WinterFest is the Jewish Film Institute's hallmark, year-round showcase of exciting and transcendent Jewish films from around the world. The Eighth edition will take place virtually February 25 – 29th, 2021 through the JFI Digital Screening Room.
Read MoreWinterFest is the Jewish Film Institute's hallmark, year-round showcase of exciting and transcendent Jewish films from around the world. The seventh edition will take place February 29 – March 1st, 2020 with at the Vogue Theatre in San Francisco.
Read MoreWinterFest 2019 is the Jewish Film Institute's hallmark, year-round showcase of exciting and transcendent Jewish films from around the world. The 2019 edition will take place February 10 – 11, with Saturday's program at San Francisco's Roxie Theatre and Sunday's lineup at the Alamo Drafthouse New Mission Theatre.
Read MoreWinterFest 2018 is the Jewish Film Institute's hallmark, year-round showcase of exciting and transcendent Jewish films from around the world. The 2018 edition will take place February 10 – 11, with Saturday's program at San Francisco's Vogue Theatre and Sunday's lineup at the Alamo Drafthouse New Mission Theatre.
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The fourth annual WinterFest – March 4-5, 2017 – expanded to two days of innovative Jewish film, including the blockbuster film The Zookeeper's Wife with director Nikki Caro in attendance. WinterFest 2017 took place at Alamo Drafthouse San Francisco and the Roxie Theater. Read on for a full recap of the 2017 program, a listing of sponsors and community partners and more.
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The third annual WinterFest – February 27, 2016 – cemented JFI's hallmark, year-round showcase for new Jewish film as an essential stop on the Bay Area arts calendar. Featuring a collaboration with Citizen Film on a memorable musical performance and a sold-out screening of Natalie Portman's directorial debut A Tale of Love and Darkness, WinterFest 2016 also cemented the program's grounding in San Francisco's historic mission district.
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