The event is part of the International Film Festival organized by the Maldonado City Council.
Dr. Jorge Grünberg,rector Universidad ORT Uruguay, served on the festival’s Honorary Committee alongside:
- Joel Salpak: Israeli Ambassador to Uruguay;
- Prof. Graciela Jinich: Executive Director of the Holocaust Memorial Foundation;
- Sergio Wider, Esq.: representative of the Simon Wiesenthal Center;
- Susana M. de Zolkwer: President of B'nai B'rith Uruguay;
- Dr. Mario Cohen: President of the Center for Research and Dissemination of Sephardic Culture;
- Abraham Kaul, Esq.: President of AMIA
The festival featured the " Universidad ORT Uruguay Space," where short films produced by students from the School of Communication were screened.
As part of this event, Dr. Gustavo Perednik gave a lecture titled "Woody Allen: The Anti-Philosopher."