Become a Member
News

UK Jewish film festival ’09: it’s a wrap

November 26, 2009 15:38
Fanny Ardant and Gerard Depardieu in the comedy Hello Goodbye, the concluding film of the festival

ByJessica Elgot, Jessica Elgot

1 min read

It took 10,000 audience members, 65 films, 14 venues and two very talented Jewish brothers, but after a jam-packed 13 days, the UK Jewish Film Festival drew to a close last week.

The festival, which screened a record-breaking 31 UK film premieres, closed in London on Thursday night with the screening of Hello Goodbye and the presentation of the Shoresh Charitable Prize.

Israeli comedy A Matter of Size and documentary film Praying with Lior won the awards after voting by the festival audiences.

In its barmitzvah year, audiences were up by a record-breaking 36 per cent from last year.