Atlanta Jewish Film Festival

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.