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The Wilmington Jewish Film Festival entered the Port City’s cultural scene in October 2013 with an entertaining film celebrating Jewish songwriters’ contributions to Broadway musicals. It featured a catered dinner with the filmmaker as the guest of honor. With the success of that film event, the first annual festival was presented in April 2014 and is still going strong.
The film screenings have attracted a wide variety of attendees, and the festival has become an important part of both Wilmington’s Jewish community and the community-at-large. Screenings include domestic and internationally acclaimed films about Jewish themes and issues, both historical and contemporary. The selections represent the best of Jewish film creativity in the US, Israel, France, and other nations. A summer film series was added in 2016 to screen excellent films to increase the number of quality films to our audience. Periodically we offer pop-up film events where we screen an important film along with bringing in the filmmaker.
The Festival, held in the spring, is hosted in historic Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts, in downtown Wilmington. Our Summer Series is hosted at The Pointe Cinemas. A signature feature of our festival is a reception that follows each of our films giving the audience an opportunity to discuss the film with fellow filmgoers and to build community.
The Wilmington Jewish Film Festival entered the Port City’s cultural scene in October 2013 with an entertaining film celebrating Jewish songwriters’ contributions to Broadway musicals. It featured a catered dinner with the filmmaker as the guest of honor. With the success of that film event, the first annual festival was presented in April 2014 and is still going strong.
The film screenings have attracted a wide variety of attendees, and the festival has become an important part of both Wilmington’s Jewish community and the community-at-large. Screenings include domestic and internationally acclaimed films about Jewish themes and issues, both historical and contemporary. The selections represent the best of Jewish film creativity in the US, Israel, France, and other nations. A summer film series was added in 2016 to screen excellent films to increase the number of quality films to our audience. Periodically we offer pop-up film events where we screen an important film along with bringing in the filmmaker.
The Festival, held in the spring, is hosted in historic Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts, in downtown Wilmington. Our Summer Series is hosted at The Pointe Cinemas. A signature feature of our festival is a reception that follows each of our films giving the audience an opportunity to discuss the film with fellow filmgoers and to build community.
Through the presentation of high-quality films, the Wilmington Jewish Film Festival seeks to inform, inspire, and entertain diverse audiences, while at the same time strengthening and sharing our Jewish cultural heritage. The Film Festival aims to be a key component of the Wilmington region’s reputation as a culturally vibrant Jewish community, and a respected arts community.
Through the presentation of high-quality films, the Wilmington Jewish Film Festival seeks to inform, inspire, and entertain diverse audiences, while at the same time strengthening and sharing our Jewish cultural heritage. The Film Festival aims to be a key component of the Wilmington region’s reputation as a culturally vibrant Jewish community, and a respected arts community.
The Wilmington Jewish Film Festival is supported in part by the United Jewish Appeal of Wilmington. We could not do what we do if it was not for the UJA of Wilmington every year.
A big thank you to The City of Wilmington, The Landfall Foundation & The N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources for providing grants and resources every year to the festival.
