NYLIFF

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NYLIFF 2024 is behind us and 2025 is right around the corner! We have added so many new features which will continue into next year! Showing films in multiple locations simultaneously wo we can show MORE of your amazing films, filmmaker panels, our "Shoot the Scene" workshop and of course, our awards brunch and industry professionals! This year we had actor/writer/director Dan Lauria, producer/director Frank M. Calo and voiceover actor/director Francesca Calo join us at NYLIFF and share their years of experience and knowledge with everyone who attended! We are planning to bring more industry professionals on board for 2025! So, Join the NYLIFF family and move your career forward!

The Long Island Press has dubbed NYLIFF "one of the premiere cinema events in the state"!
There are dozens of projects that have been completed or are in production due to connections made at NYLIFF! In 2020 we were the only festival on record to go live and in person during covid as we safely filled our venue. Our NYLIFF podcast highlighting filmmakers past and present and talking about their experiences throughout this industry with the goal of helping every one of us and learn from each other will resume filming in January 2025. Watch and join the discussion on Youtube with the NYLIFF PODCAST. We will be adding new features to our student initiative so stay tuned. We are adding screenwriting workshops, industry people to come and speak and additional panels . We are also increasing our team of judges and volunteers and along with our full-time on-site photographer and red carpets are looking into expanding to multiple simultaneous venues. to show MORE of your films!
Our goal is to help you grow!!

We are committed to our mission statement of being the "festival for everyone" and accepting films from ALL budgets, genres and subject matter and providing a place where filmmakers can meet, grow and network. We took that mission statement to new heights in 2024.

The New York Long Island Film Festival which debuted Nov. 2019 returned on October 2020 at the Lindenhurst Moose Lodge in front of a live sold out crowd and was the only festival in the country that we could verify that was live during covid! NYLIFF was committed to giving the filmmakers and their teams the opportunity to show their films, receive feedback and audience reaction and network with other creative minds and talents.

Our goal continues to be to give equal opportunity to ALL filmmakers, writers and artists who put their HEART and SOUL into their craft, especially those who may not have all the resources necessary to perfectly polish their work! Artists in the past were discovered for their unique talents and abilities even if all the technical aspects were not in place. Recognizing a great story, actor, script or any other artist while not yet perfected should be the job of those doing the evaluating. Whether you have a 10 million dollar indie or an ultra low-budget iphone short, we are interested in you.

Our growing team brings years of experience as writers, actors, musicians and of course filmmakers, dedicated to bringing the greatest talents to our big screens as well as discovering those hidden geniuses and gems out there. It is this standard of excellence and commitment we hope will establish us as the most innovative, all-inclusive festival in the New York area for years to come.

The festival will take place in Lindenhurst New York, on Long Island - less than an hour from Manhattan, with ease of travel by car or train.

We will be presenting Q & A with filmmakers, actors and industry professionals! We also provide live red-carpet interviews which are professionally video taped for you. We will be posting updates throughout the year on all the new developments we are preparing for 2025!