The Toronto Jewish Film Festival (TJFF) is an annual
film festival
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upo ...
held in
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
, Ontario, Canada. It is described as the largest Jewish film festival in the world.
The festival was founded in 1993. One of its founders, Helen Zukerman, is the festival's artistic director.
The festival's board of directors is chaired by Allison Martin.
The 2014 festival ran from May 1 to May 11
and featured 116 films from 23 countries.
The 2019 festival, the 27th, was from May 2 to May 12, 2019. The 2020 festival took place online. The 2021 festival is scheduled to run from June 3 to June 13.
See also
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Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually. Since its founding in 1976, TIFF has grown to become a perman ...
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Toronto Student Film Festival
Take 21, previously Toronto Student Film Festival or TSFF, is an annual event for youth to showcase their talent in a variety of short film genres. Take 21 has attracted film makers from several countries. Prizes have focused on work experiences ...
References
External links
Official website
1993 establishments in Ontario
Annual events in Toronto
Film festivals established in 1993
Film festivals in Toronto
Jewish film festivals
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