MARCH 8-18, 2018
TICKETS ON SALE MID FEBRUARY 2018
9TH ANNUAL • CELEBRATING ISRAEL @ 70
We are exceedingly proud to present a premiere line-up of twelve truly outstanding
and diverse films that will excite, enlighten and provoke you, our audience. This year,
the JFF will celebrate Israel @ 70 by screening films that explore the creation of the State
of Israel and modern life in Israel today.
Our Opening Night screening will feature the Southwest Florida premiere of
Ben-Gurion, Epilogue, and we are honored to welcome the film’s director, producer
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Naiditch Family Foundation
SPONSORED BY
A HEARTBEAT AWAY
A QUIET HEART
AMOR
AN ISRAELI LOVE STORY
BEN GURION, EPILOGUE
BETWEEN WORLDS
EXODUS
IN BETWEEN
MR. PREDICTABLE
OPERATION WEDDING
THE WEDDING PLAN
THE WOMEN’S BALCONY
LEAD SPONSOR MEDIA SPONSORS
70
SARA
and scriptwriter, Yariv Mozer, to Sarasota-Manatee as our special guest.
Our Closing Event will feature the classic film, Exodus with an Israeli
meal served during the intermission. Produced and directed by Otto
Preminger, Exodus is a screen adaptation of the best-selling novel by
Leon Uris.
CO-CHAIRS: FRAN BRAVERMAN AND EVANS TILLES
JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL FOUNDER AND HONORARY CHAIR
ROZ GOLDBERG
OPENING NIGHT SPONSOR
JOEL AND GAIL MORGANROTH
This project is sponsored in part by the Department of State,
Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council of Arts and Culture.
Tickets available at jfedsrq.org/jff18
or 866.465.3995
FEDERATION TORCH SPONSORS
EDIE AND DAVID CHAIFETZ | LEON R. AND MARGARET M. ELLIN
ROBERT AND ESTHER HELLER COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE | NAIDITCH FAMILY FOUNDATION
BUNNY AND MORT SKIRBOLL | LOIS STULBERG
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