Astoria Film Festival Inc in Astoria NY, is a 501c3 non-profit organization and an official NYC DOE VENDOR. Founded by an Astoria-born First-Gen Woman with a background in TV and Digital Media production, with a majority female board, this festival aims to increase representation in media through the festival itself and also through its education and workforce development programs.
Each year, we produce a Main Festival and a Youth Festival , focused on short films and short animated films, and highlight our Student Programming, where we teach filmmaking workshops to ages 8-adult in schools, after schools, and community centers. In addition, we train high-school and college age youth in our Media Production Lab where we provide instruction in media production skills, real-world production experience, and connections to industry professionals.
Astoria Film Festival is devoted to increasing the representation of emerging creators by providing them with the skills, experiences, and connections needed to obtain jobs in the media industry, and with the exposure and community to build their own bodies of work in media production.
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There are separate awards and prizes for filmmakers in the Youth Festival and Main Festival.
MAIN FESTIVAL:
Grand Jury Prize
Best International Short
Best Drama Short
Best Comedy Short
Best Experimental/Dance Short
Best Documentary Short
Best Horror Short
Best Animated Short
Best International Animated Short
Best Directing
Best Editing
Best Cinematography
Best Sound Design
Best Screenplay
Best Performances
YOUTH FESTIVAL
Best Middle School Film
Best High School Film
Youth Grand Jury Prize
Best Youth International Short
Best Youth Drama Short
Best Youth Comedy Short
Best Youth Experimental/Dance Short
Best Youth Documentary Short
Best Youth Horror Short
Best Youth Animated Short
Best Youth International Animated Short
Best Youth Directing
Best Youth Editing
Best Youth Cinematography
Best Youth Sound Design
Best Youth Screenplay
Best Youth Performances
AWARDS include gift certificates and free subscriptions from our sponsors which vary each year. Past sponsors included Final Draft, SoundStripe, Coverfly, NYWIFT, KTEK, Gotham Sound, Samansa, LawTechTango, Marketing Macabre, MOMI, Bareburger, Sacred Space Astoria, Gamestoria, as well as Astoria Film Festival swag and monetary prizes.