Vienna’s annual Jewish Film Festival pays tribute to the rich variety of movies tackling aspects of Jewish life from around the world.
- Wide mix of international Jewish cinema
- Accompanying programme may include Q&As, talks, and other events
- Most films in English or with English subtitles
- 2026 dates: TBA (was Mar 11-25 in 2025)
- Take a guided walking tour* around WWII sites & memorials
- See also:
Jewish cinema in Vienna
(Festival poster from 2024)
The annual Jewish Film Festival is a truly international event, selecting its films from far beyond the borders of Austria or Israel.
And it’s more than just a series of films.
After a showing, you might get to put questions to the director.
Or a movie tracing the fate of holocaust survivors might be introduced by an antisemitism specialist.
Or a dance film might be followed by a chance to put into practice what you’ve just seen on the silver screen.
For the full programme, including any talks and other events around the film showings, keep an eye on the official festival website or the social media pages it links to.
2026 dates, tickets & tips
I don’t have dates for 2026 just yet, but the previous 2025 edition ran from March 11th to 25th.
Many (most) of the films at the festival are typically either in English or have English subtitles.
Check that official website for ticket details; you can normally buy one, for example, online for many of the showings from three to four weeks before the festival begins.
If you’d like to explore some Jewish-related sites of interest while in Vienna, then take a peek at the Jewish Vienna page. You may even find a film-related exhibition over at the Jewish Museum (back in 2020, for example, we had one on Hedy Lamarr).
How to get to the cinemas
I await details of cinemas for the 2026 festival. For the record, these locations participated in 2025…
The opening was in Studio Molière (Liechtensteinstrasse 37a, 1090 Vienna), but the core venues were:
Metro Kinokulturhaus
This is the main home of the Austrian Film Archive, right in the centre of town. It’s about halfway between the Karlsplatz (U1, U2 and U4 subway lines) and Stephansplatz (U1 and U3 subway lines) stations.
Address: Johannesgasse 4, 1010 Vienna | Website
Village Cinema Wien Mitte
A large Cineplexx cinema directly opposite the Landstraße / Wien Mitte station, which is on the U4 and U3 subway lines. The O tram also stops here.
Address: Landstraßer Hauptstraße 2a, 1030 Vienna | Website