WHILE NEW YORK THEATERS ARE CLOSED, WE WILL BE RUNNING WEEKLY ONLINE SCREENINGS & ONLINE Q&A'S UNTIL THE HEALTH EMERGENCY IS OVER.

FILMS SCREENED ONLINE DURING THIS PERIOD WILL ALSO BE SCHEDULED FOR A LIVE THEATRICAL SCREENING ONCE NEW YORK THEATERS ARE ALLOWED TO OPEN.

Audience Choice Awards are granted quarterly

NewFilmmakers NY is New York's longest running year round Film Festival.

Events are held weekly at Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue New York, NY

NewFilmmakers screens roughly 700 short and feature length projects throughout the year grouped into special interest nights. Some of our ongoing programs include NewLatino, Middle East, Christian Sex, Upcoming Women, Experimental, and Crime & Punishment. NewFilmmakers is an international series with an eye towards films shot in the tri-state (NY - NJ - PA) and surrounding areas.

Throughout it's 23 year run NewFilmmakers has provided a platform for first time and veteran filmmakers. This doesn't need to be your first film to submit to NewFilmmakers. Some of the films we have had the pleasure of screening include Indie Spirit Award winner "Too Much Sleep," "The Blair Witch Project," and Academy Award winner "Mr. Hublot".

Awards & Prizes

Quarterly Audience Choice Awards for Feature, Short, Documentary, and Webseries along with Honorable Mentions.

Rules & Terms

NewFilmmakers New York (“AltFest” “YoungFilmmakers” henceforth “sections”) are hereby granted the right to utilize an excerpt from any film submitted and accepted for exhibition at the Festival for promotional purposes. The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for screening, and understands and accepts these requirements and regulations. The undersigned shall indemnify and hold harmless NewFilmmakers New York and its sections from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the screening videos entered.

By submitting your film to NewFilmmakers NY or its sections you commit to a possible public screening of your film with NewFilmmakers NY. Films submitted may be moved, at the programmer’s discretion, within sections

NewFilmmakers and its sections are not liable for the return of films which have been submitted for screening or adjudication.

NewFilmmakers and its sections do not pay screening fees.

NewFilmmakers and its sections reserve the right to cancel and/or change screening dates without prior contact.

All submission fees to the festival and/or sections are nonrefundable. Filmmaker understands that submitting to multiple sections does not improve their chances of screening.

By being accepted into the NewFilmmakers or one of the section programs you agree to send a Digital screener within the stipulated deadline or forfeit your screening date. NewFilmmakers and its sections are not responsible for rescheduling films which have been pulled from consideration by the submitting party or have not furnished an accompanying digital screener within reasonable time.

NewFilmmakers and its sections are not responsible for the costs of receiving or shipping DCPs and all DCPs must be accompanied by a digital screener.
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  • John Washburn

    It wasn't quite what we signed up for, but pandemic... what can you do? NewFilmmakers NY has gone above and beyond to make the best of it and to try to create as vibrant a community/festival flavor as they can. The programming overall is strong as well. Recommended.

    July 2020
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    Response from festival:

    Many thanks for your kind words. The online has been great but we still miss meeting people and their friends.

  • Bobby DeJesus

    It's hard to review a festival during these coronavirus times but having participated in my first online festival premiere experience, I'd have to say that NewFilmmakers NY put on a show about as good as any festival could put a show on, online. The lineup was awesome and the quality of the screening was great. I'm looking forward to the day we're able to sit in a theater and experience it at the live venue, as the courtesy of a rescheduling has been extended to us. I'm glad I submitted to this festival. It's been a great experience so far.

    July 2020
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    Response from festival:

    Many thanks. We look forward to getting back into a theater. The online response has been great but it is so much better to have live screenings.

    We will be screening all the films we screened online in the theater once everything opens up.

  • Amelia Spitler

    At this moment, our film screened online - through NewFilmmakers NY's Facebook page - because it isn't safe yet to be in enclosed spaces during COVID. Thank you for the opportunity to do so - I'm grateful. Hope to play with NewFilmmakers again, in person, once it is safe to do.

    July 2020
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  • Jordan Cody Brandon

    Glad to have my film screen at your film festival, thank you for your great program, and for letting us speak about our film making processes to the audience.

    April 2020
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  • Gwendolyn Audrey Foster

    NewFilmmakers Ny at Anthology is the premiere showcase for truly personal indie avant-garde work. I am so very honored to have my hand-painted 16mm direct animation abstract short, KITCHEN SINK FILM play at this incredible festival and showcase. Thanks for supporting experimental film.

    April 2020
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