BEST OF THE FEST

Audience Choice Winners Return on June 6th

Join the 20th Annual San Diego Jewish Film Festival, Sponsored by the Mizel Family Foundation as we present encore screenings of two of our Audience Choice winning films from 2010. We’re bringing back the popular documentary WHERE I STAND: THE HANK GREENSPUN STORY and the touching short film I’M READY. Even if you’ve already seen both these films, you won’t want to miss this chance to see them on the big screen.

BEST OF THE FEST
Sunday, June 6, 2010 • 7:00 pm

At the Garfield Theatre
Lawrence Family JCC, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS
4126 Executive Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037

$12.25/$10.25 – Members & Film Festival Underwriters
$13.25/$11.25 – Non-members

Tickets: 858-362-1348 or http://tickets.lfjcc.org/

Where I Stand: The Hank Greenspun Story
SDJFF Audience Award winner – Best Documentary 2010

Anthony Hopkins narrates this story of the Brooklyn kid who became a Vegas titan. His colorful career as a “give ‘em hell” newspaperman would be unbelievable as fiction. As much a newsmaker as a reporter, the outspoken Greenspun ran guns to the new state of Israel, stood up against Joseph McCarthy, recruited Howard Huges to buy out the Vegas mob, ended segregation on the Strip, and protested nuclear waste dumping in Nevada. Where I Stand is the story of a man who was fearless in his life-long pursuit of justice.

Scott Goldstein | USA | 2008 | 98 | English | DVD | Doc

I’m Ready
SDJFF Audience Award Winner – Best Short 2010

When a father’s memory begins to fail due to Alzheimer’s disease, his special relationship with his Down syndrome son breaks down.

Esther Siton | Israel | 2009 | 15 min. | Hebrew | DVD | Short

 AROUND TOWN

SDIFF CineCucina
May 20 & 22, 2010

The San Diego Italian Film Festival presents CineCucina, a celebration of Italian film and Italian food beginning the evening of May 20 at MoPA and continuing on May 22 at Birch North Park Theatre. This event, co-promoted by Slow Food Urban San Diego, will include an all day market (Piazza CineCucina.)

For more information on this event and the Italian Film Festival, visit: sandiegoitalianfilmfestival.com.

  FESTIVAL FAQ PART 2

SDJFF by the Numbers

We continue our series on San Diego Jewish Film Festival Frequently Asked Questions with:

“How many films does the selection committee watch each year?”

Our selection committee is made up of approximately 12 dedicated film lovers who volunteer their time to watch, and evaluate all of the potential films (or screeners, as we call them). Last year this group previewed over 300 screeners. Keep in mind that not all of these films are top quality or have interesting stories, but our committee sticks with it to ensure the best festival experience for our discerning patrons.

Here are some other numbers that may interest you:
2010 San Diego Jewish Film Festival Vital Statistics

If you have a question for the Film Festival, please send it to cyndiq@lfjcc.com and we will consider answering it in a future edition of our newsletter.

  SAVE THE DATES

Add these Film Festival Dates to your Calendar

• June 6, 2010
         Seasonal Screening - Best of the Fest 2010

• August 29, 2010
         Underwriter Kick-off Event for 21st Annual SDJFF

• Febuary 10-20, 2011
         21st Annual San Diego Jewish Film Festival