttnam of Queensgate CBE, Rick Senat, Jason Solomons, Paul Morrison, Chaim Topol

YOUNG PATRONS CHAIRS:

Laura Graham, Margarita Malevina

UKĲFF MANCHESTER COORDINATION

Chair: Judith Gordon Peter Bolchover, Gita Conn, Vicki Garson, Doreen Gerson, Dov Hamburger, Philip Shapiro, Robert Shields, Richard Simon

UKĲFF LEEDS COORDINATION Makor: Helen Frais

Carolyn and Harry Black, Muriel and Gus Coren Charitable Foundation, Paul and Keren Ristvedt, Archie Sherman Charitable Trust, Andrew Stone, Arthur Matyas & Edward Wojakovski Charitable Foundation

UKĲFF GLASGOW COORDINATION

HONORARY LIFE PATRONS

Daniel Rosenberg

David Kustow OBE Louise and Hilton Nathanson Sir Sydney Samuelson CBE

Jewish Arts: Adele Conn, Shayna Conn

ODEON SOUTH WOODFORD COORDINATION REEL BOREHAMWOOD COORDINATION Ellie Olmer

THANK YOU Karin Albou; Ziva Ambalo, JW3; Josh Appigananesi; Gabbie Asher;

Balogun Aubee, BFI; Devorah Baum; Fanny Ben-Ami; Alexander Bodin-Saphir; Kim Bodnia; Shoshana Boyd Geldand, Pears Foundation; Andreas Boyde, Sound on Screen; Peter Bradshaw; James Burbidge, Regent Street Cinema; Dave Calhoun; Élie Chouraqui; Neil Couzens, JW3; Alex Davidson, JW3; Philip Desmeules; Elliot Ebrahimi; Embassy of Netherlands; Jon Evans, Odeon Cinemas; David Evans; Jonathan Freedland; Hadley Freeman; Lisa Gornick; Job Gosschalk; Roy Graham, Everyman Media; Laura Graham; Dorit Hakim; Tim Hale; Thomas Harding; Prof. Catherine Hezser; Catherine Hezser; Christina Hilla Fameli; Maren Hobein, Goethe Institut; Italian Cultural Institute; Jennifer Jankel, JMI; Burghart Klaußner; Eran Kolirin; Maureen Lipman; Francesco Lotoro; Shira Macleod, Regent Street Cinema; Linda Majors; Margarita Malevina; Saar Maoz; Tomasz Marek, JW3; Leon Marr; Sean McAllister; Katie McCarthy, Phoenix Cinema; Sarah-Jane Meredith, BFI; Jelena Milosavljevic, Phoenix Cinema; Lisa Morgenthau; Rabbi Baroness Julie Neuberger; Tracey-Ann Oberman; Ellie Olmer; Olswang LLP; Josh Owens-Baigler, Zest; Sir Trevor Pears, Pears Foundation; Ralitsa Petrova; Daphna Plaschkes, The Dutch Centre; Nik Powell; Daniel Rosenberg; Steve Rubie, 606 Club; Charlotte Saluard, Ciné Lumière; Sam Sanders, JW3; Penny Sanders, Seven; Daniel Sandelson; James Schamus; Colin Shindler; Barbara Sikora; Raymond Simonson, JW3; Jason Solomons; Sherry Soules; Eran Tibi; Nicki Tiefenbrun, Gefiltefest; Alissa Timoshkina, Kino Vino; Gerry TurveyAndreas Vass, Cineworld; Michelle White, BFI; Atira Winchester, New Israel Fund; Rabbi William Wolff; Alexis Zegerman; Heritage Lottery Fund; Insight Film Festival; Jewish Care; Noam Masorti Youth; Pears Foundation; Radical Middle Way

UK INTERNATIONAL JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2016

RACHEL BURNS is UK Jewish

Film Programmer. He holds a PhD in film studies from UCL and is the co-founder and co-editor of Jewish Film and New Media: An International Journal, and the author of Soldiers, Rebels and Drifters: Gay Representation in Israeli Cinema (both Wayne State University Press) among many other publications. Before joining UKJF, Nir was the curator of Jewish Book Week and taught at UCL, SOAS and Penn State University. He is excited about bringing the best of Jewish and Israeli cinemas to UKJF’s audiences in London and across the UK at the annual festival and throughout the year.

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606 CLUB Online Booking Box Office Tickets Address Nearest station

www.606club.co.uk 020 7352 5953 £15 90 Lots Road, London SW10 0QD Fulham Broadway

BFI Online Booking www.ukjewishfilm.org Tickets £65 (Opening Night Gala with Reception) £25 (Film only, front rows/ side seats) Address BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London SE1 8XT Nearest station Waterloo, Embankment and Charing Cross

CINÉ LUMIÈRE Online Booking Box Office Tickets Address Nearest station

www.institut-francais.org.uk/cine-lumiere 0207 871 3515 £12 / £10 (concessions) 17 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2DT South Kensington

COURTHOUSE HOTEL Online Booking www.ukjewishfilm.org Tickets £15 (standard) / £13 (concessions) Address 19-21 Great Marlborough Street, London W1F 7H Nearest station Oxford Circus

CURZON MAYFAIR Online Booking Tickets Address Nearest station

www.ukjewishfilm.org £25 (includes drinks and nibbles) 38 Curzon Street, London W1J 7TY Green Park

EVERYMAN HAMPSTEAD

JW3 Online Booking www.jw3.org.uk Box Office 020 7433 8988 Tickets Matinees, excluding Sundays: £10/ £8 (UKJF members). Evenings and all day Sundays: £14/ £12 (UKJF members). £5 (FilmLab Shorts). £12 (FilmLab: Actors Panel). £15 (FilmLab: Pears Shorts World Premiere + Drinks Reception) Address 341-351 Finchley Road, London NW3 6ET Nearest station Finchley Road

ODEON SOUTH WOODFORD Online Booking Tickets Address Nearest station

www.odeon.co.uk £12.50 / £10.50 (UKJF members) 60-64 High Road, Woodford E18 2QL South Woodford

ODEON SWISS COTTAGE Online Booking Tickets

Address Nearest station

www.odeon.co.uk Feature films: £14 / £12 (UKJF members) / £8 (under 26s) Documentary films: £12/ £10 (UKJF members) / £6 (under 26s) 96 Finchley Road, London NW3 5EL Swiss Cottage

ODEON WIMBLEDON Online Booking Tickets Address Nearest station

www.odeon.co.uk £12.50 / £10.50 (UKJF members) 39 The Broadway, London SW19 1QB Wimbledon

PHOENIX Online Booking Box Office Tickets Address Nearest station

www.phoenixcinema.co.uk 0208 444 6789 £14 / £12 (UKJF and Phoenix members) / £10 (under 26s) 52 High Rd, London N2 9PJ East Finchley

REEL BOREHAMWOOD Online Booking Box Office Tickets Address Nearest station

www.reelcinemas.co.uk 020 8207 2028 £12.50 / £10.50 (UKJF members) 84 Shenley Road, Borehamwood WD6 1EH Elstree & Borehamwood

REGENT STREET CINEMA Online Booking Box Office Tickets Address Nearest station

www.regentstreetcinema.com 0207 911 5050 £35 (The Jerusalem Foundation Gala with Reception) £15 (standard) / £13 (concessions) 309 Regent St, London W1B 2HW Oxford Circus

UK INTERNATIONAL JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2016

Online Booking www.everymancinema.com Tickets £15.70 (standard) / £18.50 (club suite) / £18.50 (gallery) Address 5 Holly Bush Vale, London NW3 6TX Nearest station Hampstead

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GLASGOW - CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS Online Booking Box Office Tickets Address Nearest station

www.cca-glasgow.com 0141 352 4900 £8 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD Charing Cross (Glasgow)

LEEDS - MAZCC Online Booking Box Office Tickets Address

www.ukjewishfilm.org 0113 268 4211 £7 (standard) / £5 (concessions) 311 Stonegate Road, Leeds LS17 6AZ

LEEDS - SEVEN Online Booking Box Office Tickets Address

www.sevenleeds.co.uk 0113 262 6777 £7 (standard) / £6 (concessions) 31(a) Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds LS7 3PD

MANCHESTER - CINEWORLD DIDSBURY Online Booking Tickets Address Nearest station

www.cineworld.co.uk/cinemas/didsbury £15 (Opening Night Gala) £10 (standard) / £7 (under 26s) Parrs Wood Entertainment Centre, Wilmslow Road, Manchester M20 5PG East Didsbury Railway Station

MANCHESTER - HOME Online Booking Box Office Tickets

Address Nearest station

www.homemcr.org/cinema 0161 200 1500 Off peak (Mon - Sun) before 17:00 £7 (standard) / £5 (concessions) Peak (Mon - Sun) from 17:00 £9 (standard) / £7 (concessions) 2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester M15 4FN Deansgate and Oxford Road

NOTTINGHAM - BROADWAY CINEMA Online Booking Box Office Tickets Address Nearest station

Year-Round at UK Jewish Film Our Year-Round programme has expanded and we now show films of Jewish and Israeli content in different cities throughout the year. By doing so, we are reaching new communities, creating a year-round presence for Jewish film in the UK and showing films that wouldn’t otherwise be accessible to audiences. OUR YEAR-ROUND VENUES ARE: · JW3 London · The Phoenix in East Finchley · The Reel in Borehamwood · Cineworld in Didsbury Manchester · Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow UKJF FILM CLUB New for December and running once a month at JW3 Cinema UKJF is delighted to invite you to our once-per-month Film Club. Each film evening includes an introduction to the film, post-screening drink and nibbles, and occasional guest speakers. Check our website for latest events. The first Film Club night will be on Wednesday 7th December 2016.

www.broadway.org.uk 0115 952 6611 £8.20 (standard) / £5.50 (concessions) 14 - 18 Broad Street, Nottingham NG1 3AL Nottingham Station

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FILM 70 Hester Street The 90 Minute War Afterthought Aida's Secrets All The President's Men Alone in Berlin Anna Aya Baba Joon Beyond The Mountains and Hills Bird in the Room Blessed The Book of Gabrielle Cloudy Sunday The Diary of Anne Frank Disturbing the Peace Everything is Copy Family Commitments Fanny's Journey Far The Five Wives & Lives of Melvyn Pfferberg For the Love of Spock Forever Pure From the Diary of a Wedding Photographer A German Life Germans and Jews Gloomy Sabbath Glories of Tango A Grain of Truth Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story Heartburn Hi, It's Your Mother How to Be Alone Hummus! The Movie In Search Of Israeli Cuisine Indignation The Jews Junction 48 Keep Quiet The Kind Words Kitty's Fortune Lamb

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FILM The Last Laugh Louis-Ferdinand Céline The Love Archive The Maestro, In Search of the Last Music Memory Songs Midnight Orchestra Moon in the 12th House Moos Mordechai Mountain Mr Predictable My Shortest Love Affair Natasha The New Man One Week and a Day Operator The Origin of Violence Our Father The People vs. Fritz Bauer Personal Affairs The Pickle Recipe The Pioneers Primary Colors A Queer Country Rabbi Wolff – A Gentleman before God Rabin in His Own Words A Reuben By Any Other Name Sand Storm The Second Time Around The Settlers Shoshannah's Skateboard Shtisel: Season 2 Preveiw The Small World of Sammy Lee Taubman The Tenth Man The Last Blintz Valentina Wedding Doll Weiner Who's Gonna Love Me Now? The Writer

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