The 11th Annual Miami Jewish Film Festival presented by the Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education offered an exceptional lineup of award-winning domestic and international features and documentaries to sold-out audiences. The celebration began Opening Night with the presentation of the Community Arts Award to Nancy and Norman Lipoff. Under the guidance of MJFF Director Ellen Wedner, filmmakers, directors, actors and special guests enhanced the screenings by lending insight into the filmmaking process.
Actor Aaron Simon Gross, Director Hilary Helstein, Ellen Wedner & Judith Evan Goldstein
Ellen Wedner, Michael McManus of the Cultural Arts Council & Ellen Barocas
David Scharlin, Chair MJFF
Nancy and Norman Lipoff, recipients of the 2008 Community Arts and Education Award
Jack & Paula Levine
Jimmy & Freda Srur
Judge Steven Robinson & Joyce Robinson
Florence and Bob Werner
Helene Berger with Rosetta & Don Bierman and Rhoda & Morris Levitt
Jill & Hal Gaffin with Charles & Roz Stuzin
Mellon Bank VP Joel Goren with Francis
Aksana & Boruch Freedman 13. Miami International Film Festival Director Patrick De Bokay & Ellen Barocas
Miami International Film Festival Director Patrick De Bokay & Ellen Barocas
Opening Night Chairs Jessie & Bernard Wolfson
City of Miami Beach Chief of Protocol Michael Aller, Merle Weiss of the City of Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council & City of Miami Beach Program Manager Gary Farmer
MJFF Director Ellen Wedner, Miami Beach Mayor Mattie Bower & CAJE President Chaim Y. Botwinick
Filmmaker David Fisher, Director David Frankel & MJFF Chair David Scharlin
Argentine Adjunct Consul General Pablo A. Chelia with Ellen Wedner & Luis Gutmann, Director of the Buenos Aires Jewish Film Festival