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AJFF 2020 Program Guide HEY, 2020: A VIRTUAL FILM FESTIVAL PLUS TWO DRIVE-IN EVENTS? TAKE THAT! 18th Austin Jewish Film Festival | November 7-13, 2020 | AustinJFF.org B2 | October 2020 | 2020 AJFF Guide Visit AustinJFF.org for festival and ticket information. | October 2020 | B3 In the words of Jerry Garcia, “What a long, show music and other entertainment, strange trip it’s been!” We realized last spring world-class films, and live Q&As with the that the 2020 Austin Jewish Film Festival filmmakers. These events aren’t just about would need to be different. Very different. seeing a great film—they’re experiences! WELCOME TO We had recently started AJFF365—our During the rest of the week, our Virtual collaboration with Shalom Austin to offer Festival includes the latest and greatest new great year-round Jewish film programming. Jewish films as well as “Best of the Fest Past” Things were going great, when suddenly movies that we’re bringing back. And we’ll everything shut down due to COVID-19. AJFF 2020 have lots of filmmaker Q&As in which you Since then we’ve seen other festivals cancel can participate live or watch later via our or scale back their programs. But AJFF went Vimeo channel. There will be something for A FESTIVAL LIKE NO OTHER! a different way. We leaned in! We acquired everyone! All this makes our Virtual Festival our own video-on-demand system, allowing Pass an incredible value—Buy one and us to exhibit movies online. We used this you can participate in all online programs. November 7-13, 2020 to dramatically increase our AJFF365 Read through this Program Guide for programming by tripling our events summaries of the Festival films and to learn Join us for our gala opening each month. For our fall Festival, we more about this year’s Festival. You’ll find full night drive-in event on the put our heads together and imagined details on all films and other information at the best Festival we could produce Dell Jewish Community our website, AustinJFF.org, which recently while keeping everyone safe and sound. campus. Tickets are limited received a new, more modern look. You’ll also and expected to sell out. And here it is: secure, socially-distanced, use our website to purchase Memberships, drive-in events for opening and closing passes, and individual tickets. Once the See AustinJFF.org to obtain nights and a Virtual Film Festival for the Festival starts, you can even click a button at yours and to get full rest of the week with four times more checkout to immediately start viewing a film. up-to-the-minute details. programming than we’ve ever had before! In this odd year, AJFF is doing its best to “Keep Drive-in events will include food, live pre- Austin Weird”—Come join us and do your part! OPENING NIGHT TEXAS PREMIERE DRIVE-IN EVENT Saturday, November 7 Dell Jewish Community Campus THE CROSSING Tickets are just $50 per car, including two passengers. Additional passenger tickets are Recent winner of the Amanda (Norway’s available at $20 each. Premium and Classic “Oscar”) for best family-friendly film. Members get free drive-in ticket benefits, Food, drink, pre-show music and other while Chai and Basic Members get discounts entertainment, a great movie, and a on drive-in ticket purchases. All Members filmmaker Q&A, all in one ticket. get early access to obtaining drive-in tickets before the public. For full details, check Note: Tickets MUST be purchased in out the Membership page at advance—no on-site ticket sales. Also, pay AustinJFF.org/membership. close attention to the event arrival time. Drive-in events will close to entrants much OPENING NIGHT EVENT earlier than regular theatrical presentations. Latecomers cannot be accommodated. Gates open: 6:45 PM But there will be lots of great pre-show Gates close: 7:30 PM entertainment that you won’t want to miss. Pre-show entertainment: 7:00 - 7:45 PM, followed by movie and live Q&A with Director Johanne Helgeland. B2 | October 2020 | 2020 AJFF Guide Visit AustinJFF.org for festival and ticket information. | October 2020 | B3 pass and sharing it with others in their VIRTUAL FESTIVAL TICKETS - ON households, where in previous years SALE FROM NOVEMBER 1 Tickets & Passes each person would need their own. How to Order Our “Chai” and “Multi/Macher” options STANDARD | $12 This year there are three kinds of allow you to pay a little extra that both The regular price per viewing for a Tickets events that require tickets or passes: supports our “Helping Hand” program ticket. This gives you access to one film and enables us to make up for lost that you can watch at any time during 1. Festival virtual programs running ONLINE revenue from those sharing tickets and the entire festival. Note that once you from November 7-13. Participate passes in their households. Full details begin viewing, you’ll have 48 hours Just choose the film you want to by purchasing a Virtual Festival at AustinJFF.org/sliding-scale-pricing to complete watching. If there is a watch from our website, click “Get Pass to obtain free tickets to all Q&A associated with the film, this is Tickets,” then check out. If you don’t Virtual Festival programs—an SPECIAL OPENING NIGHT AND included at no extra charge. already have an account on our incredible value, since we have CLOSING NIGHT DRIVE-IN system you will need to set one up. four times the number of feature EVENTS | $50 (FOR 2 PEOPLE) HELPING HAND | $8 For Virtual Festival Pass holders, films as last year at the same pass For those who cannot afford a your ticket will be offered to you for price! Individual tickets may be Ticket includes vehicle admission with standard ticket. free; if you’re not a pass holder, you purchased for each program by two passengers. Additional passengers choose which of the four ticket prices those who do not have a pass. in the same vehicle: $20 each. Note: If “Helping Hand” pricing is still you want to pay. You’ll receive an See the SLIDING SCALE PRICING Each ticket holder receives food, drink, not affordable for you, contact AJFF at order confirmation email that is your information below. and a full evening of entertainment, [email protected]; we’ll make receipt. If you’ve obtained your ticket arrangements so you’ll be able 2. Festival Drive-In events on including pre-show entertainment, before the festival, the film will not to participate in our programs at opening and closing nights of the the drive-in film, and participation be available to view just yet; once it whatever amount you can contribute. festival, November 7 and 12. See in the real-time virtual Q&A with the is, you’ll be sent an email with a link Access is identical to that of the the SPECIAL OPENING NIGHT filmmaker. to watch it (and instructions for how Standard ticket. AND CLOSING NIGHT DRIVE-IN you maybe be able to watch on your Drive-in tickets go on public sale TV). If you get your ticket during the EVENTS information below. CHAI | $18 September 30, 2020. festival, the film will be available to 3. AJFF365 monthly film series. Note: Premium Members may claim For those who’d like to contribute a view immediately. These are film-based programs one free ticket to both opening night little extra to help out and support that take place the rest of the and closing night events with an the “Helping Hand” pricing. Access is BOX OFFICE year, outside the annual Film unlimited number of passengers in identical to that of the Standard ticket. We ask our audience to ticket Festival. We’re committed to at one vehicle. themselves online, but if you have least one program per month, MULTI/MACHER | $20 Classic Members may claim one difficulties, we also have a virtual box but during the pandemic we’ve For those who plan to have more than free ticket to either opening night or office where we can issue you a ticket been averaging three events one person watch together OR would closing night events with an unlimited by getting your order over the phone. each month. The AJFF365 Pass like to contribute extra to support number of passengers in one vehicle. If you need this assistance, email provides free access to all AJFF365 those who can’t afford regular tickets. They may buy a ticket to the other [email protected] and include monthly film series programs for Access is identical to that of the event at a 15% discount. your phone number as well as the a full 12 months from the date of Standard ticket. events you want tickets for. purchase. Individual paid tickets Chai and Basic memberships include are available for each program discounts on drive-in tickets. GROUP BULK TICKET for those who do not have an PURCHASE AJFF365 Pass. VIRTUAL FESTIVAL PASS Groups wanting to purchase 20 or AJFF Members get benefits ranging $120 STANDARD more tickets can receive a special Additional from discounts on these tickets discount and be listed as a Community and passes, all the way up through $180 CHAI Partner for the film. Contact Information free access to all AJFF programs, $200 MULTI/MACHER [email protected] for additional depending on the Membership level. information. and Policies for See AustinJFF.org/membership for full BEST VALUE, EASIEST TO USE - ON details. SALE SEPTEMBER 30 Drive-In Events Each Virtual Festival Pass provides SLIDING SCALE PRICING free access to all virtual films and Q&A ARRIVAL TIME This year, the festival is offering sliding events in our festival from November Drive-in attendees must arrive by scale pricing for Virtual Festival tickets 7-13.
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