The San Diego International Jewish Film Festival (SDIJFF) is an annual
film festival
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theater, cinemas or screening venues, usually annually and in a single city or region. Some film festivals show films outdoors or online.
Films may be of recent ...
held in
San Diego
San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in t ...
, California. Established in 1990, the festival is managed by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture, at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center in
La Jolla
La Jolla ( , ) is a hilly, seaside neighborhood in San Diego, California, occupying of curving coastline along the Pacific Ocean. The population reported in the 2010 census was 46,781. The climate is mild, with an average daily temperature o ...
. The festival usually consists of around fifty narrative, documentary, and short films, often with post-film audience discussions with the filmmakers. The festival also includes special events such as receptions and religious observances such as
havdalah
Havdalah (, ) is a Judaism, Jewish religious ceremony that marks the symbolic end of Shabbat and ushers in the new week. The ritual involves lighting a special candle with several wicks, blessing a cup of wine, and smelling sweet spices (). Shab ...
. Awards include the Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary and Feature; and Audience Choice for Best Short by an Emerging Filmmaker in the "Joyce Forum" program.
See also
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San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival is the oldest Jewish film festival in the world, and currently the largest with a 2016 attendance figure of 40,000 at screenings in San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, San Rafael, and Palo Alto. The three-week summ ...
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Tampa Bay Jewish Film Festival
References
External links
San Diego Jewish Film Festival listing on FilmFreeway
Film festivals in San Diego
Jewish film festivals in the United States
Jews and Judaism in San Diego
1990 establishments in California
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