For Immediate Release:

THE HONG KONG JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS
IN-PERSON TO CINEMAS AROUND HONG KONG NOVEMBER 13 - 21
HKJFF-2021- Resistance
Resistance
Jessie Eisenberg as underground fighter Marcel Marceau
HKJFF-2021-Shiva Baby
Shiva Baby
This year’s
Indie comedy hit
HKJFF-2021- The Vigil
The Vigil
An American supernatural horror film written and directed by Keith Thomas
The Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival returns to theaters in November for its 22nd year after going wholly online in 2020 in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. 

The festival will screen 32 feature films, documentaries and shorts, over 8 days and nights from Saturday November 13th through Sunday November 21st. For the first time the festival will take place in two venues: our traditional home at the Asia Society Hong Kong Center in Admiralty and our new venue at Golden Scene Cinema in Kennedy Town.
Neighbours - Opening Night
This year kicks off opening night on November 13 at Golden Scene Cinema in Kennedy Town with Neighbours. Directed by Mano Khalil out of Switzerland, this drama tells a story based on the experiences of Sero, a Kurdish boy dealing with a border war, and anti-Zionist rhetoric, in 1982 Syria. Neighbours was nominated for Best Film at the 2021 Shanghai International Film Festival. The film was inspired by the director’s bitter-sweet memories which connect to the current Syrian tragedy.

The festival features numerous Hong Kong premieres at the Asia Society including hit indie comedy Shiva Baby, ​​the Best Feature Film at the 2020 Adelaide Film Festival, and Here We Are, the winner of Best Director, Actor and Screenplay at the 2020 Israeli Film Academy Awards. 

2021 marks the first time the festival has teamed up with the Hong Kong French Film Festival to offer a night of French films on Thursday November 18th at Golden Scene cinema featuring Director Aurélie Saada’s latest film Rose, and A Radiant Girl (Une fille qui va bien) set in 1942 Paris, directed by award winning actress Sandrine Kiberlain.
For media queries and interview requests, contact:

Tel: 9196-5353
Tickets go on-sale Mid- October at hkjff.org. 
About the Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival
The Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival is Asia’s flagship Jewish Festival featuring the best Jewish-related films from around the world. Founded in 2000, the Festival was the first of its kind in Asia. 

The HKJFF is proud to be held this year in partnership with both the Asia Society Hong Kong Center and the Hong Kong French Film Festival.  

Over the years, the festival has introduced numerous innovations, including one-off events in the local community at schools and work sharing locations, and a completely online festival in 2020. We were at the forefront in introducing audiences to the TV series “Shtisel” and webseries “Soon by You”, and in highlighting a Jewish connection for celebrities like Wilt Chamberlain.  

One of the Festival’s unique qualities is that it attracts many non-Jewish people, with more than one-third of the audience drawn from the broader Hong Kong community. 
We are fortunate to receive local support from corporations, businesses, foreign consulates, cultural offices and chambers of commerce in Hong Kong as well as a wide range of film lovers who come to the Festival. Supporters have included the Goethe Institut and the Consulate General of Poland. Each year, directors, producers, film critics and curators attend the event to showcase their films, educate and offer their opinions to audience members.

The Festival runs for two weeks showcasing a wide range of feature films, documentaries and shorts, which reflect and offer interesting and unique views into the diversity of historical, religious, political, Jewish and Israeli life and culture. Our mission is to celebrate, educate, enlighten and entertain through movies and bring Jewish culture to this corner of Asia. All members of our Board and committee are volunteers with a passion for films.

The Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival enriches the cultural life of Hong Kong and adds to the rich and diverse tapestry of the city. The festival, its volunteers, sponsors and artists contribute positively to society by furthering the development of the arts and by promoting cross-cultural interactions and understanding
香港猶太電影節將於 11 月 13 日至 21 日舉行
HKJFF-2021- Resistance
Resistance
Jesse Eisenberg飾演猶太裔默劇家以及二戰英雄馬歇·馬叟
HKJFF-2021-Shiva Baby
Shiva Baby
由Emma Seligman執導的黑色幽默劇
HKJFF-2021- The Vigil
The Vigil
由Keith Thomas擔當編劇和導演的美國超自然恐怖片
照片由香港猶太電影節提供 |點擊這裡下載圖片
去年因應疫情需要，我們把電影節改為線上舉行。今年 11 月，第22屆香港猶太電影節將強勢回歸戲院。

電影節將於 11 月 13 日至11 月 21 日舉行，共放映 32 部劇情長片、紀錄片和短篇電影。為期八天的電影節將首次在兩個場地舉行——位於金鐘的亞洲協會香港中心以及堅尼地城的高先電影院。
Neighbours - Opening Night
今年的開幕電影《Neighbours》將於 11 月 13 日在高先電影院上映，講述 1982 年敘利亞庫爾德男孩塞羅 (Sero) 遭遇邊境戰爭和反猶太復國主義言論的故事。電影由瑞士人馬諾·哈利勒 (Mano Khalil) 執導，靈感來自於其苦樂參半的回憶以及當前敘利亞的情況。《Neighbours》更獲得 2021年上海國際電影節最佳電影提名。

電影節將在亞洲協會舉辦多場香港首映，其中包括2020 年獲得阿德萊德電影節最佳故事片的熱門喜劇《Shiva Baby》，以及於，2020 年以色列電影頒獎典禮獲得最佳導演、演員和劇本獎殊榮的《Here We Are》。

2021 年香港猶太電影節更首次與香港法國電影節合作，於 11 月 18 日在高先電影院舉行法國電影之夜。放映的電影包括奧蕾莉·薩達 (Aurélie Saada) 導演最新執導的電影《Rose》，以及由獲獎女演員 Sandrine Kiberlain 執導，靈感來自巴黎二戰時期的《Une fille qui va bien》。
媒體查詢和採訪請求，請聯繫：

Tel: 9196-5353
門票於 10 月中旬在 hkjff.org 發售。
關於香港猶太電影節

香港猶太電影節（下稱HKJFF）是亞洲旗艦的猶太電影節。成立於 2000 年，HKJFF為亞州首個放映關於猶太民族的電影節。

HKJFF很榮幸今年能與亞洲協會香港中心和香港法國電影節合作舉辦。

多年來，HKJFF不停引入創新項目，包括在社區與學校舉辦一次性活動，以及 2020 年的全線上電影節。 另外，我們致力為觀眾介紹其他作品，包括電視劇《Shtisel》和網劇《Soon by you》。
HKJFF的其中一個獨特之處是它吸引了廣泛的觀眾。電影節超過三分之一的觀眾為非猶太裔的電影迷。
我們有幸得到本地企業、機構、外國領事館、文化辦事處和香港商會的支持，以及眾多前來參加電影節的電影愛好者。支持者包括歌德學院和波蘭總領事館。每年，導演、製片人、影評人和策展人都會展示他們的作品，為香港的觀眾宣揚猶太文化。
電影節為期兩星期，其中放映的包括劇情長、紀錄片及短片。獲選電影的主題反映猶太歷史、宗教、政治、猶太人和以色列生活。我們的使命是通過電影來慶祝、教育、啟發以及提供娛樂，並將猶太文化帶到亞洲不同的角落。我們董事會和委員會的所有成員均為對電影充滿熱情的志願者。
HKJFF透過電影增添香港豐富多彩的文化。電影節及其志願者、贊助商和藝術家通過促進藝術發展和跨文化的互動和理解，為社會作出積極的貢獻。