OLDER NEWS…
Thank you to everyone who came out to see
ON THE MAP
Thanks to everyone who came out to LAJFF 2016.
And the winners are….
2016 Audience Award Winners
Best Drama
FEVER AT DAWN
Directed by Peter Gardos
Best Comedy
THE PICKLE RECIPE
Directed by Michael Manasseri
Best Documentary
SURVIVING SKOKIE
Directed by Eli Adler & Blair Gershkow
Best Narrative Short
THE LITTLE DICTATOR
Directed by Nurith Cohn
A TIE!
Best Short Documentary (under 60 mins
EAST LA INTERCHANGE THE LIBERATORS
Directed by Betsy Kalin Directed by Emanuel Rotstein
SPECIAL MENTION!
Lasting Impact Award
SHNEI KUNI LEMEL
Directed by Israel Becker
50th Anniversary screening
CONGRATULATIONS TO MIKE BURSTYN!
Find the 2016 film print source list here.
See you at our year-round programs.
OLDER NEWS…
Thank you for attending the screening of
“REMEMBER”
See pre-film discussion with Academy Award® winner, MARTIN LANDAU here!
Mazel Tov to Laszlo Nemes, Geza Rohrig and the team of “Son of Saul” on winning the Academy Award for
Best Foreign Language Film!
Stay tuned for the Sony DVD release where you can see LAJFF’s live recorded Q&A with the director and actor!
(L-R) Actor Geza Rohrig, director Laszlo Nemes, DP Matyas Erdely
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Thanks to everyone who came out to the exclusive screening of “Labyrinth of Lies”
and lead actor Alexander Fehling.
Currently playing at the Laemmle Royal.
‘Labyrinth of Lies’ to be Germany’s Academy Award Entry for 2016
10th Annual LAJFF!
April 30 – May 7, 2015
And the winners are….
2015 Audience Award Winners
Best Documentary
TREBLINKA’S LAST WITNESS
Directed & Produced by Alan Tomlinson
Best Emerging Filmmaker (Documentary)
ZEMENE
Directed & Produced by Melissa Donovan
Best Comedy
DOUGH
Directed by John Goldschmidt
Best Drama
SECRETS OF WAR
Directed by Dennis Bots
Honorable Mention for Best Drama (a tie!)
AUF DAS LEBEN BELLE & SEBASTIAN
Directed by Uwe Janson Directed by Nicolas Vanier
Best Short
CURT LOWENS: A LIFE OF CHANGES
Directed by Justin Binder, August Blum, Robert Carlson, Levin Glaser, George Khabbaz, Kayla Mossanen, and Tammy Shine
Runner Up for Best Short
LIFE & HUMMUS
Directed by Alex Matros
Link to the 2015 Print Source List
2015 Photo Gallery
Credit: Bob Delgadillo and Amy Graves/GettyImages
Please enjoy some photos from LAJFF’s 2015 opening night gala with the LA premiere of
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker!
Thank you for joining us for LAJFF 2014
We’re proud to announce the 2014 Audience Award Winners…
Best Drama RUN BOY RUN
Directed by Pepe Danquart
Best Comedy CUPCAKES (BANANOT)
Directed by Eytan Fox
Best Feature Documentary BRAVE MISS WORLD
Directed by Cecilia Peck, Produced by Inbal Lessner
Best Short Documentary THE STURGEON QUEENS
Directed by Julie Cohen
Best Narrative Short BAMIDBAR
Directed by Onn Nir, Produced by Keren Hantman
Photos from Opening Night Tribute to Carl Reiner
Link to the 2014 Print Source List
Watch the full video of the 2014 Opening Night Q&A with Carl Reiner and Phil Rosenthal here.
Also enjoy a glimpse into 2013’s celebratory opening!
Thanks to everyone for attending the 2013 Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival!
Our festival in pictures
The 2013 Audience Award Winners Are…
Best Short Film “Road Angel”by Steve Lainer
Best Documentary “Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir” by Laurent Bouzereau
Best Narrative Feature “Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story” by Joel Santoni
Runners Up Include:
Short film: “All the Broken Pieces” by Daniella Kahane Best Documentary: “Beyond Right and Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness” by Roger Spottiswoode and Lekha Singh Best Feature film: “Sonny Boy” by Maria Peters
Thank you for attending the special sneak preview of “THE GATEKEEPERS” NOMINEE, Best Documentary Feature 85th Academy Awards
(L-R) Festival Director, Hilary Helstein with Ambassador Carmi Gillon, one of the six former heads of the Shin Bet, profiled in this film, and moderater David Suissa, President of The Jewish Journal
Read Jewish Journal article on Henry Jaglom and “Just 45 Minutes From Broadway” HERE
Read here for a piece on LAJFF! ENTERTAINMENT TODAY
