Early bird deadline for entries is 25 May 2022. Final Deadline 25 July 2022. Presentations 16 September 2022.
Good luck to all our entrants. Here are a few of last year's titles for your interest.
A brilliantly thoughtful film weaves together conversations with Holocaust survivors who talk about the importance of laughter and the use of humor during the Holocaust as a coping mechanism. Through interviews conducted by Israeli comedian Tal Friedman, we discover that even in the most horrible...
When Je’Jae’s is kicked out of their home, attacked on the street, and ostracized by religious leaders, adoptive grandmother Bubby Razi provides a space of refuge and resilience.
Bubby & Them is a docufictional short video about the relationship between two liminal members of the Lower East Side...
Julia, an experienced history teacher in a rather quiet high school, is confronted by a national education inspector. He wants to talk to her. But what is it really about? About her stormy relationship with the principal? About the liberties she takes with the curriculum? Or her way of teaching t...
American Jewish Film Awards
BEST SHORT FILM – FINALIST
1975: the Kosher Kitchen opened with no owner, no manager, and with no desire for profit. It labeled itself anti-profit and took seriously the slogan "Food for People, Not for Profit." More than a restaurant, they ran Meals on Wheels, a dro...
Insightful, inspirational and fascinating. A leading rabbi battles COVID-19 health complications for an entire year.
In a dystopian Israel, a flood of riots fill the streets. The police brutally fight civilians. "Molotov" is a story about Ariel Semmel, a film Director and political activist who finds himself hunted by the police. He is arrested in a riot, the police later burst into his house without a warrant,...
Malkah is just a little kid when her father tries to teach her to read Torah. But they don't get very far. As Malkah reads aloud, her questions multiply. They take her on a lifelong journey deeper and deeper into Jewish mystical texts, far off places, encounters with ancient gods, and ultimately ...
79% on rotten tomatoes
Magical. Intriguing. Wondrous!
With boundless creativity and an irrepressible bouncing energy, 306 Hollywood memorializes and honors the life of Annette Ontell, the grandmother of the filmmakers, Elan and Jonathan Bogarín. Intellectually adventurous while playfully crazy...
In the middle of nowhere, in the middle of the night, two soldiers are trying to find the certain point from which they should be rescued. When they realize they are lost they understand they are probably stuck with each other, at least until the night is over.
Poignant funny short film
Best Comedy & Best Director -
Kansas City Independent Movie Festival.
Two construction workers search for "treasure" left by a Jewish family during World War II. The film, filled with much light humor, is a powerful reminder of the conflicting perception of the Holoca...
American Jewish Film Awards
BIGGEST IMPACT – WINNER
7/10 IMDb
During the Six Day War, two wounded soldiers, an Egyptian and an Israeli, struggle for survival.
An impressive addition to a subgenre of war films in which two enemy soldiers start out by trying to kill each other and end up laying do...
In this award-winning film, you can now enjoy Jon J Peterson's all-singing all-dancing homage to the Broadway great.
Cohan wrote more than 50 shows and published more than 300 songs during his lifetime, including the standards "Over There", "Give My Regards to Broadway", "The Yankee Doodle Boy" ...
Four American kids have to be re-united with their El Salvadorian mother, against all the odds. Ralph Isenberg is the El Gringo Schindler in this multi award-winning docudrama.
American Jewish Film Awards
FINALIST – BEST SHORT FILM
We are delighted to announce that Oy To The World! is a greatly-deserved winning finalist!
OY TO THE WORLD is the story of Sally, a ten year old girl whose one wish is to celebrate a memorable Hanukkah, despite her Grandmother’s desire to ...
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A mouthwatering, humorous behind-the-scenes look at the Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival that connects people from various walks of life through great food and friendly competition among culinary artisans.
Olivia just moved to Israel from New York. Throughout her first day of school in the 6th grade she tries to survive, navigating through the new country she just landed in, her new school and new peers, unsure where she will end up at the end of the day.
Washington's 1790 Letter to the Jews of Newport, R.I.
Billy Kent's charmingly quirky lockdown film. This time Xander the Magnificent is psyched to practice his virtual magic for his mom. Unfortunately, she has her own sleight-of-hand to perform.
Some of the world’s last remaining Holocaust survivors with roots all over Europe meet every week at Café Zelig in Munich, Germany. They laugh and celebrate holidays, argue and discuss, but they also hold moments of silence and mourning.
These people have been on great life journeys and now the...
The amazing and inspiring story of the indominable Shirley Frysh, as discovered by her adult daughter, Lara Mizel. Join Lara on her emotional journey as she discovers her mother's spirituality, tenacity, resilience and indomitable spirit. This healing journey through the redefinition of loss rais...
The Battle of Cable Street was an event that took place in Cable Street and Whitechapel in the East End of London on Sunday 4 October 1936. It was a clash between the Metropolitan Police, sent to protect a march by members of the British Union of Fascists led by Oswald Mosley, and various anti-fa...
The year 5781 is off to a rough start for Xander Hazlewood as his mother and the family Rabbi have some unusual news.
Billy Kent’s charmingly quirky zoom-based lockdown film
