Wellesley Resident Elected Boston Jewish Film President

A nearby annual Jewish film festival is under new leadership, and that new leader comes from Wellesley.

The Boston Jewish Film Festival (BJFF), which screens films on Jewish themes throughout the year, recently elected Denise Widman, a Wellesley resident, as its new President. She worked previously as the organization's vice president, and has been involved with the organization for about 10 years.

"The festival is a perfect fit for me as it combines my passion for film with my love of Jewish life," says Widman in a press release (see PDFs).

Widman takes over from Joyce Pastor, who will remain on the BJFF board of directors.

The festival was founded in 1989, and has expanded from 10 to 40 showings mostly in Boston, at the Museum of Fine Arts, and Brookline at the Coolidge Corner Theatre.

The festival is showing two films at the West Newton Cinema this month. March 6 "Dorfman in Love" screens at 7 p.m., and on March 18, "Life in Stills," 7 p.m., West Newton Cinema.

[Correction: 10:37 a.m.] A previous version of the article incorrectly indicated that Widman has been VP of the BJFF for ten years. This has been corrected.