Welcome to the competition of New York Independent Art Film Fest in association with the New York Art Film magazine with annual screenings of indie arthouse features and shorts at the Producers Club of NY!

The seasonal competition of the festival is designed to present indie films, scripts, and artists specializing in arthouse features and shorts on a global scale. Screenings are held annually at the Producers Club of NY, with seasonal promotions featured in the NY Art Film magazine.

The festival's committee embraces a wide array of indie genres, such as drama, documentary, animation, experimental, human rights, environmental, and science fiction, fostering creativity and innovation. Additionally, the festival hosts competitions for script projects, music videos, actresses, actors, cinematographers, composers, and editors.

A key objective of the festival is to provide free annual screenings at the Producers Club of NY, ensuring that art films are accessible to the public. These screenings serve as a platform to highlight and support outstanding art films created by filmmakers from around the world, offering exposure, networking opportunities, and distribution possibilities for independent art films globally.

Best Narrative Feature
Best Documentary Feature
Best Narrative Short
Best Documentary Short
Best Independent Film
Best Experimental Film
Best Student Film
Best Animation
Best Human Rights
Best Environmental
Best Comedy
Best Science Fiction
Best Music Video
Best Director
Best Producer
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Cinematographer
Best Editor
Best Composer
Best Youth Actor/Actress
Best Female Director
Best Feature Script
Best Short Script

A New York premiere is preferred for our official selections of the annual screening at the Producers Club.
All films must be the original work of the filmmakers, and all filmmakers must have the necessary rights.
The submitter agrees that the festival will use trailer, poster, stills and promotional material upon selection and nomination.
All films that are not in English, must have English language subtitles.
Nominees of our competition are offered online marketing and screening while the official selections are screened in the live event of the annual. Online screening is optional for our artists competing in various sections of the festival.
We only accept films completed in the past 4 years.