Coming Soon… LAJFF 2010!

Save the dates
May 8 - 13, 2010

We are now accepting film submissions for the 2010 festival. To submit a film, click here.

If you are interested in becoming a Sponsor or Volunteer please contact us at info@LAJFilmFest.org.

Thank you!

Broken Promise

SOLD OUT, Thank You!

Screening on Thursday, February 4 at 7:30 pm

Laemmle's Town Center Theater, Encino

Slovakia's Official Academy Award© Selection!

Official entry to the 2010 Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film and winner of the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival. Broken Promise is based on the remarkable true story of Martin Friedmann, a talented Jewish soccer player from a small Slovak town who had to make risky lifetime decisions in order to survive in WWII. When Friedmann sees his family taken to Poland one by one, he voluntarily goes to a work camp where he finds out that he is not safe anywhere. He survives the last selection for Auschwitz, and through a series of events joins up as a partisan under the new name Petrasek, with a band of Soviet-led-guerillas that are even more anti-Semitic than the Germans. If you liked Defiance, you'll love this! Martin Petrasek in attendance for a Q & A following the screening.

Patrick Swayze 1952 - 2009

LAJFF mourns the loss of actor Patrick Swayze, star of “Jump”.

Our condolences go out to his family. Patrick, you will be dearly missed.

The 2009 Film Source List is now posted!

Stay tuned for festival updates and other events and the 2010 Film Submission Guidelines and Deadlines.

Congratulations to our 2009 Audience Award Winners!

Also, congratulations to Sari Spiro for winning the Gelson's Gift Card raffle! Sari, we appreciate your support of the LAJFF.

Thanks for making the 2009 LA Jewish Film Festival a success! We look forward to seeing you next year.

If you are interested in participating next year as a sponsor, or as a member of the 2010 planning committee, please email us at info@lajfilmfest.org or fill out the volunteer contact form.

It's easy to support the LAJFF by using our secure and easy online donation form.

For a full list of our gracious 2009 sponsors please see our sponsors page.

2009 Photo Highlights

More photos on our photo page

2009 Festival T-Shirts are still on sale for $10, contact the festival office at 323-938-2531 to purchase.