We proudly Invite you to participate in our 8th Annual Event,
January 19 to 23, 2026

INTRODUCING AWARD

The NYC TV Festival ranks as one of the foremost television festivals in the United States. awards across various categories, such as Best TV Pilot, Best TV Series, Best Sitcom, Best Animated Film, and Best Documentary. The combination of significant exposure and considerable financial rewards at the NYC TV Festival positions it as a crucial event for filmmakers seeking both immediate recognition and sustained success in their careers.

CATEGORIES & CASH AWARDS:
TV PILOT Up to 30 min. ACTION / DRAMA
TV PILOT Up to 30 min, DRAMEDY
TV PILOT Up to 60 min. ACTION / DRAMA
TV PILOT Up to 60 min. DRAMEDY
SITCOM up to 30 minutes
TV SERIES Up to 60 min. ACTION / DRAMA
TV SERIES Up to 60 min. DRAMEDY
LIMITED TV SERIES Up to 6 /10 Episodes
ANIMATED FILM Up to 10 min.
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM Up to 90 min.
DOCUMENTARY Up to 90 min.
FEATURE FILMS Up to 120 min.
Narrative, Horror, Sci-fi.

NYC TV Festival will be a Live event in theatre
with Directors, Cast, Producers, Interviews to help to promote your project and to give the opportunity to the international talents to be part of New York TV Festival

Opening Gala a red-carpet event January 19 Cocktail reception starts 6 to 8:00pm
Red-Carpet Cocktail Reception Daily 6:00 to 8:00pm

Award Night, January 23 - 9 to 10pm
we are in a new era of TV Shows, TV Series & Films, Join us.
The marketplace for Television Shows is bigger and endorsed by hundreds of TV Producers, TV Creators, AMAZON Studios, NETFLIX, Hulu, HBO, Starz, Showtime ABC, etc.,

MISSION:
NYCTV Festival main goal is to promote independent competition TV Pilot, TV Shows & stablished which showcases independent to industry executives and producers, NETFLIX, hulu, HBOMax, NBC, FOX, Paramount, Hallmark, A&E and other networks, have all made regular appearances at the festival, pilots in the competition have received deals. In addition to the pilot competition, the festival hosts parties, Conversation, and other events concerned television as form of Art.

New York City TV Festival (NYCTVF) is an annual event produced by the Foundation for the Arts & Film 501 (C) 3; Featuring top Films, TV Shows, TV Series from celebrated filmmakers as well as up-coming new talent from around the world.

THE NEW AGE OF TELEVISION
We are experiencing a Renaissance in Television, the most remarkable period to date; NYCTVF aims to support and promote emerging talented filmmakers with quality TV shows and feature films; thus, we have established the New York City TV Festival.
Filmmakers and cast members will be invited to participate in a Q&A session following the screening of their film.
Our objective is to provide greater opportunities for filmmakers across all genres such as:

* TV Pilot / TV SHOW up to 30min
* TV Shows / TV SHOW up to 60 min

* SITCOM up to 30 min

* TV Series Up to 60 min per episode ( Must have more than one Episode or the treatment for 4 or more episodes)

* Limited TV Series 60 min per Episode ( must have more than one episode or script for out to 6 episodes)

* Animated Films 2D & 3D up to 15 min

* Animated Feature Films (All Genres) up to 120 min

* Documentary Short up to 30 min
* Documentaries Feature up to 90 min

Feature Films (All Genres) up to 120 min

* Web Series

Awards & Prizes

♣ BEST TV PILOT / TV SHOW 22 - 30 min episode
♣ BEST TV PILOT / TV SHOW 60 min episode

♣ BEST SITCOM 30 min - Episodes

♣ BEST TV SERIES 60 min Episodes

♣ LIMITED TV SERIES 60 min Episodes

♣ BEST ANIMATED 2D & 3D up to 10 min
♣ BEST ANIMATED 2D & 3D up to 120 min

♣ BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT Up To 30min
♣ BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 120 min

♣ BEST FEATURE FILM up to 120 min

♣ BEST WEB-SERIES -up to 30 min

♣ BEST LEADING ACTRESS

♣ BEST LEADING ACTOR

♣ BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

♣ BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

♣ BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

♣ BEST PRODUCTION VALUE

♣ BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY BY

♣ BEST EDITING

♣ BEST DIRECTOR

♣ BEST UP COMING STAR

Rules & Terms

NEW YORK CITY TV FESTIVAL (NYCTVF) GENERAL RULES 2025

GENERAL RULES

NYC TV FESTIVAL DEFINES:

TV SERIES any film with a continuity - Running Time 20 min. or 60 minutes p/episode
Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire television seasons or even the full run of the series, which distinguishes them from traditional episodic television that relies on more stand-alone episodes. Worldwide, the soap opera is the most prominent form of serial dramatic programming. : Ex.: Game of Thrones - Ray Donovan - BREAKING BAD.

TV SHOW any film with a different story per episode - Running Time 30 min. or 60 min
A TV show (often simply TV show) is any content produced for broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, cable, or internet and typically viewed on a television set, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed between shows. (Ex.: ELLEN Show -OPRAH - Dr. Phil - etc.

TV PILOT any film as a prototype for a future TV Show - running time 22 min to 60 min
A television pilot is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its creation, the pilot is meant to be the testing ground to gauge whether a series will be successful, and is therefore a test episode of an intended television series

ANIMATED FILM with running time from 2 minutes to 120
minutes
Animated Films are ones in which individual drawings, paintings, or illustrations are photographed frame by frame (stop-frame cinematography). ... Animations are not a strictly defined genre category, but rather a film technique, although they often contain genre-like elements.

DOCUMENTARY a movie or a TV program that provides a factual record or report.
Running Time: 30 min SHORT - 90 min Feature

ALL TV SHOW, PILOTS, SERIES DOCUMENTARIES
Must be a New York City Premiere .

Films including unauthorized copyrighted material are ineligible.

Films not in English must be subtitled in English unless dialogue is minimal and not necessary for the comprehension of the film.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. Films can be returned If the filmmaker sends us a pre-paid FedEx or any other carrier they wish to use.

2. NYC TV Festival is under no obligation to provide comments regarding submitted films to any applicant. The festival is not responsible for any internal comments obtained by the applicant regarding their film.

DELIVERABLES:
We will send you a Link to Upload Directly to the DOLBY System via SPERA

TERMS & CONDITIONS
The festival reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel any event due to storm, power outage, flood, war, civil unrest, fire, earthquake or any other circumstance deemed beyond the Festival's control. If an event is cancelled and the festival is unable to re-schedule it, advance tickets are refunded. If the event can be re-scheduled, the festival will offer replacement tickets to that event and, if the advance ticket holder is unable to attend at the new date and time, a refund has to be done 24 hours prior to the date in your ticket