2012 Competition

2012 Non - competition

Fiction feature films

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 25, 6.00 pm An accidental meeting years later causes that Lily and Nira start thinking again about a trauma from the past. Lily, who is facing some personal problems, is initially reluctant to look back while Nira begins searching other women - the victims of a serial rapist.
AWARDS: Haifa Int.FF 2011, Berlinale 2011
OFFICIAL SELECTION: San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 27, 7.30 pm Together with his family, Palestinian teenager Ali flees the war in Lebanon to Berlin. His new neighbour is a Russian-Jew veteran, Alexander. Wanting to be accepted by new friends, Ali helps to vandalize the neighbour’s flat. His family is in danger of deportation. The only chance for them is that Alexander drops the charges. This is a funny and dramatic story illustrating problems of Palestinians and Jews living in Berlin.
Meeting with Ryszard Ronczewski, the lead actor - 27.10.2012 Kinoteka.
AUDIENCE AWARDS: Boston, Washington, Pittsburgh, Dayton and Nuremberg Film Festivals
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, Toronto Jewish Film Festival

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 28, 7.20 pm Film about a 13-year-old boy who prepares himself for Bar Mitzvah. His parents do not talk to each other; the mother has a love affair, the father must face a serious problem at work. The boy is taunted by his schoolmates. On top of all that, as a result of bankruptcy of a care home, his 17-year-old autistic brother comes back home. This event tries the whole familyOct.
AWARDS: Israeli Film Academy 2011, Berlinale 2011 - Cristal Bear, Thessaloniki Film Festival 2011, Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2011

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 26, 10 pm. Both dramatic and comic story of a conflict between a father and son - competing professors at the University in Talmud. When the father finds out that his son was awarded a prize, their relation gets even more complicated.
AWARDS: Nominated for Oscar 2012, Nominated for Palme d’Or 2011, Award for the Best Screenplay w Cannes 2011, Dublin International Film Festival, National Board of Review USA as well as many Awards of the Israeli Film Academy

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 26, 7.45 pm A comedy series cult in France made by Michel Hazanavicius and Jean Dujardin - Oscar 2012 Laureates for “The Artist”. French counterpart of James Bond carries out a mission of wining a list of French collaborators from Nazi criminal living in Brazil. Agent OSS 117 is supported by beautiful Mossad agents from Rio of 1967...
AWARDS: Nominated for César Awards, France 2010
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, Toronto Jewish Film Festival

Swit Movie Theater, ul. Wysockiego 11, Warsaw: Oct. 30, 7.30 pm Funny and romantic comedy - long feature debut of Sophie Lellouche. Love quandaries of a 30-year-old woman, who is obsessively in love with Woody Allen. The film is full of dialogues from Allen’s films.

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 23, 8 pm
Opening Ceremony & Reception Touching story based on facts. Spectacular flee from Auschwitz of a Pole and Jew in love, who later are divided by the war. Is it possible that after many years Hannah saw the face of Tomasz on TV? The main male character played by Mateusz Damiêcki. Guests: Anna Justice, Mateusz Damiêcki, Lech Mackiewicz, Magdalena Szwarcbart
AUDIENCE AWARDS: Los Angeles JFF 2012, Zagreb JFF 2012, London JFF 2011, Hong Kong JFF 2011, San Francisco Berlin & Beyond FF 2011, Filmkunstfest Schwerin 2011
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Toronto JFF, New York JFF, United Kingdom JFF

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 25, 9.40 pm Three Bedouins living in Israel receive a demolition order, which they do not want to follow. Nobody responds to their claims to the land. The main character, Kamel, who works as a security guard at the central bus station, decides to take the matter into his own hands and plants a bomb at the stationOct..
AWARDS: Jerusalem Film Festival 2012
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Berlinale 2012

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 28, 9.30 pm A captivating story about an eccentric rock star, who after his father’s death finds out that his father was obsessed with taking revenge on his prosecutor from Auschwitz. Cheyenne decides to accomplish the mission... Brilliant Sean Penn as Cheyenne.
AWARDS: Nominated for the Palme d’Or 2011, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Cannes 2011
OFFICIAL SELECTION: United Kingdom Jewish Film Festival

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 29, 9.30 pm Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Was friendship between Jews and German possible during the time of the World War II? Two musically talented Jewish children make friends with a German girl. Will this friendship survive the tragic events of war as well as cruel acting of German and Ukrainian soldiers? Will this friendship help them to save their own lives?
AWARDS: Buster International Children's Film Festival 2011, Giffoni Film Festival 2011, Jerusalem Film Festival 2011, Romy Gala, Austria 2012, San Diego Jewish Film Festival 2012, Stony Brook Film Festival 2012
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Los Angeles JFF, Toronto JFF





Feature documentaries

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 28, 3.20 pm Musical documentary about great and famous cantors from the USA, who went for a visit to the country of their ancestors as well as the cradle of cantorial music: Poland. Among them there is an acclaimed composer Charles Fox (e.g. “Killing Me Softly”, “I Got A Name”). For each of the participants the journey has a very personal dimension. The film is full of beautiful music and unique meetings in Poland. Starring: Professor Wladyslaw Bartoszewski and Janusz Makuch.
OFFICIAL SELECTION: New York Jewish Film Festival, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Seattle Jewish Film Festival

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 27, 5.45 pm Some people avoid joining the army. Ameer joined it as a volunteer. As an Arab and Muslim he is exempt from military service in Israel. However, for Ameer this is a matter of honour and love to his country - Israel. He believes that his joining the army would be a step towards peace between Israelis and Arabs.
AWARDS: Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming 2012: Golden FIPA; Jerusalem Int. FF 2011: Special Mention
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Berlin JFF, SF JFF, London Int. Doc. Fest

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 28, 5.40 pm An attempt to find sense in a fight of two Jewish groups: supporters and opponents of cooperation between Israel and Palestine. The fight was ensued by the discussion after the screening of a movie about Rachel Corrie at the Jewish Film Festival in San Francisco.
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Berlin JFF, Jerusalem FF, SF JFF, Philadelphia FF, United Nations Association FF, Westchester JFF, Denver JFF, Columbus JFF, Vienna JFF

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 25, 8 pm Sometimes children must keep the side of one of their parents. Sometimes they even have to testify against their own father. This choice was made by Avshalom, a teenager who introduces the audience into the world of his hopes and fears connected with the return of the father as well as into the world of his passion: parkour.
AWARDS: Other Israel Award, Haifa Int. Film Festival, Israel 2011
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Belgrade Int. Documentary and Short Film Festival, Serbia 2012

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 30, 2.50 pm Thorough and well done documentary about life and activity of Theodor Herzl - a journalist and creator of Zionism, a political movement which in 1948 brought to the establishment of the State of Israel. In the background: the political and social mechanisms of the 19th century Europe as well as other leading activists of Zionism. Narrated by Ben Kingsley and starring Christoph Waltz.

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 30, 7.10 pm Thorough depiction of Holocaust survivors from Poland, who after World War II decided to settle down in Germany, next to their persecutors... The author - survivors’ grandson - analyzes reasons for this paradoxical decision.
AWARDS: Best Original Score Rhode Island Int. FF
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Sheffield Doc /Fest 2011, DOC NYC 2011, Miami JFF 2012, Santa Barbara Int. FF 2012, Atlanta JFF 2012, Berlin JFF 2012

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 30, 1.00 pm
Swit Movie Theater, ul. Wysockiego 11, Warsaw: Oct. 30, 5.20 pm
Jewish Historical Instititute, 3/5 Tlomackie Str., Warsaw: Oct. 30, 6.00 pm Intimate conversations with survivors, in which they evoke their memories of childhood in Poland, Czech Republic and Germany. Starring: Shimon Peres and other four Nobel Laureates.
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
Santa Barbara Int. FF 2012

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN, pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: 30.10, 9.00 pm - Official Closing Ceremony & 2012 David Camera Awards Film autobiography of one of the most acclaimed filmmaker - Roman Polanski. In a conversation with his friend the director talks about himself and his exciting life.

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 26.10, 6 pm A valuable meeting with one of the most acclaimed American writers. Starring: Philip Roth and Mia Farrow.
OFFICIAL SELLECTION: Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 29, 7.20 pm After twenty years in the Israeli security service a Palestinian collaborator and his family have to flee their country. Will they be able to make a new life for themselves? Is Israel able to repay its agents?
AWARDS: DocAviv 2011: Special Jury Award, Yamagata IDF 2011: The Grand Prize, DocLisboa 2011: Honorable Mention
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Visions du Reel 2011, Hot Docs 2011, Viennale 2010

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 29, 2 pm Wonderful time travel thanks to a journal written by a Jewish boy from Czech Republic. Animated drawings made by the boy reveal a great talent, imagination and sensitivity of a child who is fully aware of the extermination...
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Toronto JFF 2012, Zagreb JFF 2012, Jerusalem Int. FF 2012, UK JFF 2012

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 30, 5 pm A survivor from Auschwitz organizes a trip to concentration camps for young Jews from the USA, some of which have Polish ancestors. They are confronted with the past of their grandparents and experience meetings with citizens of Poland. Are these meetings painful?
AWARDS: Film Festival of Colorado 2012: Best Documentary Feature, Los Angeles Movie Awards 2012: Award of Excellence, Metropolitan Film Festival of New York City 2012: Honorable Mention

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 29, 5.30 pm Very suspenseful documentary on life and fight of Yasser Arafat. Starring: the wife of Yasser Arafat and presidents of Israel.
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Biografilm International Festival of Lives, Jerusalem International Film Festival, CPH:DOX 2011, Dubai International Film Festival 2011, 1st New Horizon Film Festival in Tehran 2012

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 29, 3.45 pm Very suspenseful documentary on life and political career of Shimon Peres. This is also a story of his youth in Poland, the history of Palestine, Israel as well as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Starring: Shimon Peres.
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, Biografilm International Festival of Lives, Jerusalem International Film Festival

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 26. 4.00 pm A touching documentary memoir - a treatise on being a human, being an Afro-American, Jew, white. Why do people classify one another on the basis of the skin colour, religion and nationality? Why in advertisements there are usually only white people? What is the proper way for and Afro-American girl adopted by a Jewish couple to discover her identity?
OFFICIAL SELECTION: New York Jewish Film Festival, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival





Short fiction films and animations

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 26, 6.00 pm Film belongs to the series: Best of Tel-Aviv University. A history of Russian emigrant who works as a domestic help in Israel. Taking care of ailing elder causes that Martha goes crazy...
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Cinefondation competition- in Cannes Film Festival; Jerusalem Int. Film Festival- Short Film Competition; Rehovot Womens Film Fest- nominated for two categories- "Best Drama" and "Promising Director" The film won Promising Director Award, on behalf the fashion brand Bikaleh – International women's film festival in Rehovot; Cyprus International Short Film Festival- 10/2011- Won- Students Selection Award and Special Mention For lead Actress- Ania Bukstein 18th International Film and TV Schools’ Festival ; MEDIASCHOOL 2011-taking place in Lódz, from 26th till 29th October, 2011. In competition ; 10th International Student and Video Festival of Beijing Film Academy 6-12/11/2011. In competition ; 2011 New Taipei City Film Festival- International ; Student Film Golden Lion Award- 27/11-5/12/2011- Panorama Program ; 14.1.12- Irvine, California International Film Festival- In competition ; 9/3/2012- Byron Bay 6th International Film Festival- In Competition ; 12-20/4/12- RIFF- Rome Independent Film Festival- Received Special mention ; 19-26/4/12- Nashville International Film Festival- In competition ; 13-22/4/12- Sarasota Film Festival- Part of the Short Israeli Program ; 3/6/12- Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival- Israeli Competition

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 25, 8.00 pm Metaphorical and funny film story about a meeting of two people. An elderly woman enters strange flat, which surprisingly, she knows very well and in which she feels at home.
OFFICIAL SELECTION: San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 28, 7.20 pm Unconventional but meaningful expression on one of the greatest humankind’s tragedy - slavery and human trafficking. This problem is present also in Israel. !
AWARDS: Best Animation Award Haifa Int'l Film Festival, Israel 2011
OFFICIAL SELECTION: United Nations Human Rights Film Festival: USA 2012, Berlin Jewish Film Festival, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN, pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 29, 7.20 pm Evocative puppet animation about a boy from the Warsaw ghetto.

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 25, 6.00 pm Amusing story about a consummation of marriage by an orthodox Jewish couple.
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS: Berlin JFF, UK JFF, Geneva Int. JFF, Palm Springs Int. JFF





Short documentaries

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 29, 9.30 pm Upsetting Chinese animated film on Holocaust.

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 30, 5.00 pm; Oct. 28, 3.20 pm History of an extraordinary shop with a collection of 400 thousand records built up by an American-Jew from LA. His son is struggling to save this unique collection.
AWARDS: Best Short Chicago International Movies and Music Festival, Marlon Riggs Documentary Award UC Berkeley
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Berlin Jewish Film Festival, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, East Bay International Jewish Film Festival, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Zagreb Jewish Film Festival, Temescal Street Cinema, La Blogothèque.

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 27, 5.45 pm A Palestinian-Israeli conflict from perspective of a young boy. His family was thrown out of their own house by Israeli settlers. The boy makes friends with some Jewish students, who fight against these fanatic settlers.
OFFICIAL SELECTION: San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 30, 2.50 pm Evelyn has a favourite bench on which she spends her time observing the world around her. One day this ritual is interrupted by a young men. Conversation with him brings memories which she buried long time ago.
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 27, 1.45 pm; Oct. 30, 5.00 pm Fates of multigenerational Jewish family from Serbia in memories of two sisters who survived the war. Interesting structure with use of unique family archive materials.
OFFICIAL SELECTION: New York Jewish Film Festival

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 29, 2.00 pm Touching story about an interesting way of therapy of a Jewish Holocaust survivor, who comes from the neighbourhood of Lublin, eastern Poland. Her beautifully and hand-made embroidered fabric-collages constitute an exceptional illustration to the tragedy of her family.
AUDIENCE AWARD BEST SHORT: San Diego Jewish Film Festival 2012
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, Toronto Jewish Film Festival

Kinoteka Movie Theater, PKiN Pl. Defilad 1, Warsaw: Oct. 26, 4.00 pm A story of a girl from Poland, Catholic, who against everyone decides to become a Jew in both religious and social dimension. She emigrates to Israel and begins conversion.