๐ฅ Join Us for Our 2026 Season
The 30th season of the Israeli Film Festival of Philadelphia will take place between Saturday, March 7th and Sunday, March 22nd 2025, in select venues in the Greater Philadelphia area.
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Special Reception: Celebrating 30 Festival Years
Saturday, March 7th at 6:00p Join us for a special pre-screening reception before our opening night film, as we celebrate 30 years of Israeli cinema in Philadelphia. Cabaret Total director, screenwriter, and lead actor Roy Assaf will be in attendance. This special reception will take place at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, where Cabaret Total will be screened shortly after. |
Opening Night
Cabaret Total ืืืคืข ืืืืื
A bold, darkly funny musical satire about performance, power, and the cost of saying what you really think. A struggling actor returns from reserve duty to his dusty southern hometown, caught between a fluorescent-lit high school classroom and a worn...
Saturday, March 7, 2026 • 6:00 PM Celebratory Festival Reception • 7:30 PM Movie • at The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History • Guest Speaker: Roy Assaf, Director, Screenwriter and Actor
More details and ticketsSpecial Screening in Honor of International Womenโs Day
A Woman Against the Wind ืืืฉื ืืจืื
Ilana Goor has always played by her own rules. A bold, uncompromising artist who dared to turn her work into a thriving business, she became both a success story and a source of suspicion, often treated as an outsider by...
Sunday, March 8, 2026 • 4:30 PM Movie • 5:30 PM Light bites • at The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History
More details and ticketsSpecial Screening in Honor of International Womenโs Day
For The Love of a Woman ืืืืื ืืืืื
Mili Avital (Stargate), Uri Pfeffer (Hacksaw Ridge), Moni Moshonov (Late Marriage, America), Menashe Noy (Gett, Tehran) star in this English speaking saga based on the beloved novel of Israeli author Meir Shalev, The Loves Of Judith. 1970. Esther, a tormented...
Sunday, March 8, 2026 • 7:00 PM • at The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History
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30 Years of Distinguished Guest Speakers
Check out our Guest Speakers page for a list of guest speakers. Actors, directors, commentators, musicians, and many others have all been integral to our festival’s success.
