10 films in our program are their country's official submission to the 95th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film. Good luck to all!   Belgium Close | Lukas Dhont   Bolivia Utama |...

Need a break from real humans? We've got you covered with a fantastic selection of animation films - all genres, all techniques, for all ages. 2022 has been an excellent year for family-friendly...

Acclaimed French actor Denis Ménochet first came to our attention in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds and has been impressing ever since. In the festival's program he can be seen in to very...

Three very different films - all centering on sight and blindness - are screened in our program this year: The Story of Looking, a personal meditation by celebrated filmmaker and historian Mark...

For the first time in our program! The Haifa IFF enables people with sight loss to experience fully accessible cinema on two Israeli films - Betulim by Maor Zagouri and The Good Person by Eitan Anner...

The Haifa IFF wishes you all a very happy and healthy Jewish New Year! #RoshHashanah #ShanaTova #HappyNewYear #JewishNewYear The

Prolific documentarian, critic and writer MARC COUSINS (The Story of Film) is represented in our program with two films: the more personal The Story of Looking, a treasure trove of insight on sight,...

The Golden Anchor Competition for debut films allows us to meet some of the rising filmmakers who've created a buzz this year with their promising first or second film: Alcarràs - Carla...

Three film with a strong Jewish theme and stronger moral dilemmas take us back to the dark days of WWII and remind us that the human spirit is well worth fighting for: Farewell, Mr. Haffmann -...

Calling all mountaineers! Three fantastic films will take you to the majestic Alps - A Piece of Sky by Michael Koch, The Mountain by Thomas Salvador and The Eight Mountains by Felix van Groeningen,...