πŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œ LIVE EVENT AT CINEMA VILLAGE | SEPTEMBER 29th - OCTOBER 5th, 2023
Welcome to IMDb qualifying NEW YORK INDIE SHORTS AWARDS, TOP 50 most popular and 100 best reviewed festivals.

🎞🎞 Check out the pictures of our latest 2022 sold out event! 🎞🎞

We enjoyed more than 🌟100🌟 international films, networking cocktails, masterclasses, panels and Q&A's.πŸ“½.

Our main goal is to find talented filmmakers from all around the world who stand out for having something to communicate through art and help them promote their work.
Some of our former contestants include Iggy Pop, Pauline Chalamet, Julie Pacino, Kevin Bacon, Oscar nominees Jude Law, Brenda Blethyn, Golden Globe winner Kyra Sedgwick and a new wave of talented directors like Student Academy Award Winners Akanksha Cruczynski, De’Onna β€œTree” Young, Curry Sicong Tian, Pilar Garcia-Fernandezesma, Kristen Hwang, Murad Abu Eisheh, Simon Denda, Tribeca winning award director Peter Sluszka and so many more.

You can submit your film in any of the Main Competitions and automatically your film will be considered for all Technical & Performance Categories with no extra cost and participate for Cash Prizes up to USD 6000 per year.
You don’t need to pay any additional category fee! Just submit your film in any of the Main Competitions where you feel your project fits better.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Once you submit your film, our international screeners team will watch and review your project. The highest scored films will become finalists and automatically will join the Official Selection with +90 films to be screened at our live event.
The entire Official Selection films will receive the festival laurel. At the end of the live event we will announce all Main Competitions and Technical & Performance winners chosen by our industry jury.
Winners will receive the corresponding Certificate of Achievement and Laurel.
Moreover, we will announce the winner of the AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD who will receive a cash prize.

SEMIFINALISTS
In addition, each quarter the festival will distinguish a selection of films as semifinalists. All semifinalist projects will be invited to be part of our online event and will receive the corresponding laurel.
All films at our Online Event will participate for cash prizes.

COMPETITIONS:

NARRATIVE SHORT
FOREIGN SHORT
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
ANIMATION SHORT
NEW FILMMAKERS SHORT
EXPERIMENTAL SHORT
STUDENT SHORT
HORROR SHORT
MUSIC VIDEO
COMEDY SHORT

TECHNICAL & PERFORMANCES CATEGORIES:

All these categories are complimentary. When you submit a film in a MAIN COMPETITION, it is automatically considered in all Technical & Performance Categories. Tick all the free categories you want to be considered and add the names of the artists for that specific category in the Custom Form.
BEST PRODUCER
BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR
BEST MALE DIRECTOR
BEST FEMALE STUDENT DIRECTOR
BEST MALE STUDENT DIRECTOR
BEST ACTRESS
BEST ACTOR
BEST NEW ACTRESS/ACTOR
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST EDITING
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
BEST SOUND DESIGN
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
BEST SCREENWRITING

1- In order to submit a film, you must own the rights or have permission from the owner.
2- All fees are non-refundable.
3- Any Foreign film that is not in English must have English subtitles.
4- The Festival relationship will exclusively be related to the film submitter.
5- NEW YORK INDIE SHORTS AWARDS will not be responsible for damaged copies.
6- A DCP of the film is required for the Live Event.
7- Students must present a valid Student ID in order to receive our student discount.
8- Not all the submissions are selected for the Official Selection. Our Judges are free to make their own choices and no answers will be given about not selected films.
9- NEW YORK INDIE SHORTS AWARDS can consider any film to be disqualified if the festival considers the content inappropriate. If you have any question regarding this decision you can contact us at our email address: nyc@indieshortsawards.com
10- A fee is required for all the Main Competitions. All Technical & Performances Categories are free of charge and are included by submitting your film in any Main Competition. For payment structure visit FilmFreeway website.
11- The applicants (submitters) must accept NEW YORK INDIE SHORTS AWARDS Rules and Terms.
12- When you submit your movie in a Main Competition, you can choose your film to be considered in any Technical & Performances Categories you want. Please select all free categories you want to be considered and add the names of the artists in the Custom Form.
13- By submitting your movie, you authorize NEW YORK INDIE SHORTS AWARDS to use, distribute and share the film poster, trailer, synopsis and movie stills in our social media.
14- Maximum length allowed is 40 minutes.

🌟 🌟 PITCH THE AUDIENCE AWARD RULES & TERMS 🌟 🌟

Eligibility: The competition is open to filmmakers of all levels, from emerging talents to qualified professionals.

Theme and Format: Submissions can be from any genre or subject matter. The presentation should be concise, engaging, and provide a clear overview of the project. The format must in .mp4 or .mov, 1998x1080, in 2k resolution.

Duration: The video presentation should not exceed 2 minutes in length.

Language: Presentations can be in any language. However, if the language is not English, English subtitles must be provided.

Originality: Submissions must be original works by the filmmakers or their team.

Submission Process: Filmmakers are required to submit their video presentations through our official submission platform, FilmFreeway.

Selection Process: The programming team will review all submissions and select the most compelling presentations for the Live Event.

Live Event: The selected presentations will be screened during our Live Event, where the jury and the audience will vote for their favorite project.

Grant Award: The project that emerges as the winner will be awarded a grant of USD 5000. It is important to note that the project should be finished within a time frame of 18 months from the moment the grant is received. Additionally, it is required to include the support of Indie Shorts Awards and display their logo in the opening credits of the film.

Rights: Filmmakers retain all rights to their projects. However, by submitting their project, filmmakers grant New York Indie Shorts Awards the right to screen their video during the Live Event.

Overall Rating
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Communication
Hospitality
Networking
  • Christo Roussev

    A selection of outstanding pieces of work. I was truly excited to be part of the Online Event as a semi-finalist. As an independent filmmaker,
    it is so important to have support on this level, it gives hope.
    Great communication vibe and efficiency of the team.

    August 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks for your review Christo! It was a pleasure to have Adele included in our Online lineup. All the best!

  • Ahmad Alyaseer

    Amazing festival, worth the entry,

    July 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Our Males and Females will be screened in our Live Event! Congrats Ahmad and thanks for sending us your review!! We wish you all the best!

  • Mark Karafin

    We are so thrilled to be part of NY Indie Shorts Festival. They have been so welcoming and supportive. Very excited to be there in person and meet these lovely individuals who make all this possible! Thank you!

    July 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Dear Mark, thanks for your review. Can't wait to meet at our Live Event! Date is getting closer.... See you soon and thanks for your review. We will all be enjoying LILY at the big screen! Cheers!

  • Victor Guilbaud

    Great organisation, such a well run festival with great commuication

    June 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Cher Victor, it is an honor for us to have ADIEU GASTON in our Live Event Line Up. We will all be enjoying your amazing movie. Thanks for your review! It means a lot to us. Et fΓ©licitations pour votre film!!

  • Mathieu Z'Graggen

    Thx to the festival ! It's a good opportunity to show our film

    June 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Mathieu, merci pour votre review. And for having SIGNS OF DESTINY (AND ALL THAT) submitted at our fest. Wishing you all the best!