page_title: New York Jewish Film Festival
section_title: Festival highlights
hierarchical_section_title: New York Jewish Film Festival / Festival highlights
caption_attribution_description: English: Cast and crew of "Romeo and Juliet " during the Q&amp;A session
context_page_description: The New York Jewish Film Festival is an annual festival in New York City that features a wide array of international films exploring themes related to the Jewish experience. The Jewish Museum and The Film Society of Lincoln Center work in partnership to present the NYJFF every January. Since its creation in 1992, the festival has more than doubled in size and scope. Screenings are typically followed by discussions with directors, actors and film experts. Audience participation is encouraged.
  The festival celebrates the richness and diversity of the Jewish experience and explores Jewish identity. The NYJFF seeks to broaden perceptions of the Jewish experience from a multitude of perspectives and nationalities. It presents an opportunity to discover new and challenging films that are often otherwise hard to find.
context_section_description: Key works and noteworthy presentations of the past few years have included:
  The N.Y.C. premiere of Koch (2013 Festival), directed by Neil Barsky
  The N.Y. premiere of Hannah Arendt (2013 Festival), directed by Margarethe von Trotta
  The N.Y.C. premiere of AKA Doc Pomus (2013 Festival), directed by Will Hechter and Peter Miller
  The World premiere of Strangers No More (2011 Festival), a short film directed by Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon, and nominated for an Academy Award
  The N.Y. premiere of Mahler on the Couch (2011 Festival), directed by father-son duo Percy Adlon and Felix Adlon
  The N.Y. premiere of The Matchmaker (2011 Festival), directed by Avi Nesher
  The U.S. premiere of Saviors in the Night (2010 Festival), directed by Ludi Boeken
  The N.Y. premiere of Ajami (2010 Festival), directed by Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani, which was subsequently nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
  The U.S. premiere of My Mexican Shiva (2007 Festival), by Mexican filmmaker Alejandro Springall
  The screening of Nowhere in Africa (2003 Festival), directed by Caroline Link, which won an Academy Award in 2002 for Best Foreign Language Film
  Additional noteworthy films have included:
  Michael Haneke's The Castle (1998 Festival)
  Alain Resnais's Stavisky (1993 Festival)
  Jeroen Krabbé's Left Luggage (1999 Festival), featuring Maximilian Schell and Isabella Rossellini
  Andrea Frazzi and Antonio Frazzi's The Sky is Falling (Il Cielo Cade) (2001 Festival), featuring Isabella Rossellini and Jeroen Krabbé
  Pierre Grimblat's Lisa (2001 Festival), featuring Jeanne Moreau and Marion Cotillard
caption: Cast and crew of Romeo and Juliet during the Q&A session in The Jewish Museum (New York)
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