Dec 18, 2023

Meet the Stars Coming to the 2024 Festival

Seize the moment to meet all the acclaimed stars joining us for the 2024 Miami Jewish Film Festival. Join Hollywood A-listers Stephen Lang (Avatar) and Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade) for the premiere of their film, Avenue of the Giants. Emmy award-winning director Richard Shepard (The Matador) will present his film, Film Geek, while Peabody award-winning director Ron Frank and screenwriter Glenn Kirschbaum showcase the heartwarming documentary, Remembering Gene Wilder.

Additionally, Canadian director Rebecca Snow and producer/real-life survivor Maxwell Smart bring the US Premiere of The Boy in the Woods, and director Brad Rothschild and film subject Tamar Manasse invite you to celebrate their inspiring film, Rabbi on the Block, at a free community event. The Festival is also proudly supporting Israeli filmmakers this year, featuring the largest Israeli film program in the world, and has invited star and director Amit Ulman for the North American Premiere of Israel's biggest box office hit of the year, The City!

Newly announced guests attending this year's Festival also include Randy Schoenberg (grandson of composer Arnold Schoenberg), who was memorably portrayed by Ryan Reynolds in the MJFF film Woman in Gold. Randy will introduce the film and engage in an extended conversation during the special Southeast US Premiere of Fioretta. The premiere event will also feature a live performance by the Amernet String Quartet.

Now's your chance to experience movie magic with the artists themselves! See the lineup of special guests attending this year's Miami Jewish Film Festival below, with new announcements coming soon:

Paula S. Apsell

Director

Ilan Arboleda

Producer

Daphna Awadish

Director

Devora Benchimol

Director

Omri Bezalel

Director

Luke Blumm

Actor

Elsie Fisher

Actress

Ron Frank

Director

Lex Gillespie

Director

Yoel Har-Even

Film Subject

Aviva Kempner

Director

Glenn Kirschbaum

Writer

Beth Lane

Director

Stephen Lang

Actor

Heather Dune Macadam

Director

Tamar Manasseh

Film Subject

Ellen Marcus

Film Subject

Genie Milgrom

Film Subject

Brad Rothschild

Director

Randy Schoenberg

Film Subject

Richard Shepard

Director

Maxwell Smart

Producer

Rebecca Snow

Director

Finn Taylor

Director

Amit Ulman

Director

Jack Waksal

Film Subject

MORE INFORMATION:
Full details on the Festival program can be found at miamijewishfilmfestival.org/films/2024. All Festival films will be available to stream starting Friday, January 12 until Wednesday, January 24. More information is available at miamijewishfilmfestival.org or by calling 305-573-7304.

Follow the Miami Jewish Film Festival on Facebook (/miamijewishfilmfestival) or Twitter (@MiamiJFF) for updates with the latest information about the Festival and attending filmmakers.

The Miami Jewish Film Festival is a program of the Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE), a subsidiary of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.