The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (AJFF) is a 21-day cinematic exploration of Jewish life, culture and history. Seeking to use the power of film to both entertain and educate, AJFF challenges conventional perspectives on complex and challenging issues facing both the Jewish and global communities.
Attracting an audience of more than 26,000 moviegoers, the Atlanta Jewish
Film Festival ranks as the second largest Jewish film festival in the United States.
AJFF attracts an audience of more than 26,000 moviegoers, and features an
international collection of narrative and documentary films that connect with
the Jewish experience. Screenings are supplemented by guest appearances with
filmmakers, actors, authors, academics and other expert speakers. Moviegoers cast
their ballots for the Best Narrative and Best Documentary films of the festival, with
winners receiving the AJFF Audience Award. Winning features are honored with a
special encore screening and statuette, while winning shorts also receive a cash
prize. The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is a production of the Atlanta Chapter of
American Jewish Committee, an international advocacy organization that works to
build bridges of understanding between ethnic, religious and national groups. It is
the enduring belief of American Jewish Committee that understanding grows out of
shared experiences, and stories are often the best way to foster such experiences.
More than just “a night at the movies,” film is contemporary storytelling with the
ability to impact the way audiences feel, think and behave after leaving the theater.
AJFF is the past recipient of prestigious grants from the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences and National Endowment for the Arts, and generously supported
by more than 200 other corporate, foundation, government and individual sponsors.
