The Bucharest Jewish Film Festival prepares for first edition

Newsroom 17/06/2011 | 00:48

The first edition of the Bucharest Jewish Film Festival takes place between June 20 and 26. The event encompasses not only films which approach subjects associated with the Jewish culture and society, but exhibitions and concerts, as well.

The film selection comprises both productions to be presented on premiere in Romania (a total of 29 fall in this category), as is the case of Camera Obscura, Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life, A Room and a Half, Bar Mitzvah, Land of Genesis, Leap of Faith, Love During Wartime, etc. -, and films which collected prestigious awards –Strangers No More, the winner of the 2011 Oscar for the Best Documentary Short Film, A Film Unfinished, presented at Sundance in 2010, My Father My Lord, showcased at Tribeca in 2007.

The festival will be opened by journalist and war correspondent Adelin Petrisor’s film The Last Survivor. This is the story of the only survivor of the Struma, a ship that during the Second World War was transporting Jews refugees from Romania. While at the Black Sea, the ship was hit by a Russian submarine and David Stoliar was the only survivor.

The entrance is free for any of our movies or events, subject to availability, except for the opening gala. The entrance at the opening gala is by invitation only. The creenings will take place at Cinema Studio, Cinema Scala, Green Hours pub and the Romanian Peasant Museum. The event is organized by NOI Media Print S.A. and the Art Promo Cultural Foundation, being part of a network of over 130 similar manifestations taking place worldwide under the Jewish Film Festival brand.