Featuring 55 Australian premiere films from 19 countries, this year’s Jewish International Film Festival will deliver a program 30 feature films, 20 documentaries, two series, and six short films alongside a suite of live events to audiences in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart and Gold Coast.

Launching JIFF 2023 is the Australian premiere of Erez Tadmor’s Matchmaking, the story of Moti Bernstein (Amit Rahav), an Ashkenazi ideal, who defies tradition for Nechama, a Mizrahi beauty.

The local contingent includes Danny Ben-Moshe’s documentary Revenge: Our Dad the Nazi Killer, Aaron Lucas’ I’ll Be Frank , and closing night film The Jewish Nazi?

The 2023 Jewish International Film Festival Dates:
Melbourne:
Classic Cinemas: October 23 – November 29
Lido Cinemas: October 24 – November 28
Sydney
Ritz Cinemas: October 24 – November 28
Roseville Cinemas: November 2 – November 19
Hobart
State Cinema: November 2 – November 12
Perth
Luna Palace Cinemas: November 16 – December 6
Brisbane
New Farm Cinemas: November 16 – November 26
Canberra
Dendy Cinemas: November 15 – November 22
Gold Coast
Dendy Cinemas Southport: November 16 – November 22