film Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/film/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:00:19 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 New screen fellowship aims to boost Jewish Australian stories https://www.jwire.com.au/new-fellowship-launched/ https://www.jwire.com.au/new-fellowship-launched/#respond Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:00:19 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=178356 A new fellowship aimed at strengthening Jewish Australian representation on screen has been launched by Jump Street Films as part of its growing Jewish Australian Screen Fund. The Jewish Australian Screen Fellowship, announced in Variety, will provide $20,000 and a year of mentorship from Jump Street Films to one Jewish Australian filmmaker whose work advances […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/new-fellowship-launched/feed/ 0 178356 JIFF Review – ‘Among Neighbours’ – Surviving the Holocaust, only to face murder at home https://www.jwire.com.au/jiff-among-neighbours-review/ https://www.jwire.com.au/jiff-among-neighbours-review/#respond Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:26:07 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=174413 Among Neighbours is an engaging documentary that tackles one of the most uncomfortable parts of Holocaust history, the attacks on Jewish survivors who returned to their homes in Polish towns after the war. Most Holocaust films focus on the atrocities committed by the Nazis, but filmmaker Yoav Potash shifts the focus to the Polish people […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/jiff-among-neighbours-review/feed/ 0 174413 Documentary Wins Tropfest’s People Choice Award https://www.jwire.com.au/documentary-wins-tropfests-people-choice-award/ https://www.jwire.com.au/documentary-wins-tropfests-people-choice-award/#respond Wed, 15 Feb 2017 02:09:14 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=69877 In the past 13 months Sydney Jewish Museum guide Olga Horak has spoken on a podium with the Governor of NSW, had her portrait hung in the National Portrait Gallery and now has been immortalised on film.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/documentary-wins-tropfests-people-choice-award/feed/ 0 69877 New Zealand Signs New Film Co-Production Agreement with Israel https://www.jwire.com.au/new-zealand-signs-new-film-co-production-agreement-with-israel/ https://www.jwire.com.au/new-zealand-signs-new-film-co-production-agreement-with-israel/#respond Fri, 04 Mar 2016 00:12:56 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=60950 A new film co-production agreement between New Zealand and Israel was cemented this week at the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) in Wellington.

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