Joshua Belinfante: learning from master filmmakers, telling his own stories
January 20, 2026 by Rob Klein
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Young Australian filmmaker Joshua Belinfante has been mentored by two of the world’s most influential directors, German Werner Herzog and Iranian Asghar Farhadi, experiences he describes as defining and deliberately challenging.
JIFF launches with a deadly dinner party in “Bad Shabbos”
The Jewish International Film Festival has opened with a lively farce in Bad Shabbos, a sharp, fast-paced comedy that turns a well-intentioned Shabbat dinner into complete mayhem.
