2012 Festival Highlights
Complete 2012 Film Selection List and Online Tickets
Opening Night Gala
LAJFF CELEBRATES HOLLYWOOD!
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
Los Angeles Premiere
Thursday, May 3
7:00 pm doors open for red carpet
8:00 pm show begins
Dessert reception to follow
Writers Guild Theater, Beverly Hills
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Directed by Ian Ayres
Discussion to precede film with Hollywood celebrities Mamie Van Doren, Theresa Russell, Sally Kellerman, Marian Collier, Max Roeg, John Gilmore, Jill Curtis, and others, moderated by film critic Pete Hammond, formerly of Entertainment Tonight.
2012 marks the 100th anniversary of both Universal and Paramount Studios, and LAJFF joins in the celebration of Hollywood and its history with an homage to its illustrious icons.
As a boy from the streets of the Bronx to the silver screen, Bernie Schwartz reinvented himself as a Hollywood pop idol and became Tony Curtis. Join us at the Los Angeles premiere of this extraordinary film about triumph and overcoming adversity.
Dessert reception sponsored by Mickey Fine Pharmacy & Grill, Hansen’s Cakes and Bean Crazy.
FROM CURTIS to CURTIZ – LAJFF GOES SILENT!
The Moon of Israel (Die Sklavenkönigin) 1924
Los Angeles Premiere
Sunday, May 6, 7:00 pm
Saban Theatre, Beverly Hills
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Introduction by Penelope Ann Miller, star of the Oscar-winner ‘The Artist”
Screening for the first time in 88 years, this silent film from the early 1920’s will be accompanied by renowned Austrian pianist, Gerhard Gruber. Starring Maria Korda, this film was directed by Mihaly Kertész (who later became known as Michael Curtiz). It was this film that brought Curtiz to the attention of the studio head Jack Warner, who invited him to Hollywood, where he began an illustrious career with classics such as Casablanca.
Sponsored by the Austrian Consulate General in Los Angeles
Co-Sponsored by the Temple of the Arts and Yiddishkayt
LEST WE FORGET
Wunderkinder
Los Angeles Premiere
Saturday, May 5, 8:00 pm
Laemmle’s Music Hall, Beverly Hills
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Monday, May 7, 7:30 pm
Laemmle’s Town Center, Encino
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From the producers of Europa Europa comes this universal tale of child musical prodigies whose friendship overcomes barriers of religion and nationality despite the onset of war.
Followed by a Q & A with screenwriter Stephen Glantz moderated by Naomi Pfefferman-Magid, Arts & Entertainment Editor of the Jewish Journal
SHOAH: The Unseen Interviews
Los Angeles Premiere
(The never before seen outtakes from Claude Lanzmann’s award-winning documentary SHOAH!)
Monday, May 7, 7:00 pm
American Jewish University
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After nearly three decades, Claude Lanzmann’s 9 hour documentary, SHOAH, is still regarded as one of the greatest films ever made on the Holocaust. But how much greater is it when you realize what was left on the cutting room floor. Join us to witness, for the first time in Los Angeles, some of the unseen interviews and outtakes from the original 220 hours of footage. Presented by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Q & A to follow with Holocaust scholar Michael Berenbaum and Raye Farr, Director of the Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
IT’S A FAMILY AFFAIR
jTeenLA FilmFest
Sunday, May 6, 3:00 pm
Laemmle’s Town Center
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Program introduction by Halston Sage of Nickelodeon’s “How to Rock!”
In honor of the 75th anniversary of the BJE, LAJFF will showcase a diverse range of student films that represents the burgeoning talent of the future generation of filmmakers from throughout Southern California.
Teen filmmaker panel & reception to follow screening
In partnership with the Bureau of Jewish Education
VISIONARIES AND LUMINARIES
What would you sacrifice for what you believe?
The Price of Kings: Shimon Peres
North American Premiere
Tuesday, May 8, 7:30 pm
AMC Century City, Los Angeles
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This groundbreaking new documentary reveals the unseen side of Israel’s President and one of the world’s longest serving statesmen who has been at the heart of the Middle East conflict for over seven decades. Narrated by actress Helena Bonham Carter.
Q&A with director Richard Symons and guests, moderated by David Suissa, President of the Jewish Journal
Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story
preceded by Cohen on the Bridge
Los Angeles Premiere
Tuesday, May 9, 7:30 pm
Laemmle’s Music Hall, Beverly Hills
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1976 – the raid on Entebbe – an extraordinary victory and a tragic loss—a poignant look at how this event shaped the future of today’s Israel.
Introduction by Consul General of Israel, David Siegel
Q&A with filmmaker Andrew Wainrib and a very important surprise guest from Israel! Moderated by Rob Eshman, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief of the Jewish Journal
Both films sponsored by the Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles
Woody Before Allen
playing with Roth on Roth
Los Angeles Premiere
“80% of success is showing up.” — Woody Allen.
Tuesday, May 8, 7:30 pm
Laemmle’s Music Hall, Beverly Hills
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And if you choose to “show up” for this special screening, you will see another side of the reclusive luminary. This pair of intimate documentaries offers a surprisingly candid window into the lives of two of America’s most respected Jewish thinkers.
Program introduction by actress Karen Black, of “Portnoy’s Complaint”
OSS – 117: Lost in Rio
Wednesday, May 9, 7:00 pm
AMC Promenade, Woodland Hills
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If you loved “The Artist”, see where it all began! A rare opportunity to see the Oscar-winning French director, Michel Hazanavicius and actor Jean Dujardin at work in this inappropriately hilarious and raunchy romp through the 60s in a James Bond meets the Pink Panther meets Austin Powers naughty, silly, and wildly non-PC comedy.
Tikkun Olam
“ And whoever saves a life, it is as if he saved an entire world.” – Mishnah
The Rescuers
Tuesday, May 8, 7:30 pm
Laemmle’s Town Center, Encino
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Stephanie Nyombayire, a Rwandan anti-genocide activist and Sir Martin Gilbert, renowned Holocaust scholar attempt to understand why history has a proclivity to repeat itself. On a quest to uncover potential solutions for the ongoing genocide, they learn of a handful of selfless civil servants who thwarted the Nazis and saved thousands of lives during the Holocaust.
In partnership with Jewish World Watch and the American Jewish World Service, LAJFF is proud to present this enlightening evening. “Never forget” stands for all genocide. We are all witnesses and must take part in healing the world.
Discussion with Emmy Award-winning director, Michael King and AJWS, JWW and USC Shoah Foundation guests.
Closing Night
“L.A. WOMAN”
Dorfman
Thursday, May 10, 7:30 pm
Laemmle’s Town Center, Encino
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Stars Sara Rue (Less Than Perfect), Elliott Gould and Haaz Sleiman (The Visitor)
Discussion to follow with screenwriter Wendy Kout and cast members
“A lucky little lady in The City of Lights…” – Jim Morrison
This yet-to-be-released Hollywood film is a love letter to Los Angeles. It is the tale of an underappreciated young Jewish woman who desperately needs to reinvent her life. A romantic comedy about 27 year old Deb Dorfman, who is uprooted from the comfort of the suburban San Fernando Valley and gets caught up in the whirlwind of a newly revitalized downtown L.A. This one will charm you off your feet! Book your seats early!
