NSW Premiere of HOLOFICTION at the Jewish International Film Festival 2026 in Australia

 
 
 

Jewish International Film Festival 2026
NSW Premiere
October 19 – November 25, 2026
Melbourne · Sydney · Perth

www.jiff.com.au

HOLOFICTION has been selected for the Jewish International Film Festival 2026 (JIFF) in Australia, which presents 52 Jewish-themed films from around the world in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. Over the course of the festival, HOLOFICTION will be shown in 24 screenings in three cities – at the Classic Cinemas (Elsternwick) and Lido Cinemas (Hawthorn) in Melbourne, at the Ritz Cinemas (Randwick) and Roseville Cinemas in Sydney, and at Palace Raine Square in Perth.

The screenings in Sydney mark the NSW Premiere of HOLOFICTION, following its Australian Premiere at the 74th Melbourne International Film Festival earlier this year. At JIFF, the film is co-presented by the Goethe-Institut.

Each session will be preceded by a video introduction by Dr Simon Holloway of the Melbourne Holocaust Museum. On Monday, October 19, 2026 at 6:15 PM, Dr Holloway will introduce the screening at the Classic Cinemas in Elsternwick in person.

Film Description – JIFF 2026 Programme

“…a film about how we have learned to see history. It is a powerful work, a mirror held up to our collective memory.” – Art Magazine

“Constructed of clips from over 3,000 films and television shows produced between 1938 and the present, Holofiction is an astounding audiovisual collage exploring cultural representations of the Holocaust and how these have shaped and permeated our collective memory.

Taking Claude Lanzmann’s famous statement on the impossibility of Holocaust representation in fiction – “Fiction is a transgression. It is my belief that the depiction of certain things is prohibited” – as its point of departure, Polish-German filmmaker Michael Kosakowski’s cinematic supercut of reconstructs the chronology of the Holocaust through repeated motifs and narrative patterns.

Kosakowski’s hypnotic visual essayist approach invites audiences to query the ethics of depicting atrocities in fictional cinema, and to consider how the endless cinematic reproduction of certain representations shapes collective imaginations and historical memory.

Each session will be preceded by a video introduction from Dr Simon Holloway from the Melbourne Holocaust Museum.”
– Jewish International Film Festival 2026

About the Festival

“The Jewish International Film Festival is back, with 52 of the very best Jewish-themed films from around the world screening in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth from 19 October to 26 November.”
– Jewish International Film Festival 2026

JIFF is led by festival directors Lindy Tamir (Executive Director) and Eddie Tamir (Artistic Director) and produced by Moving Story. The 2026 edition features Australian, Israeli and international premieres, documentaries on Jewish history and culture, and a retrospective celebrating Mel Brooks’ 100th birthday.

Screening Schedule – HOLOFICTION at JIFF 2026

MELBOURNE – Classic Cinemas
9 Gordon St, Elsternwick
Monday, October 19, 6:15 PM – with a live introduction by Dr Simon Holloway (Melbourne Holocaust Museum)
Tuesday, October 27, 1:30 PM
Saturday, October 31, 11:00 AM
Thursday, November 5, 8:15 PM
Tuesday, November 10, 2:00 PM
Wednesday, November 11, 3:45 PM
Monday, November 16, 4:00 PM
Wednesday, November 25, 1:45 PM

MELBOURNE – Lido Cinemas
675 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn
Wednesday, October 21, 6:00 PM
Monday, November 2, 6:15 PM
Thursday, November 12, 6:30 PM
Tuesday, November 17, 1:45 PM
Wednesday, November 18, 4:00 PM
Wednesday, November 25, 1:45 PM

SYDNEY – Ritz Cinemas
45 St Pauls Street, Randwick
Tuesday, October 27, 1:30 PM
Saturday, October 31, 11:20 AM
Tuesday, November 3, 4:10 PM
Thursday, November 5, 8:10 PM
Tuesday, November 10, 2:00 PM
Wednesday, November 11, 4:00 PM
Monday, November 16, 4:45 PM
Wednesday, November 25, 6:15 PM

SYDNEY – Roseville Cinemas
112 Pacific Hwy, Roseville
Tuesday, November 10, 2:15 PM

PERTH – Palace Raine Square
Top floor, Raine Square, 300 Murray St, Perth
Tuesday, November 3, 4:15 PM

All times are local. Schedule as published in the JIFF 2026 festival programme.

 
 

Event Details

Festival: Jewish International Film Festival 2026 (JIFF)

Festival dates:
Melbourne: October 18 – November 25, 2026 (Classic Cinemas & Lido Cinemas)
Sydney: October 19 – November 26, 2026 (Ritz Cinemas & Roseville Cinemas)
Perth: October 22 – November 4, 2026 (Palace Raine Square)

Film: HOLOFICTION by Michal Kosakowski
Germany, Austria 2025, 102 min, no dialogue
Classification: Unclassified 15+

Premiere status: NSW Premiere

Introduction: Video introduction by Dr Simon Holloway (Melbourne Holocaust Museum) before every session; live introduction on Monday, October 19, 6:15 PM, Classic Cinemas Elsternwick

Tickets: Adult AUD 28, Member AUD 22, Concession AUD 22
Festival Flexi-Passes (Classic, Lido & Ritz Cinemas): 10 Film Pass AUD 190, 20 Film Pass AUD 355
Booking: jiff.com.au
Enquiries: info@jiff.com.au, (03) 9524 7955

Organiser: Jewish International Film Festival, produced by Moving Story
Festival Directors: Lindy Tamir & Eddie Tamir
Co-presented by: Goethe-Institut

 
 
Michal Kosakowski