[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"festival-about-6951":3},{"festival":4,"years":21,"news":25,"about":26},{"entryId":5,"urlTitle":6,"status":7,"name":8,"originalName":9,"alsoKnownAs":10,"logo":12,"logoAppearance":13,"logoOg":19,"about":20,"isManaged":16},6951,"miami-jewish-film-festival-united-states-usa","open","Miami Jewish Film Festival","",[11],"MJFF","https:\u002F\u002Fimg.r.vurchel.com\u002Ffestivals\u002F_th600\u002Fiw58s3kq.webp?v=5e9bb0f2",{"mode":14,"edge":15,"edgeLight":16,"plateLight":17,"plateDark":17,"crop":18,"og":18},"mono-dark","#000000",false,"none",null,"\u002Fimg\u002F_og\u002F5807.jpg?v=5e9bb0f2","The Miami Jewish Film Festival (MJFF) presents narrative and documentary features and shorts about Jewish history, culture and identity, along with films that look at wider life through a Jewish lens; Israeli cinema has a strong place in the programme. Established in 1996, the festival takes place over two weeks each January at cinemas and cultural venues across Greater Miami, combining in-theatre and virtual screenings, and asks for at least a Florida premiere for selected films. Its juries include accredited film critics and a Next Wave jury of 21- to 35-year-olds who choose among directorial debuts, while the Torchbearer prize goes to a film about the Holocaust. Outside the festival, MJFF holds screenings in Miami throughout the year. The 2027 edition runs from 13 to 28 January 2027.",[22],{"year":23,"hasAwards":16,"hasSelection":24},"2022",true,[],{"aboutHtml":27,"countries":28,"focus":30,"categories":31,"nextDates":35,"awardsPrizes":36,"rules":37,"website":38,"contacts":39,"editDate":56},"\u003Cp>The Miami Jewish Film Festival (MJFF) presents narrative and documentary features and shorts about Jewish history, culture and identity, along with films that look at wider life through a Jewish lens; Israeli cinema has a strong place in the programme. Established in 1996, the festival takes place over two weeks each January at cinemas and cultural venues across Greater Miami, combining in-theatre and virtual screenings, and asks for at least a Florida premiere for selected films. Its juries include accredited film critics and a Next Wave jury of 21- to 35-year-olds who choose among directorial debuts, while the Torchbearer prize goes to a film about the Holocaust. Outside the festival, MJFF holds screenings in Miami throughout the year.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The 2027 edition runs from 13 to 28 January 2027.\u003C\u002Fp>",[29],"United States (USA)",[],[32,33,34],"Documentary","Feature","Short","13 January 2027 — 28 January 2027","Grand Jury Prize: the festival's top award, for a jury-selected feature film (60 minutes or longer), narrative or documentary, with substantial Jewish-interest content or produced in Israel.\nDocumentary Achievement Award: for a jury-selected documentary feature (60 minutes or longer) on the same terms.\nCritics Jury Prize: for a film of any genre, voted by the accredited film critics covering the festival.\nKadima Jury Prize: for a film that enhances public awareness of Jewish culture, history and learning.\nTorchbearer Jury Prize: for the film that most powerfully tells a story centred on the Holocaust, its context and implications.\nEmerging Filmmaker: a jury prize for a first-time feature filmmaker.\nNext Wave Jury Prize: chosen by 21-35-year-olds for a directorial debut of any genre.\nShort Film Competition Jury Prize: the winner receives a non-exclusive US distribution release through Film Movement.\nAudience Awards: best narrative feature, best documentary feature and best Israeli feature (60 minutes or longer).","The festival accepts narrative and documentary features and shorts through FilmFreeway, submitted as online screeners; works-in-progress are accepted.\nSelected features and shorts must be at least a Florida premiere.\nFilms are selected for the quality of narrative and production values and the independent nature of the production.\nSelected films must provide a DCP for in-theatre screening; Blu-ray or ProRes files may also be requested.\nA film cannot be withdrawn after selection, and the festival does not pay screening fees.","https:\u002F\u002Fmiamijewishfilmfestival.org\u002F",[40,44,48,52],{"type":41,"value":42,"note":43},"Email","info@miamijewishfilmfestival.org","Festival (general inquiries)",{"type":45,"value":46,"note":47},"Phone","+1 305 573 7304","Festival office (general line)",{"type":49,"value":50,"note":51},"Address","4200 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33137, United States","Mailing address",{"type":53,"value":54,"note":55},"Website","https:\u002F\u002Ffilmfreeway.com\u002FMiamiJewishFilmFestival","Film submissions (FilmFreeway)",1792015169]