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PRAHA the movie theater, Jagiellońska 26 Str, 03-719 Warsaw: Friday, 25.10.2013, 8:00 pm
Openning of the 11th Edition of WARSAW JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2013
Pre -premiere screening
Hannah Arendt, A look at the life of philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt, who reported for The New Yorker on the war crimes trial of the Nazi Adolf Eichmann. Directed by a talented German director, Margarethe von Trotta. Awards: German Film Award 2012: Gold – Best actress Barbara Sukowa, Silver – Best Feature Film.
Awards: German Film Award 2012: Gold – the best actrees Barbar Sukowa, Silver – the best narrative feature
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PRAHA the movie theater, Jagiellońska 26 Str, 03-719 Warsaw: Saturday, 26.10.2013, 6:45 pm Poland, 1962. Anna is a probationer at a monastery. The prioress makes her visit her aunt, her only living relative. Anna finds out she is Jewish. She and her aunt decide to visit the town where their family lived before the war. Wanda suspects that they were killed by a Polish neighbour who was supposed to hide them. The women want to find out the truth…
Awards: Toronto International Film Festiwal 2013 – Special Award, FPFF 2013- Złote Lwy
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PRAHA the movie theater, Jagiellońska 26 Str, 03-719 Warsaw: Sunday, 27.10.2013, 3:00 pm Beirut, 1982: a young Palestinian refugee and an Israeli fighter pilot form a tentative bond in their attempt to make their way across war-torn Lebanon back to their home. From the producer of “The King’s Speech” and the director of “Lemon Tree”. Starring Stephen Dorff.
Awards: Audience Award Toronto Int FF, London Int Ff offcial selection
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PRAHA the movie theater, Jagiellońska 26 Str, 03-719 Warsaw: Tuesday, 29.10.2013, 6:00 pm The year is 1989. In an era of Palestinian demands for independence, the State of Israel sends young soldiers to oversee the Arab population in the Occupied Territories. After one of them is killed, the common fate of four young soldiers and one Palestinian family is sealed. The film describes the extraordinary journey of a young soldier trying to find his place in the chaos surrounding him.
Awards: Berlinale 2013 C.I.C.A.E. Award. Israeli Film Academy 2012 – Best editing
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Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Anielewicza 6 Str, 00-157 Warsaw: Wednesday, 30.10.2013, 8:15 pm
Pokaz premierowy. The producers of Black Book bring you Süskind – a film that is as compelling, inspiring and moving as Spielberg’s Schindler’s List. It is Amsterdam, 1942, and German Jew Walter Süskind is working as manager of the Jewish Council, overseeing the deportation of fellow Jews. It is a job that will save him and his family, if only he can keep his friendship with SS Officer Aus der Fünten and remain indifferent to the fate of others. But in the role of traitor, Süskind is given the chance to become a hero, risking everything to save the lives of thousands of Jewish children. A true, untold story that lavishly unfolds on the screen.
Awards: Golden Film - Netherlands 2012, Nederlands Film Festival 2012 - Golden Calf, Best Narrative Audience Award Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, Official Selection Palm Springs Int'l Film Festival, Official Selection New York Jewish Film Festival, Official Selection Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival, Official Selection UK Jewish Film Festival.
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Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Anielewicza 6 Str, 00-157 Warsaw: Monday, 28.10.2013, 8:15 pm In the former Czechoslovakia, 1950s, police captain Hakl investigates a jewelery robbery. An opened safe deposit leads to a known burglar. What seems an easy case soon starts to tangle. When he is called off the case, he continues on his own. The investigation leads him onto thin ice. Can he beat a stronger enemy and save his family and his own life?
Awarded with 9 Czech Lions, the Czech candidate to Oscars 2013.
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PRAHA the movie theater, Jagiellońska 26 Str, 03-719 Warsaw: Wednesday, 30.10.201, 8:30 pm A young Hasidic Jewish woman is pressured into an arranged levirate marriage to an older widower. This nuanced portrait of the ultra-Orthodox world won Israeli Academy Awards for best film and best actress, and was celebrated at film festivals around the world. Eighteen-year old Shira and her family are struck by tragedy when her older sister dies in childbirth. As her sister’s husband is pressed to remarry, her mother makes a startling proposition. Torn between her heart’s desire and religious and family obligation, Shira must decide her future. Hadas Yaron delivers a pitch-perfect performance in the lead role of a dutiful daughter who nevertheless remains resolutely her own woman. Made by an Orthodox woman, Fill The Void offers a unique exploration of the ultra-Orthodox world from an insider’s perspective.
Received Israel Film Academy Awards for the best feature film and best actress. Hadas Yaron received the award at the Venice Film Festival 2013 for her great role.
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Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Anielewicza 6 Str, 00-157 Warsaw: Thursday, 31.10.2013, 8:30 pm
Premiere in Eastern Europe. First screening in Poland.
Before the screening – conclusion of the Festival, announcement of the awards of David Cameras 2013.
THE JEWISH CARDINAL tells the amazing true story of Jean-Marie Lustiger, the son of Polish-Jewish immigrants, who maintained his cultural identity as a Jew even after converting to Catholicism at a young age, and later joining the priesthood. Quickly rising within the ranks of the Church, Lustiger was appointed Archbishop of Paris by Pope Jean Paul II - and found a new platform to celebrate his dual identity as a Catholic Jew, earning him both friends and enemies from either group. When Carmelite nuns settle down to build a convent within the cursed walls of Auschwitz, Lustiger finds himself a mediator between the twocommunities - and may be forced at last to choose his side.
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Winner – Grand Prix to Best French TV Drama – Festival de Luchon, Nominated – Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor – Festival de Monte Carlo, Official Selection – Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels.



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PRAHA the movie theater, Wednesday, 30.10.2013, 6:30 pm When his fourth son, Gibreel, is born, Emad, a Palestinian villager, gets his first camera. In his village, Bil'in, a separation barrier is being built and the villagers start to resist this decision. For more than five years, Emad films the struggle, which is lead by two of his best friends, alongside filming how Gibreel grows. Very soon it affects his family and his own life. Daily arrests and night raids scare his family; his friends, brothers and him as well are either shot or arrested. One Camera after another is shot at or smashed, each camera tells a part of his story.
Awards: Nominated to Oscars 2013, Awards in the Best Documentary category at Jerusalem FF, Sundance FF, Planet+ Doc FF.
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PRAHA the movie theater, Jagiellońska 26 Str, 03-719 Warsaw: Sutarday, 26.10.2013, 5:20 pm
Premiere in Poland. Other Voices co-production with exclusive concert and archive footage, highlights Amy's unique talent and explores her deep affection for jazz, soul and gospel. Documentary telling the story of the day Amy Winehouse recorded a stunning acoustic performance in a church in the small Irish fishing village of Dingle in 2006. A part of the series “Great Jewish People”.
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PRAHA the movie theater, Jagiellońska 26 Str, 03-719 Warsaw: Suturday 26.10.2013, 4:00 pm Peter is a new immigrant from Moldova and Kim a new immigrant from Brazil. Both are half Christian, half Jewish. The film depicts a year in their lives and uncovers social ghettos where racism is rampant; racism which is directed at them and which they impart on others. All this takes place on the backdrop of the school preparations for a trip to Poland. This is a rattling story between personal and national memory on the road to forming Israeli identity.
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Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Anielewicza 6 Str, 00-157 Warsaw: Wednesday, 30.06.2013, 6:15 pm. A documentary film that tells the incredible story of the football league which took place in Ghetto Theresienstadt, 40 miles north west of Prague now in the Czech Republic. From 1942 to 1944, Jewish prisoners played hundreds of soccer matches on improvised fields set up in the court-yards of the Barracks where they lived. Thousands of spectators watched a mixture of professional and amateur players and briefly escaped the reality of their terrible plight: the hunger, the sickness and death. All the while they lived in a shroud of fear cast by the terror of the transports that sent people to the 'East' and their certain death.
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Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Anielewicza 6 Str, 00-157 Warsaw: Sunday 27.10.2013, 8:30 pm
Pokaz premierowy w Polsce The blue-inked tattoos given to Auschwitz prisoners stripped them of their identities and reduced them to numbers. In this moving documentary, it is precisely these numbers that confer a unique individuality on each of the survivors interviewed. Boldly photographed in a mix of colour and black and white, these numbers are transformed from crude symbols of human branding into beautiful images that are a testament to the strength and resilience of the people who have lived with them for over seventy years. This documentary is an emotionally affecting portrait of memory and history, and their enduring presence in individual lives. It was screened at several hundred festivals all over the world. Awarded at Chicago IFF and by the Israeli Film Documentary Forum.
Awards: Chicago IFF, Israeli Doc. Forum
, Australia Jewish FF, November 2013 , Sao Paulo Jewish FF, August 2013 , Zagreb Jewish FF, May 2013 , Los Angeles Israeli FF, April 2013 , New Jersey Jewish FF, April 2013 , Cherry Hill Jewish FF, April 2013 , Pittsburgh Jewish FF, April 2013 , Israeli Cultural Institute, April 2013 , Austin Jewish FF, April 2013 , Jacob Burns Center, April 2013 , Toronto Jewish FF, April 2013 , University of Massachusetts, April 2013 , Brandeis University Festival, April 2013 , Hartford Jewish FF, April 2013 , Ithaca College, April 2013 , Thessaloniki Jewish Community, April 2013 , Detroit Jewish FF, April 2013 , Museum of Jewish Heritage New York, April 2013 , Tartu International FF, March 2013 , Houston Jewish FF, March 2013 , Seattle Jewish FF, March 2013 , East Bay Jewish Film Festiva, March 2013l , University of California, March 2013 , New Jersey Israeli Film Series, March 2013 , Atlanta Jewish FF, February 2013 , Cincinnati Jewish FF Mayerson JCC, February 2013 , UJA Manhattan, February 2013 , Miami Jewish FF, January 2013 , Palm Beach Jewish FF, January 2013 , Wahington Jewish FF, January 2013 , JCC Manahattan, January 2013 , New York Jewish FF, January 2013 , Calgary Jewish FF, November 2012 , Hong Kong Jewish FF, November 2012 , Chicago International FF, October 2012 , Jerusalem International FF, July 2012

PRAHA the movie theater, Jagiellońska 26 Str, 03-719 Warsaw: Monday, 28.10.2013, 6:00 pm The Real Inglorious Bastards tells the true story of two brave Jews and a Austrian deserter volunteer who went behind enemy lines to fight the Nazis. Description: During World War II, the U.S. government’s newly formed Office of Strategic Services (OSS) trained thousands of men and launched hundreds of undercover missions. The Real Inglorious Bastards recounts the thrilling story of the most successful of these missions—Operation Greenup—and the two young Jewish immigrants who parachuted one perilous winter night into the Austrian Alps, risking their lives to strike back at Nazi Germany.
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Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Anielewicza 6 Str, 00-157 Warsaw: Sunday, 27.10.2013, 4:00 pm
Pokaz przedpremierowy. A documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets.They presented the bloody history of their work and the Palestinian conflict. However, they also come up with breakthrough solutions to end hostilities in a peaceful way. A must-see for those interested in the Middle East conflict.
Awards: Nominated to Oscars 2013.
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PRAHA the movie theater, Jagiellońska 26 Str, 03-719 Warsaw: Monday, 28.10.2013, 7:20 pm At the age of 96, Miriam Weissenstein never imagined that she would be facing a new chapter in her life. But when "The Photo House" - her late husband Rudi's life's work - was destined for demolition, even this opinionated and uncompromising woman knew she needed help. Under the cloud of a family tragedy, a special relationship is forged between Miriam and her grandson, Ben, as they join forces to save the shop and its nearly one million negatives that document Israel's defining moments. Despite the generation gap and many conflicts, Ben and Miriam embark on a heart-wrenching journey, comprising many humorous and touching moments. T.T.
Awards: Awards of the Israeli Film Academy 2012 • Won, Award of the Israeli Film Academy Best Documentary Tamar Tal / Leipzig DOK Festival 2011 • Won, Talent Dove Documentary Tamar Tal
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PRAHA the movie theater, Jagiellońska 26 Str, 03-719 Warsaw: Saturday 26.10.2013, 4:00 pm The Journey of Roy, a 17-year-old Israeli teenager, trying to win the affection of a girl from his class while they both travel in Poland with their school between Holocaust memorials and death camps.
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Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Sunday, 27.10.2013, 10:00 pm
Narrative shorts inspired by ETGAR KERET` short stories: Based on a short story by the acclaimed Israeli writer Etgar Keret, Glue is a romantic modern fairytale that packs heavy doses of love, betrayal, and fantasy into a 7-minute story about a husband in need of awakening and his adventurous wife.
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Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Anielewicza 6 Str, 00-157 Warsaw: Satarday, 26.10.2013, 6:45 pm Five-year old Isaac is bullied by the other kids in his neighbourhood. Salvation comes in the form of a pig that miraculously shows up on his doorstep and becomes his best friend, much to the chagrin of his Orthodox Jewish family.
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Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Sunday, 27.10.2013, 10:00 pm
Narrative shorts inspired by ETGAR KERET` short stories: After Robbie's dead mother appears to him in a dream - asking to be rescued from boredom in heaven - Robbie is forced to confront the lie that started... a lifetime of deception.
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PRAHA the movie theater, Jagiellońska 26 Str, 03-719 Warsaw: Monday, 28.10.2013, 7:20 pm In this brightly animated film, a little girl sits on Santa’s knee, waiting for her present. Will she remember NOT to tell him she’s Jewish?
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PRAHA the movie theater, Jagiellońska 26 Str, 03-719 Warsaw: Tuesday, 29.10.2013, 6:00 pm Tommy is nervous – his Jewish girlfriend Rebecca and her mother are coming over for dinner for the first time. If only his father could be a little less Italian… What happens when a traditional Italian father prepares a Kosher dinner for his son’s Jewish girlfriend and mother? Pizza Bagel takes a comedic look at intercultural dating while poking fun at Mediterranean cuisine and unabashedly patriotic soccer celebrations.
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Festivals: Toronto Jewish International Film Festival 2013, Cannes Film Festival 2013 (Short Corner, Italian Contemporary Film Festival 2012, Maryland International Film Festival 2013

Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Wednesday, 30.10.2013, 8:15 pm
Narrative shorts inspired by ETGAR KERET` short stories: Viewers experience the plight of a Jewish family in Nazi-occupied Netherlands through the eyes of a cat in this nightmarish animated short film. Sammy the tomcat is free to hunt out in the fields, but his Jewish owners—father, mother, and child—are in hiding in the basement of their house. A Dutch family helps them flee, but occupies their house in return. Cut. 1945, the end of the war. When Sammy returns to his old home, scruffy and bedraggled, he is victimized by the gruesome new homeowner. In gray-blue images and without dialogue, the film uses the cat’s fate as allegory to show what humans did to humans.
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Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Anielewicza 6 Str, 00-157 Warsaw: Sunday, 27.10.2013, 10:00 pm
Narrative shorts inspired by ETGAR KERET` short stories:
Narrative shorts inspired by ETGAR KERET` short stories: Siren follows the adventures of Eli an Israeli high school kid who tries to find his place in society during Israels Memorial Week for the victims of the Holocaust and the Fallen Soldiers. ….. Featuring Etgar Keret.
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PRAHA the movie theater, Monday, 28.10.2013, 6:00 pm Set in Dublin in the 1970’s this film explores a rarely glimpsed Ireland, as seen through the eyes of spirited seven year old, Hannah Cohen. Hannah can’t wait to make her Holy Communion – only problem is – she is Jewish! An Irish/Jewish film with an international feel, the beauty of this story lies in its simplicity, humour, and the universal desire to fit in. Featuring a renown UK director, Peter Sheridan, as the priest.
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Awards: UK Jewish Film Festival 2012

Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Sunday 27.10.2013, 10:00 pm
Narrative shorts inspired by ETGAR KERET` short stories: Panabi is a teenage boy growing up in the Warsaw projects ruled by Bocian. Bocian is the worst criminal around and has the prettiest girlfriend. Panabi’s brother falls in love with her. Christmas is coming, and for Panabi it is always bad news. “Bastard” is loosely based on Keret’s short story, “Corbi’s Girlfriend”.
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Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Anielewicza 6 Str, 00-157 Warsaw: Wednesday, 30.10.2013, 6:15 pm Once a 70’s basketball star, who left the big city and became ultra-orthodox, returns to find Sivan (Evelin Hagoel), one of his mistresses that he left, but still loves. This desperate try to taste his old life again fails, when she does not let him into her home, where she lives with his estranged son.?
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Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Anielewicza 6 Str, 00-157 Warsaw: Sunday 27.10.2013, 8:30 pm During World War Two many Jewish refugees fled from the Nazis and were granted asylum in Switzerland. In 1942, the Swiss Department of Justice and Police released a new regulation, stating that Jews were no longer considered political refugees. It is during this state of political affairs that Mrs Rosenthal tries to escape from the Nazis. Refused Swiss asylum, she falls into the hands of the Nazis but survives the Holocaust. Seventy years later, she returns to the Swiss/German border and, suddenly, the past comes back to haunt her.
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Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Anielewicza 6 Str, 00-157 Warsaw: Sunday, 27.10.2013, 10:00 pm
Narrative shorts inspired by ETGAR KERET` short stories: In this adaptation of Etgar Keret's famed short story "What Of This Goldfish Would You Wish?" a young man sets out to make a documentary about the longings of everyday Americans. Yoni is not prepared when he meets an elderly immigrant desperate not to lose his friend, a talking goldfish..
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