The Jerusalem Film Festival (Hebrew: פסטיבל הקולנוע ירושלים) is an international film festival held annually in Jerusalem. The festival was the brainchild of Lia van Leer, who inaugurated it on May 17, 1984. Feature films and documentaries from all over the world are screened, and awards are presented in many categories.
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“And was Jerusalem builded here,
Among these dark Satanic Mills?”
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