Jewish Impact Films

= The Project =

The Jewish Impact Films Fellowship was established in 2004 by leading Hollywood producers to empower the next generation of young Jewish thinkers to use creative media, specifically short internet-based films, to effectively communicate new messaging about Judaism and Israel.

Senior Fellows of the program include David Sacks, Jason Venokur, Rabbi Yaacov Deyo, Brian Ash, David N. Weiss, Michael Borkow and Daniel Kaufman.

A typical JIF program teams 15 young Jews with a volunteer staff of industry professionals to create 30 short films over the course of a few weeks. The first two fellowships took place in Los Angeles during the summers of 2004 and 2005. The two more recent programs took place in Jerusalem in winter 2006 and summer 2006.

In addition to showcasing amusing short films, the jewishimpactfilms.com site is a good gateway to more information about the subjects discussed in the films. For instance, the film "Early Shabbos" contains links to sites where viewers can get more information about the practices and observances of the sabbath in Orthodox Judaism.

External links

* [http://www.jewishimpactfilms.com Jewish Impact Films Fellowship]

* [http://www.passionmarketing.com/informs/Professional_Leaders_Project/wsj.html Making Compassion Cool: Nonprofits Struggle to Bring in the Next Generation]

* [http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=12706 Jewish Advocacy, Guerrilla Style]

* [http://www.jewsweek.com/bin/en.jsp?enPage=BlankPage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enDispWho=Article%5El1232&enZone=Stories&enVersion=0& Access Hollywood]