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San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

47th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
July 15 – August 1, 2026

Founded in 1980, the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (SFJFF), is the largest and longest-running independent Jewish film festival in the world, showcasing bold films and filmmakers that expand and evolve the Jewish story. From the beginning, SFJFF has cultivated and championed emerging and established filmmakers throughout their careers, helping to launch new artistic voices.

The SFJFF47 Call for Entries is open October 15, 2026 – February 28, 2027.

The Jewish Film Institute (JFI) is a San Francisco Bay Area-based nonprofit organization that champions bold films and filmmakers that expand and evolve the Jewish story for audiences everywhere. Presenter of the annual San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (SFJFF), the longest-running and most celebrated festival of its kind in the world, JFI is a year-round organization delivering screenings and events to more than 40,000 film lovers annually.  JFI’s free, online programs serve thousands of viewers, educators, and researchers worldwide each year. In addition to its public programs, JFI supports the careers of filmmakers from the Bay Area and beyond, from incubation through exhibition, through its grants, residencies, and other creative development services.

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