This year, the Winnipeg International Jewish Film Festival (June 1-22) happens to overlap with Toronto Jewish Film Festival (May 30-June 9). Apart from sharing a common goal of highlighting and celebrating Jewish film, the festivals are unaffiliated. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * This year, the Winnipeg International Jewish Film Festival (June 1-22) happens to overlap with Toronto Jewish Film Festival (May 30-June 9).

Apart from sharing a common goal of highlighting and celebrating Jewish film, the festivals are unaffiliated. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? This year, the Winnipeg International Jewish Film Festival (June 1-22) happens to overlap with Toronto Jewish Film Festival (May 30-June 9). Apart from sharing a common goal of highlighting and celebrating Jewish film, the festivals are unaffiliated.

Supplied The movie Yaniv is named after a card game, which will be taught the night of the film’s screening. Perhaps compensating for the COVID-induced slowdown of the past few years, Winnipeg’s film fête is especially impressive this year, with a range of movies and events that transcend the typical festival experience, from a new virtual reality program to an informal seminar on the card game Yaniv that will precede the June 8 screening of the American comedy with director Amnon Carmi and actor Benjamin Ducoff conducting the tutorial. The festival also showcases three films.