Geneva International Jewish Film Festival
The Geneva International Jewish Film Festival (GIJFF) is an annual film festival dedicated to world cinema that focuses on Jewish life, history and culture worldwide. It was founded in 2011 and takes place in Switzerland.[1]
The festival is organised by UK Jewish Film.
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History
2011
The first Festival took place from 23 to 27 March 2011, opening with the Swiss premiere of Barney’s Version.[1]
2012
The second Festival took place from 21 to 25 March 2012.[2] It opened with the Swiss premiere of Gei Oni, which was attended by the film's director, Dan Wolman, and its lead actor Zion Ashkenazi, who took part in a question and answer session after the screening.[3]
Other films shown included: the Oscar-nominated Footnote; Mahler on the Couch, revealing the extraordinary encounter between Gustav Mahler and Sigmund Freud; Remembrance; Five Brothers, a crime thriller from director Alexandre Arcady; and My Best Enemy, based in wartime Vienna.[3]
2013
The third Festival took place from 12 to 14 April 2013. It opened with The Zigzag Kid. Other films included A Bottle in the Gaza Sea, The Flat and Being Jewish in France.[4]
2014
The fourth Festival took place from 26 to 30 March 2014 in Geneva and Lausanne.[5]
2015
The fifth Festival will take place from 25 to 29 March 2015 in Geneva.[6]
2016
The sixth Festival will take place from 10 to 17 March 2016 in Geneva.[6]
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