San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
LocationSan Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, San Rafael, and Palo Alto, California
Founded1980
Websitejfi.org

San Francisco Jewish Film Festival is the oldest Jewish film festival in the world. Established in 1981, it typically an audience of over 40,000 and includes screenings in San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, San Rafael and Palo Alto. The three-week summer festival is held in San Francisco, California, usually at the Castro Theater in San Francisco and at other cinemas in the other locations. It features contemporary and classic independent Jewish film from around the world. The festival also maintains an online archive of Jewish film, and holds individual film screenings throughout the year.

In 2015, the organization re-branded itself as the Jewish Film Institute, retaining the name "San Francisco Jewish Film Festival" for the annual film festival. The Jewish Film Institute is home to grants and residencies such as the JFI Completion Grant and JFI Filmmaker Residency for documentary filmmakers.

The current executive director is Lexi Leban and the program director is Jay Rosenblatt.

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