30th Festival Buzz

San Francisco Chronicle Walter Addiego, Chronicle staff writer, talks about the exciting line-up for the festival
IndieWire Nigel M Smith writes about a host of promising films and speciality events J Weekly "It's Jewish Movie Time" J Weekly Michael Fox reviews Saviors in the Night
J Weekly Michael Fox reviews Budrus Religion News calls Saviors in the Night "a saga of life during wartime" Beyond Chron reviews Saviors in the Night and Amos Oz: The Nature of Dreams San Francisco Chronicle Ruthe Stein, Chronicle Movie Correpondent, talks about "Tough Guys: Images of Jewish Gangsters in Film" San Francisco Chronicle Staff writers highlight films SF Weekly talks about the Gangster films and panel and about the international line-up of films The Bay Area Reporter talks about the festival and the "fascinating array of films" The Daily Californian talks about the festival and how it celebrates a "wide variety of voices and perspectives that can fit under the umbrella of Jewishness" San Francisco Bay Times calls A Room and a Half "visually intoxicating" Beyond Chron reviews Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story and other noteworthy films Marin Independent Journal talks about participants in Half-Remembered Stories SF 360 Michael Fox reviews the festival San Francisco Bay Guardian reviews Protektor and A Small Act San Francisco Bay Guardian talks about Einsatzgruppen: The Death Brigades and A Film Unfinished San Francisco Chronicle John Clark reviews the documentary The Klezmatics: On Holy Ground and interviews band member Lisa Gutkin KQED Arts writes about the festival's Spotlight Series People of the Book and calls it "a highlight of the festival." Pacific Sun Renata Polt reviews the line-up of SFJFF films screening in San Rafael New America Media provides an audio interview with Sayed Kashua, creator of Arab Labor and winner of the 2010 SFJFF Freedom of Expression Award Haaretz Daily Newsletter / Israel News, Writer Sayed Kashua in a hilarious piece about winning the 2010 SFJFF Freedom of Expression Award Blogroll The Squid List Laughing Squid predicts "You'll laugh, you'll cry...and you'll talk about it." USA Travel Guide, Tips from a Rambling American Calls us "One of the stand-out events in a city known for its cinemaniacs." Bay Flicks Writes about the line-up and spotlights The Evening Class Michael Hawley previews the festival line-up UC Santa Cruz SFJFF is an opportunity to come together as a group My Cultural Landscape Talks about "Ingelore" and calls it "...a deeply moving documentary." Women's Lens Writes about festival Sneak Peak events and Special Events Building Jewish Bridges Is looking forward to Opening Night film Saviors in the Night Six For Five Writes about Jewish Mobsters crossing the Golden Gate ("Tough Guys: Images of Jewish Gangsters in Film" Panel) Culture Shuk Talks about Panel Event "Is Dialogue Possible? How Films Help Us Talk About Israel(...Or Not)" Trust Movies The SFJFF "is like some amazing, 17-day, potluck supper in which nearly everything is likely to prove delicious" Flavorpill says "…San Francisco Jewish Film Festival showcases complex perspectives on Jewish identity." Brokeass Stuart predicts "...all you Judeo-cinephiles out there will find yourself in movie heaven." Undine introduces Sayed Kashua, recipient of this year's SFJFF Freedom of Expression award in the newest blog Zvent calls the screening of Hungry Hearts with live score provided by the Moab Strangers a "don't miss event." TrustMovies provides a review of the "beautiful/devastating" film The Wolberg Family and an interview with director Axelle Ropert TrustMovies reviews Grace Paley: Collected Shorts and calls it "...immediate, enthralling, moving and funny" Voxtheatricum blogs about "Dirty Dancing" at Union Square Tango Diva reviews the festival line-up and calles it "...diverse...promises to astound you with fantastic performances not likely to ever be seen at a theater near you." Culture Shuk Elise Bernhardt, Executive Director of the Foundation for Jewish Culture gives her impression of the "most interesting" panel "Is Dialogue Possible? How Films Help Us Talk About Israel (...Or Not)" JTA - Jewis & Israel News Sue Fishkoff writes about Arab Labor and it's creator and recipient of the 2010 SFJFF Freedom of Expression Award Sayed Kashua. Chloe Veltman reviews Opening Night film Saviors in the Night and the Opening Night After-Film Bash at the Swedish American Hall "...there was a great buzz in the building."

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