The Jewish International Film Festival (JIFF) returns in 2025 with a wide-ranging program of 50 new films from around the world. This year’s line-up explores history, identity, memory, and creativity through stories that reflect the diversity of Jewish life and experience. Screenings across Australia started in October and will continue until December 21st, in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Hobart, and Canberra.
Among our highlights are the following films:
NESHOMA (2024)
Netherlands, 85 min
Dir: Sandra Beerends, prod:Floor Onrust
AMONG NEIGHBORS (2025)
Documentary, Poland/USA, 100 min
Dir/prod: by Yoav Potash
ART SPIEGELMAN: DISASTER IS MY MUSE (2025)
Documentary, USA, 100 min
Dir: Molly Bernstein, Philip Dolin, prod: Alicia Sams, Sam Jinishian, , Molly Bernstein, Philip Dolin
ELIE WIESEL: SOUL ON FIRE (2024)
Documentary, USA, 87 min
Dir: Oren Rudavsky, prod: Tal Mandil, Oren Rudavsky, Michael Chomet
PLUNDERER: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A NAZI ART THIEF (2024)
Documentary, USA, 118 min
Dir: Hugo MacGregor prod: John Friedman
THE STAMP THIEF (2025)
Documentary, USA, 104 min
Dir: Dan Sturman, prod: Dylan Nelson
JIFF 2025 invites audiences to engage with stories that connect past and present, and to reflect on the ways culture, art, and memory continue to shape our understanding of ourselves and the world.
For schedules and tickets, visit jiff.com.au